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[Since writing the above we have received news of the murder of a French officer, Inspector Grosarees, and a detachment of native militia, ander revolting circumstances, particulars of which are published in another columa. Although the Siamese Government could not have sanctioned such an outrage, they will have to make reparation for it.]

Yesterday doing the anniversary of the homon nion of flor Majesty the Queen the men-of-war in barbour were gaily dressed and at noon kalutza were fired.

The soren German firemen belonging to the Press, who are charged with stabbing three Chime at Shanghai, one of whom died, are to be went to Germany for trial.

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THE HONGKONO DAILY FRERS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21NT, 1868.

Pekiar airloss report a naveze kailatorm on the 3rd last at Sinhao, a few miles west of the ospital, of considerable violonda, so that the wheat arop of a large feast of country in the viinity was entirely destroyed,

Mr. Agust Huttoubach arrived at Blogs pers on the 18th it from Dell. He visited the Lampkat all district, and reports, anya the Straits Times, that there was no anch dange at any time as justified the departure of the of works stat. Fle bas it on fire aathority of the Resident of Deli that the district is now quila safe.

Me. Kilts, the principal comedian of the Len- don Lyric Company, took his benefit on Monday night," "The Mauistrate" being prommated to a alght "The Gov'nor" was god ones. It phayext, nod thine dug the Company takes its well of Hongg in the delightful farcical comedy of " Our Bays. Miss Etbal-Ardan and Miss Mario Brian take thefe benefits and they fully deserve a bamipfag house."

delay in settling the Sikkim Treaty with Chin À propos of the news moantly ressivel of the or the ground of the Indian tes import question. the N. Daily News days it is perhaps not this is owing to a memorial from the Dalai generally known that the principal resida for Lans of Thibet in the Throns which sende, yourly, something like balf a million bricks of fma as a enbsidy to the Thibatso Lamalak biorareby, which "in turn obtains a hau froma revenue from the sale of them bricks to all the Thibetan States, Sikkim alone sbwrbing a goodly portion of this Chiness subsidy,

weier and the ather was in such a conditiɛɛn that.

At Shanghai on the 15th inst, says the „N..O. Daily News, too foreigners bolenging to the. Hosetta went down to one of the jetties to pro- besplaired case, one of them got late the cend on board: thoir romsel, but through come

he could not help him. The alarm having been At the Magistrar yesterday, Sefere 'cmmstrafe, Mr Jenkson. a Cestoma watsher, rushed der W. C. R. Hastings, a on was sentenced to down to the water, and divanting himself of his whenever practicable, are despatched by first selve months imprisonment with her labear

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warde rolíeving the distrae in the rural districts seising from long-onutiaist drought.**

PROBABLE REPEAL OF THE SHERMAN ÄCT.

A canvass of Congram shows that both the

Senato and the House of Representatives are largely in favour of the ropes of the Sherman

Act

ENGLISH. HARVEST PROSPEC 18, Owing to continued drought to England the harvest prospects are gloomy in the extreme and boccaring worse daily:

THE GERMAN ELECTIONS. The elections indicate a complete overthrow- of the Radical periyor

MURDER OF & FRENCH OFFICER

· AND EIGHTEEN MEN BY SIAMESE.

The Courrier Haiphong, from which we translate the abova, adds The Government has immediately takes mesures to avenge this outrage, the nature of which we will know soon.

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THE EDUCATIONAL. REPORT.

· FOR 1891, ***

The following report, by the Inspector of Bobocla was laid before the Legislative Council on Monday:

UNEDUCATED CHİLDESX.

greasy, or that appear to have been need for any authority that daring the past six months no till six d'olock on the following morning. whey of the buildings with it, completely demolished routent Belioole all expenses are provided by trade or industry or to contribute towards therd), and the Italian Convent 1 prize (ud). In

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cowails..

and the Basel Mission School the 3rd and 4th

and Orphanags Bahool gainad. the 1st and 2nd,

PHYSICAL TRAINING.

The British Army Sabool drill was continued

during the year in 12 local sikerls, iecluding 4 Girls Sebovis. To sehibit. Is the public cus

the in Blagarwal-equing to The offer part in a housed of soboats are farther charsolarized by found agamarised in table BLY-PEOOen to prociation of the rasz'te so far nobíaved. ·

the fact this raport, where the payoenings.

INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION,

and that a little later on - be appoared to have af gave to 146 Chinoso children ● Europena sinus- ja the branches of Chinese and English (anch- large mount

tion in the Chinese fargnage, and 101 schools (ing, and in many cases there is now a strong ten- The evidanon was then taken and the mass for gave to 49:1 Chiucers children a classical Chinese deney to suparedd the main features of a second- the prosecution had not concluded when the Court | sloestion. In other words, snmong 8.277 scholera 3 ary education to the currbuiam of schools which under instrustion in the year 1892 in 130 sskools wore formerly purdy clemontary. There is ni The sessions were adjourned dutil this worn- | under the supervision of the Education Department no strictly speaking secondary sobool in ing at 10.30 am,

rent, 17.39 per cont, rosolved la 18 sohonka a pure-

the onlony, but there are sie schools the highest ly English education: 19.31 per cent, received in or special classes of which are now devoting their 6 schools sa English sirastian combined with anergies entirely to excondary education. This Chinese camion Lunching; 3.26 per cent, received natural development lisa hel to renewed demands is 4 schools an elementary Europeza education is on the pirt of masagari for a corresponding the Fortogo langusṛs, and 167 per cent. Ja revizion of the Grant-in-Aid sohamu«. The ad. language; but the vast majority, via, 59.45 per giving a purely Chinas edation, the addition schoole & European education in the Chinese dution of arithmetic to the peamm of aghool4

ount, reosived in 101 schools a purely Chinear of elementury solence tmobing in the gaan of Edeostion Department,

education. Comparing the foregoing figures schools giving a European education in the Hongkong, 6th May, 1899. with those of preceding years, my with the Chineas inngange, and a movisinu nt. Uw graday. SIA-I have the honour to forward to you year 1887 (when the personages wore, in the tion of both olsa gubjecta and special sabj-cla the annual report on education for the year 1891. shove order. 11.51, 1941, $74, 184, 4384), it in the use of English schools, wara, next ta the

GENERAL EDUCATIONAL STATISTIR. (BOM ZONKIN PAPER).||

fs evident that alude the last six panes purely flamand for a sorenik standard in all the thres PARIS, 19th Ju

The total number of educational institutions English teaching has made rapid strides, Auginolasses of schools the prinsipal décide ata io9. of all descriptions, known to have best at work Chinese teaching toured to nowhere but in cognized by all interested. As the managers NEW CARDINALS. A

in the colony of Hongkong daring the year Government schools) be remained almost sta sunted to my anggestion that a parision, with Mgr. Lesot, Archbishop of Bordeaux, 1893, anunta to 229 sobcols with a grand total tionary: purgiy Portaga we schools here both ends in view, should be constructed on the

pointed Cardinals. Mgr. Bourret, Bishop of Rodes, have been ap. of 10,840 mholars, mustitating an increase, losing ground: Chinwo nesogla szívior. « Buro- prinmple, that the expenditurs of the Governi marpand with the preceding year. of 14 pain education bare barely maintatood their | mint should not be increwed by the changua to hools and 821 sobolars: More than three position, stid parsly Chinesa foaching has changed be made. I communiosted to the managers at THE GRAND PRIX,

fourths of the whole number of sabalers under but little." Bat the mask noteworthy feature as the close of the year 1892 the data la of a sebore Grand Prix de Paris

The Franch boras Ragotski has won the instruction in the colong attend schools 'un- to the forward morament of English education of revision which is likely to respasito the in-

ILLNESS OF PRESIDENT CARNOT.

der the mpervision of the Education depart. tu lan colony is the fact that among the 1423 rests of both the Government sud the ment vis, 180 nokools with 6277 echolars scholars in 16 paraly English, schools, the girls | rinnagara to s msnaer which may be expected The remainder. viz. 99 estools with 2.663 number 107 or 3381 per cent. This propór to rozhlt in salarging the yoops of an i intensi- · President Carnot is seriously ill,

wholars, copsista, with the option of the polletion, though by no mom satisfactory yet, is a fring ths of ostirani stimulae affordid by one school (with 871 apbolars) and the Homon very great advenus on the condition of things a foval Grant-in-Aid Schema." Catholic: Reformatory (with 75 scholars), of four geavango. The English edcoation given in

LOCAL EXAMINATIONE. | privato achocla,, entirely independent of Gutern- those sptools tronchos from year to year roorą anal derangements were made during the year at supervision and roosting no aid from public mora axon the ground of secondary odeation, 1892, both with the Seunte of London University |fande nolma it be that a few of thum (ax Chari-, and in this respect also it is obievable that end with the Collage of Pracupioes in Jisades tall Institutions) are exempt from payment of fatale education in the colony is doodedly pro- to resize the Gnternaat Oless, Hongkong. rates and taxes.

gruasive, as in evidênued by the f of that, for this ine a contrs for local examinations in conssction GENERAL STÁTEIROS OF SCHOOLS UNDER flost time in the bistory of the enloug, some girle with those opamining balies. An exudination bean sant in charge of one of the French ex- On the 9th Jane M. Laco, Resident, who hiv

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. compoted (sad that uns stilly) with boys of for the touch-ra diploms of membership of the The total number of schools, autject to the leash Oxford Bosminations, and Bomer on Chileze of Preseptors was nooordingly bold in peditions to the Makong, telegraphed to the Go. supervisios and examination on the part of the preparing for the senior division of the enme Er Hongkang. in July, 1903, at the proposed

Education Department, amounted, in the year aminatione.

inden University Matrioulution. Examination vernor-General from Cam-men as follows

1892, to 180 as compared with 80 school in the

FEMALE EDOGATION,

had to be postponed. The results of the annual To Siomasy minimein of Cam-co.. after year 1892 and wits: 30 setools in the year 1872The total at girls enroll during the year ford Lol Examinations. haid in Hongkong it plunged in and notwithstanding the strong baving abandoned this post at ear peder, handed The total number of scholars ant.ad sa tisin 1889, in solusls of all descriptions Roder the in Jale 1832, venes under-L. Jnuine D vision. tide that was running, suceeded swimming over his arms, and declared that he was resolved a class of schools daring the year 1892 supervision of the Edna ino Department. Hotonra List, zona Pam List-biosman to the drowning man and with the aid of noother. The sontal report of the Diocesan School and other whoose in a sampan bright him ashore. nat to offer any resistance Dot to leave the two amated to 8.277 at compared with 5.1nacted to 2,842 or 35.54 per out of the total School, 4 passes Victoria Callage, passes; Vie

scicolars in the year 1952 and 1,480 sobalars in pamber of scholars sarolled in thoan cahoots, as oria Eaglisi, (Girls), 2 passes. Candidates who, school, of whom to are boarders and 36 day scho Orphanage shows that there are 102 boys in the

Gaveramente to settle the question, was on the year 1872. In other words, there has been compared with 36.33 per cent in 1891 and 3441 having excunt the age of 16 years, sattend tha Emplars. 39 of the boys are Eurasian, 48 Axiatie, sed two Sith countables at Shanghai the N G who was commisioned to protect him against ing the ten years from 1872 to 1859 and a like the proportion of girls under instruction in 1892. Sabook, I pass: Victoria Saglish School Giris). Referring to a charge of theft brought against dacted to the Mekong by Inspector Grasgaria, an inorsage of 60 sohools and 4,702 scholars dar por coat, in 1890. That the tight falling off in Examiners.-Tinkeris College, 1 pas; High 17 European.

Daily Noce zaga-We might point out that the

the natives..

increase of 50 saksols and 3,095 sobotars doring as compared with the aurubar of the preceding 1 pas Snce sfaleandidates who obtained die.. B.M.S. Pelas aired at Singapore from demonstrated that even in these hard

this tan years from 1882 to 1892.

year, dos ant indiests more, than that the in- tinction,-in English, Diodessa Mohani. "On arrival at Kem-kice M. Grosgurin, har-PROGRESE DURING THE LAST THREE YBANG. of hega in 1899 was somewhat greater Vistoria Eaglish Bohol (Girls). 1. Details of |Bangkok on the 12th last. She reported ult

times there are those who wake kary comfortable quiet, Bangkok, and that as she was leaving neet-eggs by serring the community. When tog felen seansi 11, the Siamese mandarin Comparing the statisics of schools under the than the increase of girls will be seen from the amination results of Junior Divisi n-Fra HIM.S. Suyt was outside the bir about to

the time onme for the proffering of bail for the two secretly went to Huu-ièns for a hand of 200 Education Department with regard to in-sabjoined table exhibiting the proportion of anted 92; sind 23, pass in preliminary enter the port.

Rocused, there seemed to be no difficulty is obtaine ing entrtantial accurity for the amounts fizodarted diamos or Lactions, and on the 5th Jusadividual years, it appears that the number of boys and girls ander instruction in those subjects, 16, pasad in rafizious knowledge, fully sobools rose from 112 in the year 1890 to 117 schools during the last twenty years. During 10, partly 2 passad in English, Eully 16, partly The Nethercole Hospital is now wearing son upon by the learned Assistant Jadge. More than surrounded the house whara M. Grengurin was bols in the year 1891 and 150 schools in the last thr yours the sauail increase or de- passed in matbomatics, S; passed in drawing f plation and the opening ceremony is likely to one of the Sikles quickly afforded evidenos that lying sick in bed, and bimast wordered Eim by 1892, while the number of scholars under increase of scholars was as follows:-1810, decrose Petal of certificates issned, 10. Tate of psss certi take place about the middle of July. His Ex. they had over $100 to their credit is the bank, stooting him with a revolver, while the band (@ruction in these same set ole rose from 7,170,) of 745 Voys and increase of 203 gíris; 1991, Seatre issued to cadidists who had expended the alanoy the Governor will be asked to open the and one bed been only three years in the service acred the secort.

in the year 1890, to 7.073 scholars in the year fourea-n of 75 boys and 467 giela; 1892, increase tipit of age, 3 II. Senior Division.--Houenra now besach of the Alles Memorial Hospital.

It would be interesting to know whether the

1891 and 8,277 scholars in the year 1899 There of 35-4 boya and 151 girls... Beventeen militiamen and a Cambodian is has been thus a steady annual increase absory ATTENDANCE IN SCHOOL AND NUMBER OF

Taste nona Faes Lat, Victoria Colloge. 3; 1000me and expense of the foreign members of The Taucer had amongst her cargo for Shung the force leave a similar margin, for if mob is terpreter were killed. Three militiamen so-ebla during the last three year progressing

Diensan Seboot, 2: High School, 1. Snopensiu candidates who obtained distinafinu, uwas. Die- hai a large thraa sore steamer with a draft of the osen, after all the policeman's lut may hare ceeded in sacaping

from an increase of 69 sabalare in the year 1896. The population of Hongkong amounted, in tails of oxumination rumalts of Senior Division:- only 4 feet, which is to be put together in some clalas to being a happy one, despite the Shanghai, and which is intended to can for the Gilbertian statement to the contrary.

In concluding the telegram M. Lude instatatu an increase of 50: scholars in the year 1-01 the year 1992, acording to the Registrar presented, 7, ommined, 7; passed ju preliminary

and an increase of 605, scholars in the year 1992. General's estimate, to 231 62 soaks. (on the odious character of the orime,

The numsebjects, 7, passed in religious knowledge, 4; C.M.S.N. Co. between Hankow and Ishang.

COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OP GoresTMENT | bar of children of local isboolawath to 16 years) passed in English. 7. passed in natural science, The Hankow correspondent of the N. G. Daily

SCHOOLU AND VOLUNTARY SCHOULI, consisted; in 3891, of about 31,997 'ohildren, riz 6; passed la book-keeping. 2. Total af onrti- New says:-At midnight on Sunday, the 11th

The schools under the general saparrision of 16,322 boys sud 14.665 girls. Qua-third of the deates issued, 6. The fragoing resuls may be tant, a three offers of the steamer Glenfal

the Education parliment may be divided into wh-la namber of the children of school-going ammarized, thus:-Diocesin School. & passos fork were stepping into a sampan at the first juttg

Gocurement Schola and Voluntary phool age actually cama andar fostration during the inai I distication: Vistoria College, & mosar in order to go es based, one of thexa, Mr. Alfred

Under the term Goraromant Schools arsinolud year 1892, fiz. 10,941 whole 1723 of whom Vistoria English School, 3 passes and 1 stlye. Laurence, the third officer, a fine young man of

| ed all schools estab'inted and maintained by the Affanded Public Schools and 2217 attended to; High School, 2 passe, twenty sight years of age, logt bis balance and

Government. Under the term Voluntary Private Schools. The remaining twa-thirds, or The Annamite, a Frosel transport, and fall into the water. The chief engineer, in ter-FALL OF THE CHINA MERCHANTS' Bahools are included all those public schriels, 20,047 children under 16 years of age, may BELIOS MEDAL AND PRIZE EXAMINATIONS. established and maintained by private eduos-bo, pat dows as imperfectly educated, but at Balilios medals and prizes (December, 1992), !9 At the anual competitive examinations for brough Singapore ou the 13th inst. geing enating to awe bim as he fell, got dragged in ako,

OFFICES. ward without calling at the port. If ta order. but losing ble hold was able to scramble out

tioniste which have been voluntarily placed by least one-half of tham. though ander 16scholars of 7 different ingat schools took part in stood that she bas of bourd the 250 French again, while the other was payer son to come to

their respective managera under the provisions years of age and not attending any school the competition. In the boys' division, the marinos who reorntly shipped at Tonton for the surface. Barnett sorch was made for him

THE MANAOKE'S SON KILLED.

of the Graut-in-Aid Šobeme (established in the in 1892, are probably ékikiran who, beyẳng from Dienas School gained é prises (Rad, 3rd, 4th Frensh Ludo-China,

by a large number of natiro hostman and diverO, ··Yeslarday afternoog about four o'clock the year 1573 and raviced in 1879 and 1883) and con- their seventh to their tenth or twelfth or four-

and 5th). In the girls' English division, the stimulated by the prospect of Parning the reward roof of housen Nox. 24 and 29, Praya Wos', and equently under inspection and examination by teenth your attended a Chinese school, word Vistoria English School took 2 prizes (ist, and Fine Mercury bears Hanko onood ofered, but access did not crown their efforts dealy collapsed and, carrying the lower portions the In-pector of Ecleola. In the case of the Go withdrawn from school to be apprenticed to some olar purpose thus that of aminining Acrated lose the three dirtinet and villainone attempts the body was found and arched to the Municipal the promises, which were used as oflces of the who are members of the Civil Service or Go- or othar. I believe, huruar, that there may be

the girls' Chinese division, the Vinteria Home Waters, as noh Bottles are never deed again have been made by the natives to ut firs to the buildings

the Government, and the salaries of the teseliers, support of their respective families in some way by us.

At the inquest held at two o'clock a Italian convint, and that there je ku uneasy værdiot of zeoïdantal dualk by drowaing was re- Chins Morchants' Steam Navigation Company, verument employees entitled to penzion, are about 10,000 children to the colong, who uster prisez Anti-Foreign undercurrent again making itself turned The funeral at half-past Eve in the The time of the ostastrophe was near the hour paid irrospective of realis agortained by ex- attend school at all and most of them are no felt in the great t & pert,

lower cemetery was largely attended. The flage

coination. In the case of the Voluntary doubt, girls, and among the girls it is obiefly Commander W. C. J. Hastings yesterday of all the vessels in port were half-masted all day of closing bad as the as the police con disorer School, the respective maungurs provide all the purchased servant girls and the daughters The Hongkong. Dispensary, Hongkong. [held two are copriries. The first was into the and the sad event throw a deep gloom over our there were only two persons then in the place, expezars but a usually horsive from the Govern- of the bast-population the receivo na education

gironmetangas of the recent fra at 406, Queen's

One, the son of the miniger, who was acting as meats, Gront-in-A the mount of which do whaterer.

matare and results of this form of physical drill, - Road Want. Tare being nothing suspicions ed-

BESUTES OF THR ANYUAL EXAMINATIONS. clork, was evidoally killed instantaneously an hiepends, in the case of each school, on the defuita Dr. Sloan of Shanghai, met with carriage)

[resulta Andertained by an annual examination of

As far as the 95 Volcazary Grant-in-Aid her of bay from 5 Pabllo Schools was held

a public inspotion and picade of a select num Os sommunications ytating to fas news coluinduced is the ovideoes the premises were released acuidant on the 14th inst. When driving into body was afterwarde discovered amid the debris. each adividual scholar, and the paid teachers re- Schools are concerned, the detailed results of 14th Novembar, 18921 in the presence of His

In the record the fire occurred in Correspon 101% are requested to forward their cams Lans of the ffith. The presisus ware arded town at aluat er von s'clocks that morning, says tho and although the rourts opon it were few opireone-fourth of that grautas & peranand reward the annual ammirations of these sohanis will be Exaullenay the Gomense who expressed his ap and addreng with motions addressed to the to be released.

| Mercury, the pony in his brougham, shied just at it appeared as if the neok had been broken of their tuitional effectivensey, Br, not fr publio tiou, but an evilege of good faith.

and-the, vabiola, coming into violent contact All letters for publimation should be written on o There are indications, says tho N. C. Day with the kerbstone, spt the mafce flying coolie, who rosived a trivial cut on the head and overeat Sobools, as above dened, passed in cash sobool in 1893. is stated and com-

are virtually secular schools whilst the aforeman- "pared with the results of the prearding year, Apart from the industrial alsanes of the Ro- side of the paper only

News, that Robert Hart's rehome for an Tuhadtong on to the road. To stuck to the immediately do the best of his way home. tioned Velantary Behavia are all Christian and in tablo XV, which records the percentage in Cathohe Reformatory School, the bly No anonymously signed communications that have || porial Pestal Administration in China is not ali appastot in other p para first wil: be isported.

reins manfully for a short distamos, The correcco natally cosasiuned msok ez (uthor Protestant or Catholle institutious. Be of paases gained by those schools in each subject industrial toaching giran in local schools consiste wcolars salons, and we pay xpect, balore long the pouy bolted down the Kanking Road, hat sitemort in the saighboard and inferma ferring now to the 8277 scholars radar intra- as eagards the Departament Gursenment of the needlework instruction givan in all the some dar developments in the direction of after time he becas insensible and let gution was at once conveyed to the police. Ating in the year 1892 la 180 schools under the Schols, the reports of the headmaster of Victorin Girls Sobols of the color and particularly in government service. If it sapersedes the numer the reins Dr. Sloan then jumped out sud for party of constables under Chief Inspector Ma supervision of the duestion department, thers College and of the boat mistress of the Govern. the Chinese Schools (which forth the majority). ons offices in Shanghai and some of the outposts Lussfely raped with a for braises sed some bisan penced to the ache and comentet ware as renny so 5,655 of these adolare attens ment Central School for Girls have been publish The "broidery work, taught in the latter with a trustworthy single oties, it will certainly alight somehes, but the matoo, poor fellow, is energetically to remove the overlying muling 95 Valuutary Schools where they received od in the Government Gazette and the Departs saboals, bar a distinctly commercial value, high- às generally weland by foreigners in China." badly burt. The pony gentioned his career at materit. They found the Lady above stated ar-ligious (Christian) education, whilst 2,622 mental Distriot Schools will be found inedited Is appreciated, parti vietly by the poorer alasan It is so more than a math kitos Captain far da Fraschters, no English policeman, of and it was poureyed to the martinry. The sabatera attended Government Schools receiving and arranged, in the prior of their eficiency. in of parents, it enables the girls, at a compara.

table X. I sabjoin, however, a few general no Thorus was taken prisoner by the Siames, or coarse, being at hand to stop him, and our beauts-deceased's name was Cheong Hok Chung, agal secular education. Loos, and the Tonkin papers are beginning to fu. Cine coolies in Musapal muilera wies 2 The cause of the sollapse is not know, brat

STRATION OF SCHOOLS.

marcations with regarde to these sevol schools. express impatience that is salaass has not yet giving bins a wide berth. Has at length as the bones were very old and probably wurd

The above mentioned 99-private (and mostly

VICTORIA COLLEGE. hura pecure, The Governor-Generat ele stopped by a Franch constable and secured. But not too well built originally it is likely that Confucian) aeboots, the 35 flaverament schools

In my report for the prooeding var Yang-

MEDICAL EDUCATION. graphed to the French Minister at Bangkok to not before he had smashed the brougham pretty the recent heavy rains have precipitated the giving a secular education, and the 05 Christies gested that the educative mathels and whole or2- The College of Medicine for Chiness izsvet

now what reply had been received to the formal weil ista anitharosne, one wheel being married effect of the ravages of white sats and general misaian schools, at work in the colony during ginization of the College require a linal in July. 1891, its two frst gedeates after a va lips on Live 12th inst. Au prasy for tas with a infectaph or electris post. The dogter Had the fall occurred as hour before twenty or with the exception of three places, every village, of more attention devoted now to the te ohing but yet recognised by Government, they ar

the year 1801, are happily so interspersed that, form. No material change with the orcop iou years" training. Though their qualification is domad male in the matter, and M. Pavia re- pompletely away by coming into violent contrat decay. An enquiry will be held in a day or two. releage of Captain Theroux was given on the and mufio were assisted by some bystanders thirty people would bare baan on the premises and in town every district and even very oon of English colloquial, apports to bare been certified by a court of indepandant axaruiters to

nd the calamity would doubtloss have been aiderable street, had some school or other. into Mears. Yoelkel und Schroedor's pharmacy,

hemade es pet; but a Comwities, consisting of cho be thoroughly qualified to practice undoing where their injories were promptly attended to much more serious.

exceptisus are the Prays, #hore family dwellings | Registrar-G-poral (za tapres pting the Chinese surgery, and midwifery. The oflours and aro comparatively ruro, the Poak disivist where community), the Heal of the Education Depart- Jantarers of the Collage, ilt of whom gigs their stred that a rapsmentation has been made it The Singapors Free Press We under-

the rositaste do not care yet rufficiently for a meat, sad the Headmaster of the Colinge, has serviene arataitonsly, are steadily or ying for. public school, and the villagsof Aberdour, where repeatsdir met, doring the year 189, should-rward their philanthropic work, and have at the bobalf of the Hongkong Inter-Settlement Ris

material foror has some years ago necessitated ing questions of raform and taking some cold. present time over a dozen p omising lade par- tamporary closing of the school. Namerons, p. A regards the question of the ondnet aring the carrlanlum. The Hoaoarable B. R shall be allowed to nao the scali, bore rifla in

well-distributed, and conveniently intermingled of the annual sxemination of the Collere, I am | Palilior's building schome has not been suted being rapidly shipped on board, so that every-the match. That would hardly be fair to the

as the various classen, of local Bakaods sro, the thankful to my that the recommendations of my inp a up to the present, es bis stipulations res thing points to tear testing at an only date. It other tempo, ho must of necessity for an in-

sobool-houses are ül-anited for the purpose, there last report have been approved and the general garding endowment have not got bean smplied belar, among the 220 sobola of the Colony, tra', gameīnation, which is the natural duty of with.

the Head of this Fducation Departmank. box

SCHOLARSHIPS. |per agcomineđation. The high prices, which him asperated now from that onñant examina- The Guvernrat Sobolarship for the study of marugere vara to pay for house rent possibulation; at the and french year, which properly fast, redioius, or engineering in the United in supposed to have been made. Captain Chatio advicsa rasnited by the N. C. Daily

| the principal cause of this state of things. The belongs to the Hand Master aloud.

Kingdom (2200 porasaun, for 4 years) was som TROLEUX, however, still remains in cap-News state that the Russian authorities at require a short spell of practies to bring him up on Monday on a charge of robbery with viola es

Ng San Chun, who was victed by the jury ity and costliness of building sites in tow, GOVERNMENT CENTRAL SODE FOR GILLS puted for, in Outober, 1991 by 5 candidatas (from suitable for educational purposes, also binder Cranged by want of space; hampered by un-Victoria College, St. Joseph's College. Diocesan tivity, and it is probably to secure Vladivostok have sont instructions to the Ras- his rel-aso, toge her with an indemnity in Cousal at Chelon to isana na more passports with an average with a Martini-Henrs. from the person of a house bat in the ampley of managers eroting school houses with the aid propitious situation, aud injured by several sud-School, and High Sobord res, gotively) ani gaized Chinese suolios antil further orders. Com which must als he a familiar weapon to sol Mix. Hohpke, was brought up for sentence (under the Building: Grant Regulations; which dez abrogea in the staff, the Girls" Centrel by G. A. Imnorich, a wholar at St. Joseph's for the attack that the naval demon-mancing from the 1st day of this year up to the Volunteer corps are rant with the Lee has bean donsialed of a very serios srime; the

diers of aty experienos. When the Shanghai His Lordship sal-Tell the prisoner that be the Government would be willing to foruish.

Sokon, bravely held Sta oma, raised its standard lege. This Calloge had never before taken EDUCATIONAL EXPENDITUR OF THE of torching, and materially improved in meal part in these biennial competitions (established stration and the occupation of an islon les entered Vladivostock with passports is the phaos of the Martini-Henry here. it armed. Hasanlted the man on the bigh road, 23rd of pell last no fewer than 10,200 of than Metford and when that rifle has taken only feature in his favene is that he was not

GOVERNMENT.

tone. I am happy to say the example, which in 1886). The next competition (duo in 1894) bas The som total of educational payments made the Government got, (in 1996), ip opening this been pasfioned. This temporary panse girca timo land in the Gulf of Siam are intended, und from the Cheb Resis Cousalate, will be time to think of a change, but fill that best bim, and seen their tim down the hill. He the Covetament during the year 1602 school with particular reference to the neglected for reconsideration, wele house the working If Stam is wise his will endeavour to make hourly two times more were expecting to happens Las proposal for admitting the Lm is rant-uced to three years imprisonment with (695,627 as compared with $72,086 In 3891) Kurasian girls in the Colony, has had the effect of this rebolarship has plastly failed to fulfil the the best terias she can without loss of time, instructions pat a stop to a further exodne from of the match is to place the ride shots of the

start for Vlailtostnok when the arrival of these Melford will be prsimatore. The whole object hard labour.

amounted, after dednoting all eineational re of stimulatfag private adquationists to make

precias purposes for which it was established. for the longer the settlement la delave the Chefoo.

Prisener in a loud voice declared that be weald funds (1257 compared with 12,624 sozne efforts (in 1892), in bringing more Eurasian Although the expenditure involved (5400 pır inore unerous will the demands of I

three Settlements on as level's basis as possible, rather dis then go to gaol for three years. He 1881), to $78.770 as compared with 38.359 in children under be. íudassion of education,

is small iu proportion to the mass of The Singapore Free Pro galesers and any introduction of a more accurate ride in was removed with sows diffesity, orating con-caused prizeipally by the ears occurrence of two 1888, bas happily somewhat reduced the number of the fact that the aid given by Government 1891. The inoresis ofors nditure ($13,471) was wholesome computition which bas thee arisen in the colong. iris serious when viewed in the light become. As regards the exptured French McAlister and Co. aucunes su suction sale of one team to any extent wonid be, to that extent, aiderable disturbanse fu Court: oficën, however, the appears to be in a grave the silage from the Norwegian steamer Natk- a mesaurable disadvantage to the other: com- Lam & Mou, who was found guilty of robbery of Vistoria College, by the gradual expansion of which was rather overcrowded. Opes more the subjected to pro re muntions for want of building grants, by the naturally increasing cust, of children attending the Guls Central Uchool, to elementary schools ban so frequently to be difficulty. Having apologised for the attacking, which, it will be remembered was wrecked Peting lemo

from the person in company with three other the Voluntary School system, and by the fact that authoritice of the school bave been laid under obtands. Neither has this aduentual price mat at the Triton island, the southernatoet zf, the

men net in custody, was alas brought up for the financial year 1852 includes 18 months. The ligation by the interest which Tay Hobinson with sallout appreciation on the part of the the ceupot sowattempt to justify it and no-

The Californian for Jonn is an xanal Parsees group, on the 26th ult.. the whole of neme of perfection as regardt artistio illustration, I alwer to the question whether he had Betatie items of expenditure were as follows fakes fo, and the encouragement bas afforded to, tonal cohuels or off aded palpable educational thing remains for her but to hand over the hand focus on that the taper while the lottes prese le quite up to the average anything to say why tsexenience of the Court office of education department, 3002055; Finfuria the proaction of female education in the Colour, stimmige Nene of the whole which have had prisoner. But this she bus so far heee unable Bellona hound from Hongkong to Singapora. Among the principal features is an arflole on the should not be passed upon him, the prisoner i 924,216 82; Govaroment Central School for Girls

The Nanking, which was bound from Saumarang 1 mous gifted canon of Colorado, with profase urged that to had an old mother and father, that melding rent of buildings. 31,960:19; thirty Schools otelde Viotoria College and Girls sue or at the atmost to dial udidates College (not including repairs of building), DEIADIMENTAL DISTRICT BoxCqLa. the privilege of competing for this magnifi- to do Formal instractions for his currento Hourkong, and which sailed from Brillustraticus from photographs. De F. MA he was the only son and that a namber of very two other departmental schoule, 38 704.011 Cantral School) has been considerally reduced one time. Of the four spousesfuld

The number of the Departmental District unt neholarship ever sont up for it more than der have been given, bar the Lantian who the 10th uit, had a very valuable agters contributes a paper en American trasties all sildren were dependent on him.

atlasind song ly to be worth about $100 000 with China which ought to have the effs t of have Captain Tronrux in hand do not seen The Straits Inmeaves Co., Ld., had lines to the opening the ages of Americans to the glaring of all that before you nomadtted this orima. }{rit, ordiosry. Geants-in-Aid tó 55 schools, prensking year the Shauki-wan: Auglo-Chinese rendent family of Hongkong, and none is bound Flia Lordship-I sia sozes you did not think Grants-in-Aid to Voluntary Sabois, $28.430 27 with the case of the year 1892 During the mot te England, was only belongs to a bond fide dised to part with him, notwithstanding jeztent of $3,000, but fortunately they were injustive of the Gaaryot and similar disgraces You have been convicted of entering a dwaling. / 222,930.27 and building grants to chools, Sohoot and the Bañots'in Chinese Babool were to return to the Colony. As to other logal the order from Bangkok. While Siam has re-intured down to about $70,000.

of the Amureau legislatura. Dr. Martora torsoheme with three others. gegging and otherwise 339.72, Goferomont Robolarship, $2602 66; In June, 1899, the Government decided that the year 1999, Victoria Lallego had the benefit $5,500.00); Physical training in all schools. closed owing to the failleg off of the attendases cholershipa, enjoyed by local Schools, during been laying claim to the whole valley of the The Tank Oll Syndicate, whose agents in sy Whether China retaliates or not, ill-treatlog a woman, and stealing namely ovy Student Interpreters, 8189.79. The net cost of Daparimsafal Schools having fewer than 25 of 3 Bolffing Sebulanbips 2 Morrison Scholar Mekong the Government appears unable to on-China are Moers. Arubold. Karberg & Co., ap.ountry cannot afford to persist in s oprything she had. The three men who want into education (979.770.54) amputed in 1992, to scholars in average attendance should be closed ships, and 1. Stewart Sobolarships St. Joseph's force its orlers even ou the right bank of the ear to be paching the tank oil business with that takes sech a wide departure from the glori- the house were and. It is true, that you per cent of the fatal Culonial revenue (as unless there abonĺt be ne viher school in the Collage and the College of Medicine had snob

grost energy. We (N. C. Daily Newe) undernus traditions of har history. This country in were not solually in the house and touc no river, the possession, of which is not diapated and that in addition to the main depots at too brass and good to find pleasure in bullying antive part in the treating, but you were compared with 325 per cent, in 11). The total navliste alghbourhand. In andang with 1 Belilios Soapiarship. by France. The fast is, the territory on both 1992, at the expense or with the aid of the Go-Sehools ware abolished at the close of the yearing the educational statistios for the year 1

number of ebolars educated in Hongkong in this resolution, 10 Departmental District I apoloso the utal tabla (I to XVI), contain. banks of the river ahora the Cambodians intend to hare aniall depôts at the smaller wank to rasist. A nation that has so valiantly to three years' imprisonment with hard labour." trealy ports, which will be supplied from the championed the case of human rights and

vernment, being 8,275, the education of each 1892, eis, the Schools at Little Hongkong. whiob, to some extent, have been analysed in the irontier is hold by seul-independent tribos malo depote by a sarlos of smaller tank steamers human freedom, and bas

The Attorney-General (Hon. W M. Good, mobolar cost the Government (after excluding Hok-tani. Shai-war Wongkok-iui, Taat-tare foregoing paragraphs. I the honour to be; vir, over whom neither Siam nor Annam bus at ot, the competition with the ease or trade tury stood forth among the nailons of the mao) expressed regret that on secount of size of two Government Gololarships held in mai, Taihaug. Hang-30m, Bokun Maten gear must obedient servent,

is being pushed with all the vigour that great world as the bright exemplar of that righteous.

Engloud) $8.67 per actiolar ·' (15) compared abang, aud Musau-rak. But as at the same: exerciced any effective control. Sam, when buaireas copseat backed by valimited capital sees whisk exaltech a nation to the highest entive and Legislative Courell meetings he had with 87.40 per scholar in 18615. In the time mestres wor taken to eqsure the sue heard of the claims advanced on behalf oan normsud. The firsh oargo landed in Hong-pinssole of grastnese, cannot long boar the been unable to appear on the previous day.

astoral educational institutions of the Colony immediate opening of a number of new of Annam by Pratis, sent a few soldiers to kong has been sold satisfactorily, bai the beni odium and discredit of having broken faith with

aves in Chinese ports is waiting for the comples bathon astion that we are sending missionaria Ng Po Chun, a schoelboy, was charged with: oce y posts here and there on the left notion of the regulations for the enaduct of the to Christianize." There are other very interest. having outered a Japanese coffee shop in Peal well as on the right bank of the river, in trade that are now nuder the consideration of ing articles of picturesque description, assisted Straet on May 17th fast and atolon $72 from a by Government) 1.80 per scholar; in Girls' dreatie mensors will prove benoßotal. The by admirable specimens of magazine art, and a bag in a drawer in the nookleft of the boss. Central School (izolading ront of hired balld-tro Departmental Schools at Tokwawan, order to establish her claim to actizal the Inspector-General of Custome

peper painting out the dangers of "ofinal | Tha Attorney-General fistracted by Mr. G. ing), $30.57 ; at 32 other Departmental Schools. though badly attanded, kave not been closed for ozvapation, but of effective control over At the Mixed Cearl at Shanghai on the 18th corrupting, protigasy, and irregularity to the 4. C. Master. Anting Crown Solicitor) appeared 3612; at 16 Grant-in-Aid Sahnele (tant including the present, panding the erection by a manager

inst before Mr. Bentt, British Assassor, Mr. Republic.

for the Crowo. Mr. J. J. Franols, QỦ. (in- | Eniiding Grusza) 84 39 1he Manarare of of a suitable building for which a site has been the-erritory-there was nose whatever.

Huang, Shanghai žingutrals, and Mr. Tiel,

stracted by Mr. Wright, of Mr. Dawson's office); those 93 Greatín-Aid Schools, who received granted by the Government. The Punti Divi- Responsibility for the detention of Captain the cow of the men, Eve in number, connected

dofonded.

The following is an extract from the ninth from the Government, in 1902, an Genate in Aid, tion of the Tangluogohan Departmental School: THOREDI cannot, however, by disclaimed with setting fire to the lattery ticket shop on

The following jury was empanelled-Mess based on the dedufte resulte accortained by the being badly attended, the master eras trau-ferred aunusi report for presentation to the sharehold. by the Siamese Gaverument, seeing he is kept April last, in which twelve valuable shape ware |Hozan Rasd on the evening of the 18th of

CA. Rohwenke, Hough, G. II. Med-fadividual examination of each scholar, the m to Mongkoktaal, whereupon a private school at at the sixteenth ordinary general meeting, horst. T. A da Silva, P. Flage, L. M. Logo, of $22,57697, spent during the same year on one took the place of the Departmental School to he had at Bingapore ca the Gth July |-- a prisoner on territory over which Bim is totally and one partially borned, was board.

and P. W. Wonde

these schools, wat of the resourom of their ro. at 1 anglangahan without any expense to the Go- True, directors beg to place before you the stated supposed to possess sovereign rights. Thou The mass whe sat Are la the pile, Wang Fing

The Attorney Gacoral in opening the cass specties scintisa, ampplemented, in the case of B vartott, As regards the Angle-Chinesa balsace shoot for the year atdod Stat Dea mb 7, 882

The conta are stated in the form wmmonly need kwai, tried to assume the whole responsibility of

sail that the prisoner was the son of a tormar soboola by school toe ranging from 91 is 33 per Sokonis of the Government, kur ed them those by Gritish Marine Insuranes Offore, and have been rights have no doubt born wore nominal the grime, and made a statement at variasse

| compradore of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire; momen for coch scholar, the sum of 359,904.19. st: Saying pan, Wantasi, Webgnaichung, and adjusted at the exchange of 9/10 per dollar. than real hitherto, but they must now be with kia former contemions. The man wore A commercial Convention, has been signed and his family being in good cironozlanom he NATUES OF 111. EDUCATION, GIVEN IN THE : Utanley) have done very efflolant wire and sujoy. 1993-The not prominus or the year 1839 amount enforced, in order to effect the liberation on eventually seat to the city to receive their en-between Russia, and France granting mataal was provided with plenty of pocket money. On

SCHOOLS OF THB COLONY, yoty good siledanou, but the Taamal Sobool to $205,026, 1686 18. d) on which claims tare the morning of the day in question he was play the French prisoner. When this has been tenors. The Shanghai magistrats" who soted ocmoossions to both nationa.

As regards than 180 hoola, with 8.277 has exhibited rattor poor resalte, and the school been settled on to list Dessmber lari munting to

35 397:15@voda) esual to. 33 per cent - * President of the trivial, doared that

ing billards in the billard saloon of this home scholars, under the supervision of the filiation do not appear to he much appreciated by the 7186.8

Commissions and expenses meant to $101,BIÐ slope and Captain THOROX is once more the owner of the Macile ottery ticket shop,

and afterwards went up into the auklufs and Deporteat in the year 1892, there wew: 22 neighbourhood,

{-} {t14319 12%. 28.) Tin. should pay to the owner of the Hollis

A French squadron has been ordered to Siements who werthoes downstairs. He seemed soboofs at work, sing to 3,024 chairs of Eng

The balades of $15,009 (258,792.34.. Bij is carrină Lafely under the protection of his own dag stationar's and printer's shop. Jánya-tion, The French will occupy the island of Samit in to have remained there some time and immediately lab. Portuguess Indio, or Chlonne traction Fourteen 20 Grant-in-Aid Schools were forward the discussion of an indemnity will bave to whose shop was uninsured and totally destroyed, the Guit of Siam.

after he left the money, which was in a drawor in English aduestion (ombined with elgesical- started at the commencement of the year. 1892. Bive Stat December, loses have been punt be entered on, and in respect of this, as and who himself was badly barned by the Ers,

TAN. DROUGHT IN FRANCE,

there, was missed. The evidence, of course, wa Chinais traching in the psss of 5 of these schools in Berliah Boys Bakool 7 Chinese Gitlag to $171, (5656) and lowes reported parsly circumstantial, but it would be shown with 1801 scholars, mostly Chinese) sohuula schools, and 4 Chlume Hoga Folouls. The au 1501 settlesonte ou sous of 4894 and pre

sud nat yet adjusted are setimated at $69,412 £27,000 The French Government demand a rodit of that before going to the poskloft the boy was gave to 168 Portuguese children a Borpean nasi xalis of all the 95 Grant-la-Aldvins you mounted to $300,919 (268,00% 8. 8d.) fire millions of fragos, to be appropriated to "koown to be badly la ment of some ready money education in the Foringasas language; Sashcola Baboola skewed metistastory progreis la almost of the balance remaining after closing the soyounė.

·Ordera for extra spice of the Cally Press onli bgens store 11am. on the day of publication. After that hear the supply in limited.

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Telephone No. 12.

The Chily Press.

HowaKong, Juss 2ler. 189.

From the te'égium published today it will be seen that danger of native hostilities be tween France and Siam is not altogeiher Fast The Frozen agudron has been order-¦

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The Naval and Military coord in: -HH ed to the Gulf of Sisu ant it is intended to enire reft having bass carletely nuderate turest ship Ajas, which han just completud an ureupy the island of Samit. With the ex-ed, is to replace the Victor Examet sa port ception of the unfortunate affear in which guardship at Hongkong. No data has grat bein Capin THOREUX Was captured while on his for hosting the pennest, bat stocks as way to Khone with & convos, Sian dous not

t'eam this the military members of the team

SUPREME COURT.

20th Jane.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

went to have off red an active resistance to abogi timo túa old Victor Emanmol was rolicv- definite time to nowe use the Marlizi-HoREFORK HIS HONOUR Mr. D. J. Acɛɛorn. /bardig 16 schools that can be said to have pro

ed, as she has long been unfit for the service ass and in every as Hongkong has done so

the French advance on the Mekong, and for is employed ou, and the Ajaz would decidedly in the matches in the past that it stands in so the attack on the convoy a furnal apology strengthen the Chian Flat

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| The. 500 within a week, and that Yiu's property well of the disputed territory, Siam both at Slashing and Shanghai should be d hed better come to forum as soon as she can, to pay this amount, ・・・

need of u compassion 'and an advantage which is

teams. Besides, a good military shot would only not as scible to the Shanghai and SingaporG

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lively early age to contribute towards the sap- port of beir familie by doing onbroidery work lur Chinese shops

E. J. EMEL, Ph.D. (Tyb.j Inspector of Solools sad Head of the Education Department. the coat, to Government, of the sduation Great-le-Aid Bobools to raplus the olused The Honourable G. T M. O'Brien, C.M.G, af auch cohofar was as follows:-In Violoris | Departmental Bohosie placée where there

Colonial Seoratary, do, &o, &c. College (not including repairs of building owned was pegant and for them, this semingly

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