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HONGKONG
PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
ANNUAL REPORT,
Wa oxtact the following from the aubus) report published in the Government Gazelle of the luspector of schools, Mr. Edward A. Irving:-
KOWLOON SCHOJL.
CRICKET.
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THE BONGKONG DAILY PRES MONDAY, MARCH 2ND 1903
OVER 29. UNDER 29, Owing to the fact that revend members of the originally selected teams "eried off" at the Lust minute, and to make the sides niore equal, Both numerically and otherwies, it was found The Kowloon Scitool is the outcome of a widespread desire throughout the Colony for a necessary to change the title of their Match school where children of Europese nationality should be given the oportunity of being from Over 30 v. Under 30 to the one given lucuted apart from Asiatic surroundings. ↑ above. A variety of circumstances provented That it has been possible to report such a school in full working order during the last say of the regular players from taking part in seven months of the y av, is due to the liber- this gume, but, allowing for thess, there ality and to the broad views of Mr. Ho Terg; surely must be something very “rotten in the Some time previously Mr. Ho Tour bad State of Deumiaris" when, out of a member offered to build at Kowkios and to present to the Colony a school whore instruction in ship, including Naval subscribers, of something over fra bundred, ozly sixteen men oin be Eaglish should be given to scholars of all untionalities. Tho building was completed found willing and able to play! As a matter about the time that the Committee on Educa-of fact there were ten players on each tion made its report. Ta view of the feeling as to the undesirability of mixed schools alinded vido but four out of the twenty were neither to above, and emphasised in that report, it was members or Naval subscribers! It would seem felt that to open a new mixed school would be that cricket in Hongkong is coming to a sorry courting failers. And it was finally decided appeal to the goodwill of the donor, asking pass indeed when it is found to be impossible him to change the conditions of is gift, to raise two full elevons for a Saturday. mutch, and to allow the school to be ons for and that on a day when there was no special the children of Europeans exclusively. This function going on to keep players away. The he consented to do upon certain conditious for only conclusion that can be arrived at is that the the improvement. of Chinese education of fig
or less. Kowloon side. I bave paid several visits to the lack of enthusiasm which is, more sobool since my return to the Colony, and am manifest in everything that goes on in this satisfied that really good work is being demo therein, although the initial diffenties are considerable. Mr. James is fally satisfied with the work done by his staff. I am pleased to be able to report a considerable increase in the attendant for the first month of the new year.
RELILIOS SCHOOL.
to
The staff of the Bolilies School was streng theart considerably in the years 1900 and 1901 br the appointments of Miss Bateman and Miss Chae Yut. In the latter half of 1901 the fees wore practically donbled, now averaging about oun dollar a month. Iu 1902 the Kowloon Babool withdrew a certain number of girls and small children from the Balilios School. It senis clear that the improvement in the teach- ing does not waigh with parents against the countervailing disadvantage of increased fees. or counter-attractions elsewhere. Of the 90
The
Colony is making itself apparent even in our national game. This is a státo of things mach to be deplored and it behoves every member of the H.K.C.C. to make mors effort and to show more keenuess if matters are to be prevented from going from bad to worse, above match was the second of its title that bas been pinyed this season. The first ended in o victory for the "old use" by 82, thanks chiefly to a fine innings of over 100 by France- Heyburst. In the watch under discussion, bow- ver, the "young ups "bad their revenge and this, curiously enough, by exactly the same number of ruma.
the
proper
time!
Ward con-
Ward won the toss for the "Over 298" odd children in attendance at the end and a start was made at noon, an hour Allenby and of the year, one-think were girls in the after Upper School, one-third were girls in the
Lowe were the first pair of batsmen and toth Lower School, and one-third were boys in the played good cricket and scored frely. he Lower School, Miss Bateman, the Lower School mistress, employs methods in grounding sore was taken to 63 before the former was small children which I consider to be mostbowled for a capital 29 Love continued to successful, and the Lower School is in a very play well and was not disposed of patil be lad healthy condition. Tarring to the Upper made 44-an invaluable innings and free from Schoo, 1 cannot, in the face of such rapidly declining unibers, say as much, The fault fault. Fawcett, who seems to have struck a run of certainly lies not in the capacity nor in the bad luck, did not stay long bat Ferries and Ward industry of the teachers; nor can it be altoge- made a useful stand, adding 35 runs during ther attributable to the raising of fees, eluce their partnership. Ferrier loft with the parents would not refuse to pay the same fee
score at 118, he then being.smartly takon in the Upper School which they are willing to pay in the Lower School, it equally satisfied at the wicket by Hancock. with the education. The foot, I belies to be. tinned his merry innings a little longer, but at that a specialising process is at work in the ducational system of the Colony. There seems 130 was well caught in the long feld by the a natural tendency for schools to aim at provid No. 1 Coolie who was fielding for the non- ing an education specially suited to the existent eleventh man, his contribution being requirements of one or other section of the
a useful 31. Bied was the only other man on community. The Kolon School, the re- orgarination of the Diocesan School and the side to give any trouble, but he could get Orphange for Girls, the special classes at
no one to stay with him and the iontage closed Queen's College, the gradual eliminution Chinese from St. Joseph's all puizt in this for the moderate score of 146. Somewhat con- direction. If this view is correct, it follows trary to general expectation, and probably naturally that a sebool arowedly cosmopolitan much to his own surprise, Gray was the meat will attract few scholars from classes of society successful bowler, taking a wickets for 35 runs for whigh mor particular arrangemente ate made elsewhere, and will only appeal with certainty to classes which are too small to make their own particular wants a matter of Aralysis would have been a very flattering one, special study. That the Bellios School is Punnett bowled stordily and well and secured satually tending more to provio for this 4 wickets at a cost of 48 runs. Hancock, whom residuam is, I think, not anlikely. And the opinion is strengthened by reference to the roll of the Upper School, which contains the names of Japanese, Indlung, Filipinos and Chinese from the Colonies, besides the more normal elements. Meanwhile in the building there is a Vernacular School for Chinese Girls, totally distinct, and in a flourish ing conditions under the management of Chiness stat. The school is about as good as can reasonably he hoped for under purely nutive management,
DISTRICT SCHOOLS.
SATUE
Education in the Colony may, for suminis trative purposes. be naranged under three heads. Under the frei is Quesa's College, entirely independent of the Elocation D-part ment. The second, includes the grant Schools which are connected with the Department, but by loose bonds; in consequence of which ex- perience proves that any reform set in mution by the Department takes at least a year to pro duce its results in the grout Sokoola. District. Schools, however, like the Kowloon School and the Brilios Beboel, are within the direct control of the Inspector of Schools.
and, but for an extremely expensive over just after tiffin, from which 18 runs were scared, bis
it is a pleasure to welcome back to the scene of many former triumphs, and who, by the way, Is been doing great things at cricket in Japan, was in excellent form behind the wickets and was responsible for the dismissal of 4 batsmen, at least two of the catches being particularly swart ones, The fielding, with one or two exceptione, was better than usual. Cooko and Lampen started the batting for the young- Lepen was bowled for a useful 12. Cooke and Punnett both experienced some luck early' in their innings, as both of them were badly missed at the wicket. The "oldstors" much bandicapped by a steady drizzle coming on at this time which made the ball slippery and difficult to hold; the wicket, which had teen sene too good when dry, also became acier through this cause and consequently runs came freely from the somewhat inaccurate bowling. However, with the score at 61,
sters and the score was taken to 22 before
wore
It was, therefore, natural that the changes in Cocke was bowled for a useful though the educational policy, recommended by the Commit so on Education, should producs thoir lucky 23, and it still looked to be ang first fraite in those seboola. The District body's game.
On Carter joining Punnett,
Sohools are the survivors of contripetal however, a determined stand was mado and, morement, by which in the year 1860 a number of them were brought toge' ber to form the Central School, now Queen's Col. lege. he rest, scattered beyond the reach of that contre of attraction, have pursued each one its feolul of course. One after another they suffered extinction, nafil at the beginning of 1902 only the fo Jowing were left: at Wanchai, Saiyingan, Yazati, and Woarneicheong, English Schools; and at Wanchai, Saiyingan, Tang Lung Chau, Pokfulam, and Shek-O, Chinese Schools. E
KANT SCHOOLS.
easy victory. The following to the full scores and analyses:-
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OVER:N.
1 t. Allenby, R.N., Putt
A. I. Lowe, b Peneti
14
Cal Ferrier, A.P.D., Hancock, b Punnett J Capt Fawcott, I.A., o Hancock, 1 Gray 5 A. G. Ward (capt), g sub., b Gray..
B. E. O. Bird, not out:
E. W. Maitland, e funnett, b Gmy... W. Dabuis, e, Hancock, h Puanett...... Rov. A. J. Doxtor, a Hancock. b Orgy" P. T. Lombie, e Yeonr, b Gray akom
Extras.
Total
ONDE 29.
G. A. Cooke, B.N., b LoWO
1.t. C. Lampen, H.M.L I., b Bird
31
14
12
1
146
£3
12
A. d'A. Pannett, IL.N., o Ward, b Lambla !4
B. H. Carter, R.W., b'Fawcett.
T. C. Gray, b Lamble
H. Banoook (oapt.), h Lamble ...
G. N. Fairhurst, bFawcett....
Lt. W, Young, È M...I., not out Sah. Lt. Sheppard, R.N., run ont Lt. Bradford, H.N., b Lamble
Extrast zaman.
1
Total
BOWLING ANALYSIS. OVER 29,
Carter 1tres plura Pannett Gray
11
0.2
UNDER. 2.
Fawcett Bird
A
Lowe
Maitland Ward
Lamble...
Dennis..........
37
$1
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7
12
8
It is hoped that a match against the Navy may be arranged farnext week and, as they will bo at pretty nearly fall strength, a good game should be the resnit.
CHAILENGOWES € C. V. DIOCESAN BOHOOL The cricket match played on Eaturday last between the Craigengawer C.C. at the Past and Present Pupils of the Diocesan School ended in a win for the former by 5 wickets and 126 runs. Lammert played his game of the season, knocking up 73 in very quick time.
Scores:
CRAIGENGOWEB C.C.
L. E. Lammert, b Hastings. J. L. Stuart, o C. Blumenberg, & C. E.
Hastingsing
B. Pestoaji b-C. E. Hastings
1. A. Boss, b
3. P. Jordan, e C. E. Hastings, b Evans
M. E. Agger, not out
B. Bass, not out
H. H. Taylor,
A. A. Romodios. ( ja not bat
70
222
F. Rapp,
H. Yacobji,
..
Extras...
a
Total (for 5 wickets)12 DIOCESAN SCHOOL FAST AND PRESENT, C. K. Hastings, b fammert
A. 0. brawn, & Fest..aji...
14
3
F. W. Farne, o and i l'ainmert.
0, s. Ford, b Pestonji
PE. Hastings, b-Fostonji
F. W. Drude, b Pestonji.
W. Blumenberg, ↳ Pestonji
C. Blumenberg, b Posten
G. Evans, b Lammert.
B. Wong, not out
A. Molbye, b Pestonji
Total
DOWLING ANALYSIS. CRAIGENGOWEN CC.
4.
A.
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36
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P. Hastings. Evans ....
Blumenberg..
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DIOCESAN SCHOOL FAST AND PRESENT-.
Lammert Pestonji
A.0.C. 2. E.A,M C.
2
4
This game was played on Saturday at Happy Valley and resulted in a win for the Medicals The following are the scores
·R.A.M.C.
Lt. Harvey, b Bradford ... 25 Staff- orgt. Wilson, o Turner, b Bradford 58 Pto, Wooky, b Bradford
Pte. Cook, and Bradford Sergt Major Allwork, o Kutter, b Turner Pio. Goodwill, not out.
Staff-Bergt. Bonior,)
Opl. Birisnor,
Pto. Duft,
Pto. Williams, Pte. Chaffer,
Extras...
did not bat
Total (for 4 wickula)
4.0.0.
Lance Cpl, Lillywhite, b Cook .... Staff Sergt. Anscombe, b Williams
illiams Lance-pl. Ruttar, b Large-Upl, Turner, b.(vok Staff-Sorgt Hatwall, b Cook Fte. Bradford, e and b Cook
#
127
Staff ergt. Farmer, b Cock ..
J
+
Pto. Bromley, b Williams... Pte. Burgess, o Harvey, b Cook. Sergt. Langloy, Willams Pte Lashbrook; b Willis
Extras
Total
11
... 82
THE LOSS OF THE VENTNOR”
WITH 500 CORPSES.
VICEROY CHANG CHIH-TUNG'S.
REVIEW,
The following account is g'von by the Kiangyin correspondent of this N.-C. "Doily New of Viceroy (or must we write of him an ev-Viceroy?) Cheng Chih-tung's grand review
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provinces, conjointly with all the Nanyang and a part of the Pefyang squadron of the navy-There were over tea thousand mon in aution, attacking and repelling the insaders. The Woosang-forcos, assisted-by- the fort and a part of the Viceroy's spesial troops from Nauking and Hupeh, were the attacking bodies. The troops stationed here with part of the Hupon moo were in the lines of defones thrown out from the forts. The object was, of course, to take these forte Admiral Eal landed his men before daylight Saturday morning the 14th alt.). These mon soized the outlaging billa east and south of the forts, their battle line stretching over a semicircle of about eight miles. At 1.30 p.m. the attacking fleet began to show signs of activity, which were immediately recognised by tho forts, an active fire betug kapt up for some minutes from all the gnis, hairy and quick... Bring. This, however, was only an invitation
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the battle began in earnest. The dest manœuvred and attacked the forts, while i general advance was made along the whole ine of attrak. Firing ceased at 4.20 p.m. The soldior stacked their arms for the night, the fleet retiring out of range.
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Bright and early Sunday morning the Viceroy with his whole suite went ent to the attack- ing lines to witness the advance. No sooner was hit curlige in sight than the battle was renewed along the whols line. The firing was confined practically to the use of artillery, small arms played a very minor port. At eleven o'clock the battle was over, the victors marching triumphantly to the parado grounds. means this grand review following so soon a general local review jaat before the New Year? It was a sham battle, but to the natives ocupy- ing the country to the east and south of the forts and battle lines it was a very serious affair. A map of the whole section was specially made Absolate panio srized the whole population. by the Viceroy's mes, occupying many days before the review took place. The map-makers industrionaly spread the report that Chang General Li, and been rafused. Therefore ho Kang-pan had asked for Th. 100,000 from was coming wib all his forces to thrask Li and his army. Soldiers were arriving from about the 10th in increasing numbers up to the 14th instant. The night of Friday, the 15th, the Viceroy arrived. The sainting that took place on his arrival was the beginning of a fearful struggle, to the ignorant fu mera. By Saturday morning the price of rice, in the city, had fallen 5 vesh per pion-in the country in many placos, ca much a 2,000 cash por picol. By 4 large rection of country it was half-price as compared with two days before; chickens, pigs and cows were being offered in the same way, but for tunately for the people there were few buyers.enterprise on the part of the Russians the ability of the immigrant to read and write his
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Se great was the panic that suicide was resorten to. Further, it is reported, many children were drowned in order to get rid of them and allow their parents to run the faster. Sanday morn. ing your correspondent rode ten miles through deserted villages and country hamlets. There was scarcely one in a hundred of the ordinary population left. The soldiers in the lius added to the ponie by repeated declarations that thors wos to be a battle and they would to real ballets. The sick, in many cases, were deserted; and in many others exposure aggravated the diseases with the worst results.
The Standards correspondent at Odessa, wrote on the 17th ult. :-
The Bouraa Committee at Vladivostock hea addressed, through the Governor, a petition to the Imperial authorities praying for the re- moval, or a modification, of the existing pro- hibitory law against all foreign industrial undertakings, more especially joining works in the constwise districts of Russian Chinn, The Statute in question, promulgated Jnue 17,1901. prohibits all foreign wining operation and other industrial exploitation within one hundred versta (ahent sixty-six miles) of the coast line The petitioners atato that, owing to the lack of native capitel, and the absence of all spirit of
The current number of the Anglo-Japanese Gazette contains the following remarks about the exclusion of Japanese from Australin
The burning question of the hour in Japan, as for as international relations sre-concerned, is undoubtedly the strong feeling oroneed throughout the nation by the legislation recently enacted in the Commonwealth of Australia. By this not the Japanese are placed on the same footing as the Chinese immigrants, and they thus will be excluded from the continent of Australis unters they can pass the educational tesis prescribed by law.
The Japanese contention is that such educa- tional teste should be so framed as to prove the
selves, there is no immediate prospect of a own language, just as is the case with Europeans rational development of the mineral wealth and arriving in Australian ports with the intention other industrial resources of that region. It is of working or settling in the country. The pointed out also that, as at present administered. Japanese further maintain that, if an Itelian this prohibitive law is partial and unsatisfactory is compelled, on Lis arrival in Australia, to in effect. Exceptions are made in the granting simply demonstrate that be can read and write of concessions without any comprehensible Italian-not English it is decidedly unfair bases. There ise lately arrived at Vandivostock that the Japanese should be specially penalised by quite a crowd of American, French, and Belgian having to undergo an examination in English, prospectors, all of them representing wealthy threeby placing him in an exceptional position. syndicates, seeking mining concessions on and plainly revealing the intention of the the Ussuri, in Sakhalien, and in the district of lawgivers to make a racial distinction, olassing Vladivostock.
him with other Asiatics of n far lower grade of civilisation, and whom it is undoubtedly the intention of those whose motto is "A Whits Australia" to exclude from their shots.
I have often been struck with the note of A powerful French syndicate recently peberation and love with which Chang Chih-applied for a concession to work the extensive tung was uniformly spoken of by the ordinary coalfields in the neighbourhood of Viodivostock.
The fact that the Australian officials folt people. But it is safe to say, no other person The concession was refused, but it has now in China has been reviled as umeh as in the been granted to an English Company trading themselves bound to submit Dr. Nitobe, a high This British Government officist in Formosa, and whe bas past 40 hours. The blame for the whole thing under the Russian flag. is put on him, entirely overlooking the really enterprise will shortly, it is expected, be in a such perfect command of English as to enable at fault-v, the local officials, civil and position to furnish both Vladivostock and the him to write a book in that longunge military.ply a few proclamations at the city sauri Raitway with a pleutiful, good, and searabing examination, shows the aband lengthe and camp gates were put out, explaining what cheap supply of cool fugl. Muny foreign to which this unjust law may be carried. want to take place; ond there, were in such deep syndicates have sought concessions for the ex-
The whole question of diferential logislation wen-li that only the learned could read them plitation of the silver and lead deposits lately directed against the Japareso in Britisk colonies It is ecldom thn foreigners have the satisfac discovered in the Ussori region; but they were
Brouses feelings of deep indignation amongst tion of knowing that they have been a soures of met by the prohibitive law with regard to the the thoughtful section of the Japanese nation, comfort to the whole community. But this was working of all kinds of mineral oro by foreigners. who are smarting with a seds" of the injustice In consequeRCS of advice What the country requires, the petitioners under which they suffer. They do not forget the case hora. persistently giver, many were turned back to urge, is, for a number of years at least, a com- that this attempted exclusion of their follow- their houses, and the pazie in the eity and plete freedom of operation for foreign santrymen is based on the very principles for near the East Gate was alleged.
capitalists, engineers, practical miners, and, practising which Japan fncurred, but forty above all, foreign brains and energy. It is years ago, the wrath of Europe and America. curious to learn from this petition that the When the Japanese tried to excluda Oceić- wining furs in all parts of Far Eastern entals from their country they were compelled, Bussin are subordinate to the Mining Commis at the point of the bayonet, to upon their ports; sion at Irkutsk, many thousand of verats and they fail to see why "Australia for the distant, and necessarily ignorant of the locat Australians should be right, and Japan for conditions in the extreme limits of its the Japanese" quite wrong. official jurisdiction. Tho pelition demands that this anomalous state of things be forthwith emedied, Covertly, the petition conveys a direct reproach to the Imperial Government for. playing the part of the dog in the manger in BOTTLED ALES, BEERS AND the matter of these so-called "const wise mining industries in the Far East. It remains. to be seen whether the cbstructively prohibitive law will be abrogated or modified.
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For the first time in the history of our navy, wo British battleships were to put to sos at the end of January asing oil fuel. The ships in which the experiment is being tried are the Mars and Harinibal. Or the eight boilers ou board sach ship, two are to use oil alone, two oil and e al mixed, and the other coal. Our new ships of all classes, says the writer of Naval Notes in the Daily Graghic, are now being built to carry oil in their double Lottoms, so that liquid fuel will, in the future, be widely employed in the Navy It is more than ten years since it was introduced int mest other European fleets, and all large battleships outside this country, and the United States are now fitted to mus it. Some of the Russian battleships in the Black Sea, indeed, barn nothing but oil. The danger which the nocident to the Kaiser Friedrich has shown to exist, of the oil being forced up through the inner bottom, in case of damage in the hull, has now hoon met in Germany by only partially alling the tanks in the deable bottows, this is stated to be quite satisfactory from the point of view of enfety.
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with both playing really good cricket, they failually put the issue beyond doubt and, dood, were not separated until the score bad reached 185. At this total, Carter was bowled for an admirable 57 which, eo far as could be seen, contains no chanco at all. As this is the second 50 made by this young pinyer
Among the passengers who arrived at Fly; in eight days, it is clear that he is a person to be reckoned with in the constitution of any team, mouth last month from New Zealand by the aspecially as he is by no means s bal bowler steamer Athenic was Mr. John Cameron, former-
Eng France. Enesia, Ger ...land, Secretary Ide, of the Department of Finance The earlier date on which I have been this After his departure, Paonett continued to play ly chief officer of the steamer l'entnor which was paur required to send in my report has ren-rally excellent cricket and was not disposed of wrecked on a voyrge from Wellington to Hong and Jastic, reports the Mun la Times, Das draf dered it impossible to give the ushal returns until the score had reached 2.0, at which kong. The Fentany, which was a vessel of dan not proposing to amend the internat T'as 627,000 308,000 221,000. 144,000-126,000 and figures for the grant Schools; the material total be was caught in the long field for an2,580 tons, carried a crew of thirty-one all told, revenue laws, by the abolition of the stamp tex for these, which itself requires curaful sifting,
thorough revision of schedales of other lazes Tous: 749,000 344000 302,000 918,00) 260,000 I hope to send them with a short supplemen chances early in his long innings but, apart had on board 6,200 tons of ecal and 50 bodies ombudied in the present legi Intion. The draft So that the United States will in the next four not being available till the middle of January altogether excellent 104. He gave one or two with the master, Captain B. S. Ferry. She on all commercial and official papers and Ships
from these mistakes, his batting was almost f Clinomen, which latter were being taken to which Judge Ide has prepared will be submit years add far more ships and more tonnage to tary report in explauction of them shortly.
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Road men on the side gare very little treabe as ing Wellington the vessel went ashore near vernor Taft from the provinces. The proposed and Franco will just about man in the nets, Boar's Guiness, Boar's ten minates later she came of the reef. The largely upon the stamp not which prevailed in Navy does not cut a very great figure in this scored--including extras 33 between them, and ship was found to be leaking slightly, and about the United States shortly after the close of table, but that is because theeight small ships 1.8.3. Annapolis, Commander Bugles, the innings closed for the creditable total of 228 nine o'clock at night on October 28 it was the War of the Rebellion. The not under of Hagen class are not counted as battle- shipin mo the nario stood thus:--- U.8,N. which left Cavite about three weeks ago in advance of their opponents. Lambis realised that she was sinking, and she was there which the Luralar Government is at present ships
Two bouts were safely operating is Spanish legislation and requires Exd 122,289; Raseia, 6200: France, for her station in the waters of the Bonthera
was much the most successful bowler, taking 4 fore abandoned.
Inneched, but the best containing the captain, the use of internal rotenus stamps upon 113,600, Germany, 83,562, and the United Islands, whither she had been despatched on
wickets for 13 runs, and it was a pity that he chief engineer, fourth engineer, second mate piers which are peared in the transaction of States, 57,881, Russia has doabled her stren, th survey duty, returned on Monday afternoon. was ut tried sooner. The rain was some carpenter, one soilor, and twelve firomen was consicial and financial busineas, and the filigin men in the last fifteen years. The Annapolis and the misfortune to strike exces for the poorness of the flekling and the never afterwards seen. It is surmised that oficial papers for public record, with the ex-
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS, an uncharted reef which wrought havec to
davits, and the whale of its occupants wereare nu longer required to be affixed to paper both ber keel and bottom and sus was forced to youngsters uprtainly had this same elementit capsized as the result of being caught in the option in the case of the inst class where stampi
The Imperial German mail slezmer P.sussen drowned Four Chinese passengers also lost pertaining to litigation to the courts. The
how live. The rest of the crew succeeded in schedule of the internal revenues was abolished loft Shanghai on the 8th ult., at 11 a.m., and return for repairs.
reaching the shore in their own boats A court several mouths go. Scoretary Ide says that as may be expected here to-morrow, at daylight.
The C... steamer Tartar arrived at Shang- of enquiry was held in New Zealand to in the law now stands it is the source of great an- for their excellent inventions-over Chronicle.vestigate the circumstances, and the disaster negance and much inconvenience in the trans-bai on the 28th alt, at anoa, left same day ki THE WAVERLEY PEN. THE PICKWICK PEN. was attributed to negligence or incompetence, action of commercial and financial business and 8 p.m., and is due to arrive at Nagasaki to day
he believes that his draft, which covers the whole at 10 am. THE OWL PEE.
THE HIDoo Pix. The responsibility was placed on the captain,
The steamer Orono arrived in New York on Sold at all Stationera. Waverley Work, and all the other officers were exonerated from subject of stamp taxes, will be a great improvo-
the 24th ult. Edinburgh,
ment over the old system. [3946-2 blame, their certificates being retorne
MISHAP TO U.S.S. ANNAPOLIS.”
It is reported in the Manila papers that the may be judged from the fact that they only Cape Egmont. The engines were reversed, snd amendment which Secretary Ide fathers is based pisition as compared with her The German
It is not certain us yet, says the Calimes correspondent, whether the necessary repairs can be made at Carite or if she will have to go to Hongkong, but upon their completion the Anapolis is understood to be under orders to leave for the States,
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