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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16ca, 1905. The Silk ox CPR, st., Empress of India (TELEGRAMS. arrived in New York on the 14th Doo.

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Englishmen" is amusingly set forth. In the early settlement of California. the Chinese were regarded as invaluable many writers refer to the services rendered by the Chinese in those early times, and there is a general agreement that his labour was a blessing." So far so

good, but the authors of this statement appear at a loss to show the period and reason of the change of opinion. They suggest us" causes” two circumstances with which the Chinese hal nothing whatever to do,-laul, speculation and the exhaustion of the gold fold. In the case of the hater event, of course, the suggestphi is phat the services of the

According to the will of the to. Dr. Barnardo, the value pf this estate in £13,475, only one-feuth of which is bequeathed to th

homes for children of which he was the founder,

Two of General Booth's granddaughters Mary and Mirin Bramwell Booth, who are still in their tea, made 53 envarta ag this result of two meetings they conducted in the Croydon Thastre.

Laffan's correspondent, at Des Moines (Town) telegraphe: Miss Elizabeth Heaton, a niggo of Mr. Conger, the late minister in China, who lost work was playing the part of Blind Bertha inThe Cricket on the Hearth" suddonly become blind yesterday, as she was walking in the street.

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Members of the Hongkong Volanteor Reserve Association art reminded that the King's Park

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THE NORTH BORNEO DINNER.'

LONDON, 18th December, At the North Borneo diuner Mr. W, C. Cowie dwelt on the extraordinary develop. ment of railways and the production of Manganess; the latter alone would soon be worth many millions; smokeless coal was also among the possibilities of the forritory: Sir West Ridgeway enlogised the work done by the company whose policy was bound to meet with its reward. Sir Charles Jessel responded for the State of North Borneo.

THE RECENT STRANDING OF THE " ASSISTANCE"

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LONDON, 13th December.

THE LINCHOW AFFAIR.

FURTHER INVESTIMATIONS NECESSARY,

A NEW P. AND O. STEAMER. More than usual interest at ached to the English mail this wook as it was brought by Our Canton correspondent writes on Dec. one of the new large steamers being placed 14th -I um informed that the investigations on the Far Eastern vonte by the P, und 0. (which were conducted. at Linchow will be Steamship Company and landed about 18 hours continued hero, owing to the departure from before it was expected. Indeed sho has pranti- Liuchow of the Sub-prefect, whose evidence buscally created a record for the run from Singapore, yet to be tiken. There are also winor points haring loft the latter part at 8 o'clock ou which have to be cleared up, and another voyage Sanday morning and arrived here at 6 o'clock to Liuchow may be necessary. The second. investigation will be made by the American

The Delta, as the now twin-serow steainer has the other criminals. The report of the Linshow

beon christened, was only complotei in October commission 6lls 300 foolscap pages and will beasthad sailor from London on the 25th of the 7ped before it is sent to the U. S. Government. same month for Bombay, thenes to Colami, understand that the Hongkong Typewriting where she picked up the China mail. She had Bureau has best engaged to do the work, several copias being necessary.

on Thursday evening, and accomplished thit-

Vice-Coneal, who will witness the execution of against the monsoon.

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The following ara trauslations of the three proclamations issued by the Taotai Wen during his stay in Linchow.

-(1). I, Wên Toung Yan, hure beea specially

a full passenger list and as all kinds of weather were experienced, those on beard had ample opportunity of learning or merits and domorits- Under the latter head thors in little that calls for renturk, bat under the formne A big, roomy ship

there is much to be said,

The Admiralty does not concur in the deputed by II. F, Vicarey Shum to investigate one is impressed by her great beam. The 200 yards range will be available for practice ahnoting from 2 o'clock to & a'clock to-day and finding of the courtsuartial, exonerating the Linohow Massacre. There need he no docks are the widest seen out here, giving Chinese, being no longer indispensable, from 9.30a.m. to 12 o'ëleck Sunday. Mem- the Captain of the Assistance; the Admiralty insolved in the affair. Thoao people who comfort for the passengers and affording them

stirred the resentment of a people incapable of gratitude; but that is hardly a cause." As a

malter of probability, the origin of the trouble, which had already become

in 1852, the Chinese question. the excessive inmigration of worthless whites, attracted by the stories of gold finding. There was not a fortune waiting to be picked up from the ground for all of these; and they hal, perforce, to think of earning a livelihood.

As they were mostly of a class who prefer wages to be big and work' little, it is not difficult to see how they would at once regard a people who were boutent to work hard for small wages. One of the inalienable rights! of man" was discovered by the GOVERNOR of California, the Hon. Join BLEE, to be "That of choking off competition by prohibitivo taxation and legislative exclusion. After that the story is simple. Employers naturally preferred satisfactory labour nt rates satisfactory to themselves; and it became a fixed and burning "question." The noble white man of the lazy proletariat

· resorted to his traditional arguments, perse-

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por Chinese, atreally used to regard this sort of thing as the state in which it bad pleased Providence to place them, bowel

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bera may shoot each day for the "Governor's Cup," and there will also be a Paal" com- patition.

ample scope for all sorts of vatert inmont. In fact.comfort is written all over the skip. There is nothing ornata in this saloons, which are

Writing to the Express; a 10 makes is of which were lying in Tetuan Bay whening to the degree of their guilt, None convenience. Austrian oak is the prevailing

pleasant statement;—-” I and five others are employed at a warehouse in the east of London. Our sole work consists of up eking goods from the Continent; effacing from them the brand of their foreign manufacture, stamping them | *Made in England, than r picking them for export to the colonies,"

There was no doubt, said the Bishop of Peter-

borough, in an address, that the Japanese would adopt some new form of religion which would place them an air equality with the great nations

of the world. Whatever form it look, Anglican er Roman, he would thank God if it were some form of Christianity. A typical example, this, of episcopal intelligence.

Hongkong Hotel, Saturday, 16th December. Hon D'Ouvres--Pate-le-foin-Oras Canapes, Soup-Beef Ten Fish-Stuwe 1. Entrees- Grilled Fillet of Feof-and Tomatoes, Silm of Wild Duck, Monglan Patties. Curry-Lobster. Joints, &c.-Roast Australian Lab and Mint Sauce, Roast Tursey and Craaherry Sauce. Boiled Bagon and Cabbage, Cold Corned Ox. Tongui nu Mixed Saled. Sweets-Semolina Pudding, apple fes Cream and Finger Cakes, Peach Turt, Tipsy Cako. Dessert→Coffee—Fruits.

Although one way realise in fallest meas are that buildings in London must be allowed to be set up ou lines of the highest utility, one

relieves the Captain of the Commonwealth of his command, censures the Captains of the Harlostan, Canopus, and Arrayand, all

the Assistance stranded, and supersedes four Lieutenant, who were officers of the witch, An Admiralty wine also regrets that Admiral May selected an uusale anchorage

r the Assistance.

The newspapers, while regretting the punishment of meritorious officers, commend unanimously the decisions of the Admiralty, in view of the supreme necessity of up. officials and the people are thorofors regnest and the various revives for ventilation are holding the efficiency of the navy,

THE EMPRESS OF BRITAIN.

Fourteen years ago three staamers were launched for the Canadian Pacific Railway to maintain a swift steamer service across the Pacific from Vaucouver to Japan and China. The three steamers were then the largest and fustest stokmers on the Pacífic, und th-y were the:

apprehension; innocent people will not be were arrested have been tried, and it has been proved that they participated in the masters. They have been untenced accord. faraished very simply, but with a view to of them have been wrongfully punished design is the first class saloo, while the serious a caso solder ocvarred. The following parts of the ladies sales and man-ic room are are the nunes of criminals who have ru covered with pink silk. Another innovation away and have not yet basu arrested: Show is that the pert-holes can be covered by raising. aliling panal, which is at the same time Yent-Young, Lo-Au-Kee, Lo-Sam-Hing, Tang- Yun-Koo and Tang-Hang-Koo. These men

a mirror, and the effect of this at night. must be arrested and punished. The punish- ment meted out to the guilty who have already very pretty. Of course slectricity is the beca-senterc-d does not absolve those whominant employed, while telephones are fitted

in several parts of the ship. The old-fashioner punkali has been replaced by the electric inu,

thoroughly modern. The cabins are fairly large, while onch block has its own bathroom and convenieuves, an arrangement which has only to be mentioned to show its ralne. Shu has three passenger decks which are more commodious than those on the average steamer, aud speaking generally, the Dell shows a |decided improvement on the other vessels. For those who are nervoas of shipwrecks, there is re-assurance in the appearance of the nine life boats the steam launek gig and cutter with the admirable arrangements for teaching thems.

have absconded; all the gentry, momente

to report to the authorities should they come to kugh the whereabouts of theso Ere men, so that they may be arrested and punished. They I have memorialized the Vicer y to pardon those ignorant men who were prescat at the massacre but who did not take any part in the riot.

should not hide them.

They may ratara to their villages without fear. The soldiers are requested not to go round the different villages to frighton and blackmail the peaceful inhabitants under the pretence of searching for the escaped criminals. I command all to take notics of and obey this order.

CIGAR CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO before the wind. Lately, he has acquired Cannet view with equanimity the assortion that two tee building which will exceed 30,0au tous. Chinese subjects who hare become Catholics or steering and the powerful steam cranes for

MERCHANTS.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

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NUTICS, TO CORRESPONDENTS, ONLYcommunications relating to the news column „should be addressed to THE EDITOR.

Gospondents must forward their names and ad drons with commun

largest vessels bolonging to the Canadian Pacific Railway. Tasie tonnage was slightly under 6,000 tons. The Empress of Britain, which has just been launched for the same Fine-owners, is 14,500 tons. The difference betwenu

Of Sp0 tona gross, & capacity for 7,000 tons the tonnage of the new steamer and the tonnage of the thren Auspresses launched in 1891 giros (11). The public is hereby informed that the of cargo, and carrying 24.) passengers, the Della avory fair measure of the rate at which the Catholic and Protestant religions exhort people is a fine type of vessel, which can also be utilised toppage of largo steamers is increasing. In 1691 there were only two steamers in existance

to be virtuous. Chinese subjects who adopt the us a transport, baring trausport ducks fors and aft. She can meintain sú average spoed in alt over 10,00 108, and they were only Su Confucian, Buddhistio, Taoist, Catholic, or tone above that figure. There are

now Protestant crowds are, and remain, Chinese weathers of 15 kunts, aud among other inno nine steamers afloat over 20,000 tona, and subjects. I, Wen-Tsung-Yuo regard all the vations on board are the paient telemotor for

The Empresa of Britain is the first s ́esmer of

Those who have dealing with the cargo. over 10,110 teus belonging to the Causdinti Protestants us trobikers.

There was a full passenger list as far as Pacific Railway, and the and her sister ip, become either Catholics or Protestants must the Empress of Freund, will be for a time the largest steamers, tad probably the faste tot bully nor look down on those of their Bombay, and all were delighted with the ship. running between Engind and Canada. When countrymen who are not of the same faith they begin to run is the spring of next year Chinese cou-Christians should hear no ill. there will bu no little interest in the comparison feeling against those who have adopted the of the Allan turbine staners which began 10 of the results of their working and the working

or Protestant religion, but ran in the spring of this year. The impresses Chinese subjects should observe this are not turbine steamers, and therefore it will and love each other; they should strive to be interest ng to note whether they can give as good an account of themsaves as the turbine sfearners of the Allan Line. Next year ther will be six steamers of over 10,000 tons running to Canada. Eight years ago there was not one steamer of more than 5,000 tous sailing between Eng and and Conads.-Daily Graphic.

we are in for "an era of shy-scrapers," says the the idea that he is not under compulsion to

Globe. The latest suggestion is for the sulfer all such trials as come his way. It is construction of a tower, which would escape true he has shown a tendency to push his the restrictions in the County Couvoil's by-laws pro-ets indiscriminately, and to invoke The im is to build steel structures in the form the and of brethren who fight not wisely of four lofty squire lowers, about the height of the campanile of the Warminster Cathedral, lant to well; in excuse, it may be urged connected by narrow necks with a central tower that he is a novice in the art of revolt, † to contain stairesses and lifts.

qui fe pul·lication sufions addressed to the Editor, When he is better informel, and has learned

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HONGKONG, DECEMBER 16TH, 1905.

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to avoid the excesses of re-netion, we shall be able to sympathise with his efforts to seen a slure of those boasted" inalienab é rights of man, The Americans who wished for yellow labour, asked for it on the under standing that the Chinese were "excluded- from citizensing" vide Mr. PHILIP A. ROACH's minority report on a labour Bili)

while those who favour a “ white America" | complain that the yellow immigrants are unwilling to become citizens. It is entirely a Trudes Union question, a fight between epit il awl labour, and the Chinese bave been famed into the position of "binck- legs." They have been the scapegoats for seandakas treatment, physical and other- wise, the American Government giving what it allowed in people to snatch back again.

The late Mr. Atwell Coxon luft estate of the gross value of £38,943.

It is reported that King Edward is going to make Bara Komura aa bunorary member of the Order of Morit.

Mr. Beerboẩm Træe has sancoaded the late Sir Henry Irving as president of the Astor Managers" Association.

Five distribution of prizes at St. Joseph's English College takes place next Friday, when H. F. the Governor will preside.

Admiral Sir E. Fremantle thoroughly approves of the methods. adopted by the Japanese in exercising a rigid censorship, lest information furu'shed might prove of advantage

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE CANTON LEPERS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY PRESS."

Canton, 18th December SIR-I am very grateful for sonic gend donations towards the Loper flief Fund ond

order to relieve the warst forms of suffering during the next ten weeks we will need some We hope that some more more help. friends will remember thero suffering lepers.

long and oblige-Yours truly,

Plass acknowledge the following contribu

ANDREW BEATTIE. ... $25

A Chinese Friend... . J. Tavaria, Erie,

A Parses Friend A Parsee Friend

CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT.

TO THE POOR

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To-orrow (Sunday; the energetic committee of the Catholic Union will hold their serouth annual Bazaar of Tops to provide funds for the purpose of giving Christmas treats to about 700 poor children and 200 oid people. The Bazuar will be held in the compound of the Rowan Catholic Cathedral, from 9 to 11 pm. The price of admission for adults is 50 cents which entitles the bolder of the ticket to a souvenir.

THE DUFF DEVELOPMENT

COMPANY, LTD.

The third brdinary general meeting was held on Nov. 10th at Winchester House, Major G. Wemyss presiding,

The Chairman asid the policy be adopted aust depend very largely on the amount of fands at disposal, but the minimum policy was

Catholic

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WELHALWET SCHOOL.

PUBLIC EXAMINATION.

The results of the examination conducted by the College of Preceptors at the school in Juus last baro recently been received, and will ba generally admitted to be highly antisfactory,

One of the woro promising candidates had unfortunately to leave the school previous to the examination, and his place was taken at short nolics by another. The latter failed to pass the Second Class-or Junior-xamination in one subject, hot receives the Third Class certifleats,

Of the remaining eleren candidates thres took the First Class-or Senior papers, four the Second Class--or Junior-and four entered for the Third Class exniniuntion.

One of the Senior exudidares failed to catisfy the examiners, but oblažúed a Janior certificate.

good men and loyal subjects of Chins. Toss who break the laws of China, no matter whether they be Catholics or Protestants, or members of any other religion, wil be tried sad dealt with in the same manner. This unfortunate massagre happened very suddenly and I, Wen-Tsang-Yao have been deputed by H. E. the Vicoroy to investigate. I have now completed my mission and am about te return to Canton. I command all to take notice of this proclamation and trust, that no ill-feeling will berceforth exist between yourselvas, and that you will live in peace with each other.

(III) This proclamiction is issued to inform Of those entered for the Junior examination

one failed by a narrow margin of fivo marks. that suggested by M. Barrinor in bis report the public that I, Wen-Tsung-Yu hare been of Sept. 8 last. Stated briefly, this policy was depated to investigate the Linchow Massacre. and is awarded the Third Class certificate. to confine operations in the Soker to an es Witnesson on both sides hare appeared and their The Third Class candidates all passed. One. penditure not exceeding £1,200 a month, which evidence has been taken; by this means we have boy, C. C. Walker, obtained "honours;" and wold adnit of considerable development being arrived at the truth and learned how the sid "distinction," ie., not less than 75 per cent of done on the Galons and Mansons, deposits; to thoroughly prospect the river and allurial flats affair occurred. The inquiry is now completed the maximum in given subjects, was earund by means of the prospecting dradger, supple and I, Wèn-Tsung-Yao, am now returning to by W. H. Edgar, W. W. Conner, and C. C. monted by a boring plant; to encoumga jode.

Caston to report to H. E. the Viceroy that I Walker in Drawing, Scriptare, History and pendent prospecting by Chinose on terms al- ready arranged by 31 Duff and accepted us fire done my duty. All those people who have Geography respectively. suiafactory by the Chinese: and to encourage appeared as witnesses, no matter to what cread planters, European and Chinese, to take up land on their own account It was estimated that they belong, should not be molested by the this work can be carried out for one year at a people for giving ovidence. Nobody should coat of about £30,000 in addition to the local try to take revenge on them for doing so. It revenues. It was hoped that during the first is on account of this that I have issued this six months of next year the Kelantan Gold Dredging Company would prove incontestably proclamation, and I command you all to take the value of the river as a dredging proposition, notice, etc.

If the results wore as satisfactory as expected

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It is worthy of note that in the supplementary lists, pablished in the "Educational Times," of successful candidates examined in foralga centres, W. H. Edgar heads the list of all boys axumined outside Great Britain, and W. A Lorenzen is placed fourth.

The subject in which boys satisfied the examiners are Scripture, History, English, Geography, English History, Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, Latin, French, German, Book-keeping, Drawing and Shortband. Latin floset books were Caesar's Commentaries, Books IV. and V., and in English, Shakespiare's

"Julius Caesar."

When it is remembered that all the boys in the Upper School," doing the regular

MESSES. PATRICK J. Hexir and No Poos Chew, of San Francis:, have collated a great mass of evidence bearing on Chinese- American relatious. It reaches us in a "statement for non-exclusion," consisting of 255 closely packed pages. The authors assert that the anti-Asiatic exclusion cru sade bas been regularly bolstered with «grievances manufactured to order"; that the statements of the exclusionists are "unreasomalile, ill-digested, and contradic- tory"; and that the charges of immorality

the question will arise whether it would not THE PROJECTED RAILWAY IN and non-assimilation which are constantly

be advisable to put some large dredgers of

BRITISH NORTH BORNEO. urged against the Asiatic are generally

their own on the river, or let of a portion of the river to a subsidiary dredging company. made by the very people who have no

Children will be admitted free. The committes The directors suggested the following scheme

Reuter's Agency is informed that it has been morals to boast of, and are doing all in!

have worked very hard and have made special -The creation of a debenture issue of £100,000; decided to constracts line of railway right across the debenture to be in the form of stock bearing British North Borned. Thaa, lig will form u continuous connexion between the east aud their power to hinder the assimilation which

arrangements with Santa Claus for a large and

interest at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum;

west coast, and when completed will be of a they allege to be impossible." Most of

varied display of toys, picture books, crackers the debenture stock to be repayable, at par on this statement is directed to show that

and many other articles which appeal much Dec. 31, 1910, or at any time after two years, at total length of 250 miles. The extension will commence at Tenom, 30 milos from Jesselton, America does not suffer financially by the

to the hourts of the yenug ones at the festiva the out, ou throw months alice, do, the principal coastal forminus on the China curriculum, were, without exception, enterot songop, Visitors to the Bassar will find toys this debenture stuck to be issued at ques

premium, notice; £50,000 of

As Soo, and, traversing soap of the most valuable for the examinations, that their ages approzi- presence of the Chinese, the authors con-

to suit the pockets of all, apart from the fact so inducement to shareholdeės tą subscribe to timber luude of British North Borneo, will

mate to the ages of candidates for the differeut aidering that if it can be show that the

A concert will be held at the Seamen's that by patronizing this fair they are assisting the "issue," the directors propose that the terminate at Cowie Harbour, en breast const

The extension is estimated to cost £1,500,000 classes at home, and that the dull and backward American people have not been injured in Justitute, Kowloon, on Monday, wight. An the hard-working committee of the Catholic capital of the company should be increased by matters of dollars and cents by the presence attractive programme has been range in Union in their laudable and charitable work of £100,000, and that the debenture stock holders and will be constructed in sections. It is boy is not excluded by a system of entranos

of exclauging their debenture stock be formed to carry out this echem afternato of the stranger within our gates, nearly all which Mr. J. Inebay und Mr. L. A. de Graca. gladdening the hearts of those poor children should be given the option for a period of two intended to grant to the company which will examinations and "superannuation," it wil and old people on the festive ecuson when peace for an equal urbant of these newly created blocks of land, each 4 square miles in extent, readily be agreed by all interested in the the other charges will have little weight with others, will take part,

and good will should reign among men. The ordinary shares at par. Most of the large which can be utilized for rubber. tobacco, individual candidates and in the school that

shareholders had gnified their intention of A considerable portion of the line, which runs they have cause for congratulation.. with practical people." We do not think

The body of a Chinese infart was picked up committee also request us to state that taking up their proportion of the stock. The close to the Dutch boundary, will tracerse they meant the implication to be quite so in one of the stre-de of Yaumati on, Thursday they will be please to receive from all proportion which a sharpholder would have to country inhabited by some of the wildest tribos

The argument opens with a strik. by Tepector McDonald.. A post mortem charitably disposed lacios and gentlemen take up to protect his proportionate interest in of these regions. ing sentence The casual reader who examination disclosed the fact that the child anything in the way of toys, picture books the company was about one-eighth of his

scrap books, swoots, cakes, or bonbons to be Thinks that our relations with China and the had been poisoned, and the body is detained

pending inquiries.

distributed to the poor children in the rooms of Chinese began here in California at the

The latest Volunteer returns indicate a loss the Catholic Union on Christmas Day at 3 pm, time of the discovery of gold may be

of men in the commercial and artisan classes of when they will be gathered for a tea party, reminded that we went ships to China for the force, and an increase in the agricultural The committee will also be pleased to welcome tea during the Revolutionary War, and that classess Unfortunately, in many of the coast any ladies and gentlemen who would like to the desire of the English Colonists in North centres of defence, where good volunteers aro be present on that ocassion. The Bazaar starts America to get tea at reasonable rates asually found, there is a marked tendency to was one of the contributing causes which resign.

severe,

to Ele eugmy."

at 9 p.m., but the children's stalls and the tea. house will bo open from 4pm.

years

ordinary sharabolding.

Læreros. SCIENTIFIC DIAMONDS-Dazzling Mr. R. W. Duff seconded the motion to adopt in their brilliancy, Jacios Diamonds attract the the report, and said that from the formation of Hongkong public as a serpent does the bird. To so the brightly lighted and bejewelled the company to June 30 fast £59,000 had boon spent on mining, prospecting, and development, windows causes one to stop and gaze therein, dredging, transport, clearing, administration, which in turn means to enter the stop. Inside depreciation, &c. £29,205 had been expended on there is a wonderful display, and seldom, if equipment and stores, and 23,209 remained in ever, dues an entrant leave without becoming passessed of one or more of the many beautift designs in jewellery, set with Lusios Diamonds, displayed in the show cases. The shop is well

cash and

book debts. After a discussion the motion was adopted. The retiring director, Mr. C. G. Paterson, was re-elected

worth a visit.

The results are also an effectual reply to those educational Jeremiahs who so often lamentingly ask, y Can say good thing come out of the East?"

LIST OF CANDIDATES. First Class, or "Senior :'--W, H. Edgar and M: A. Lorenzen, Norchwang

́-Second-Class, or "Juaior: ”—J. M. Baudinei

and 8. W. Lorenzen, Newchwang; J. P. Moller and W. B. Roope, Shanghai:

Third ClassW. W. Conner, Taku, G. A. Buyers and C. C. Walzer, Shanghai, T. C. Conner, Taku; E. Grimble, Hongkong: D. Toulmin, Shangbai.