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INTIMATION
quote the official note that thero sens some danger that competitions such as those for the B-lilios Medal and for the prize for Scottisli History may disorganize the routine school work". That is worth pondering
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 25TH, 1906. The Y.M.C.A. hold a successful "at home"st! TELEGRAMS. the rooms, Alexandra Buildings, on Saturday night. An agreeable musical programme was
rendered and refreshments were sorted,
According to a Tokyo report, plans are being
4. S. WATSON & CO., over, and the authorities might be well-formed to place the war strength of the Japa-
LIMITED.
ERATED WATER
MANUFACTURERS.“”“
In the manufacture of High-Class Mineral
Waters the following are essential
advised to consider the matter of putting
pese army at one million men.
This in said to
{ REUTER'S SERVICE.]
RUSSIA.
LONDON, June 21st. President Roosevelt regretfully informs
EDUCATION IN HONGKONG.
The report of the Inspector of Schools for 1905 was kid before the Legislative Council hat werk. It states that excluding $200 paid by Mr. Aroulli towards the cost of the Iodina school, the revonus collected amounts to $9,733.50. It has been increased from 5922 in
POLICE COURT.
Saturday, June 23rd.
Berone MR. H. H. J. Gompertz (First POLICE MAGISTRATE).
AN INGENIOUS THILY.
Inspector Hitchie prosecuted a coulis oharged
the children's limited time to its fullest to due not only to the lessons of the Russo- the Jews of New York that official action f 1998, or by more than ten-fold. The expenditure | with the theft of clotiong from n bouse in
practical use.
|
Japanese war but also in accordance with the
on eduention, including Queen's Cillage, for the regarding the Beilestok massacres is in- requirements of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. It is interesting to see that Chinese parents
operation was very ingenious. Armed with a total expenditure of the Colony. The estimated long thin bamboe, at the top of which a needle practicable, and that any interference could year was 8158677.58, being 2.23 per cont of the Conaught Road Central. His method a expenditure was $18,335, of which 330,657.42 are becoming more inclined to give their William J. Bryat has been indorsed for only do barm.
was inerted orosewise, he was able to take Matinois outbreaks of troops have were not spout. daughters English education, and that Proakdent by the Democratie Judicial Convention
The number of schools (Government and clothes through windows, over and under doors they were also not averse to paying for it. of the Sixteenth Obie distriol. The resolu- occurred in many cities in Rissin. A part
and off vorendals and clothes lines. In the tions, which WAYO venived with cheering, But we can hardly admit that the INSPECTOR dechred that Bryan would have been renem-
of the Sevastopol garrison has mutinied and i grant) was 8), an increase of over last year's present case the taster of the shop was chose well his word when he wrote that the insted and elected in 1904 bail the trusts not seized three guns, the mutineers were, how avainst 4,970. The proportion of pupike in the .
return. The average attendance was 5,323, s
astonished to se a jucket moving towards tha battem of the door, and making
ing the bamboo,
PURE WATER, UP-10-DATE imposition of mouthly fee of twenty-five stolen las nomination from him, and that the ever, subsequently surrounded and disarmed. Upper Grade Schools to those in Lower Grado | investigations found the defendant operat-
PLANT, THE BEST OF
EXPERT
MATERIALS,
AND
MANIPULATION.
All then gonditions are obtained in Waters
of our manufacture.
Dational Democracy will nominate him in 1998 by acclamation.
There are renewol fours of a renewed matioy Schools is as 3,146 to 2,177. The Chinese side of the fleet at Odesan, und of a bombardment | of the Belilies Public School has for the pur of the city. The Black Sea trule is already poses of this onlculation been treated as su upper demoralised and the strikes have hopelessly in the Uran Code as those with a staff com- grade school. Upper Grade Schools are defined
disorganised trade. The dissatisfaction ntpetent to give instruction in all the subjoots Kronstad has also developed into open of Standard VII. Tas great majority of them 'ngubordination.
are English or Anglo-Chinese schools.
June 22a1
cents was a severe test of the interest of parents in their daughter's education, However, if there were people who previous-
Beforence is again made to the fact that ly asserted that selfishness and benighted several foreign residents of Yokohama persist ness of the Chinese" would make them in refusing to pay the municipal levies on baulk at even that we are glad to see them account of income tax and business tax, says the confuted. Mr. Morris is one of the masters Japan Mail. It has been explained to them who has hit upon a most agréable method that these taxes differ radically from the hous tax, which is an impost on tangible property, of imparting-instruction, taking partie of wat they decline to be convinced. On the other boys to inspect manntactories and public houd, if the local anthorities proceed against works. Such expeditions may not cinetly them as they would against ordinary defaulters, "prove of a high lucational value, but they the problem will use a diplomatic character, (should awaken a healthy curiosity in the which the Japanese Geverament wielezto avoid.
The watter is now under discussion and negotia- mongers", "resigu", and other execrations ontinually introduce every modera improve minds of the boys. A boy who bas bindtion at the Foreign Ofice, Meanwhile the were hurled at them. The Deputy Prince nest in michinery and appliances, and although his inquisitive brain directed to some useful total amount of indebtedness on the part of the Urase, ex-assistant Minister of the
Interior, has made a sensation in the Duta anch changes are isveriably costly in the x instance the results attained in PERFECT practical invention is in, a better way to defaulters in raid to be 100,000 yen. AERATION and eozomies ja working justi ylecode a usefni citizen than the poor
by revealing that the inflammatory proclamations were printed in a Govern- mout department.
ABSOLUTE PURITY. Repeated analyses
both locally sad at home guarantee this.
UP-TO-DATE PLANT. Our policy is ta
them.
THE FINEST MATERIALS only a e sed.
ENGLISH EXPERT'8 manngs our fac. toriss and our Waters are sokuowledge) by
lending English Makere to bɔ equal to than of their owo manufacture.
ch
In the Dama, the Ministers of the Interior and Justice who made speeches defending the conduct of the police were howled down with shouts of "murderera", "massacre.
A curious of a freak of nature in wight who pleases e Rev. Mr HicxLine reported in the vernacular papers, says the by incmurising two long Oriental preins. Japan - livraid A two month-old child of The peculiar needs of the Colony ought to Mr. Idzami Yoshiji of Daitomura, Yoshino
The Washington Senate has passed be constantly borne in mind in the haining district, in Yamato province, has since birth of its young people. A expital step in this bron cuffering from a walling just under the ultion recording the horror of the left are. The child is admitted to the Osaka people of the United States at the massacre direction was the Governor's introduction Hospital on May 26th for treatment. Two of Jews in Russia, nai extending their of hygiene as a subject; but we fear its days later, when su operation was performol, hearty sympathy with the beroared.
The Duma has passed a resolution by a object is being defeated enher by too much din batire homas bsing, perfect in all parts,
was taken from the swelling. The report adds great majority demanding the resignation technicality or lack of tutorial enthusiasm. The simple principles of hygiene, thoroughly as of twins, and that one of the two developed of the Ministry, and the formation of incalcated, should have far-reaching effects imperfectly under the skin of the ather. It government responsible to the Duma. Our STONE GINGER BEER is the only
THE CORONATION OF KING succesful production of its kind in Tropical Pon the lives of future generations; and should be added that the native Japaneso
HAAKON, Countries. It at ones became popular andertainly do more itmediate good than the joumala are quite able to cape with scarcity increasing sales taxfify to increasing popularity. Brewed from the Sast Jamaica Ginger it is ending of little falsetto voices to tonic of bows. perfectly wholesome and is an ideal summer-fl harmony.
These results have only been obtained through constant experiment, the adverse climatic con, ditions of Tropical Climates for the seresfm! manufacture of High Class Aerated Wators beaksilating special study.
buvecas.
But a Hongkong the
that the doctors are of opinion that this was a.
Thoir
Mr. W. T. Stead, in the current number of faults frequently the subject of complaint the fierisw of Reviews, says that there is reason in England wra noticeable. Too much is to believe that next year instead of spouding rought to do crimmed, and when enrtail-Į six weeks in the Mediterranean, the King and ueful Queen will visit the American continent. I A.S. WATSON & CO..ment becomes inevitable, sorio
subject is dropped and a less useful retained will be remembered that the Canadian House of
Commore has unanimously invited LIMITED,
simply because it isolo custom". Thus 31ajesties, and the Municipal bodies in the French may be dropped, and Scripture held. Deminion have since backed up the invitation Moreover, time is wasted by learning with unbounded enthusiasm. The occasion of statistics which are of little educational the invitation in the opening of the new God to Bridge, tho date of which he been altered to value, eg, the population of towns ". We suit the Royal convenlanes. Shonld Their welcome this dawn of conitionseuse in Majestier ge to Canada, the visit le Apprica The whole thing 112 official reports by School Inspectors, nud may come of.
the air, albeit, as Mr. Stead says, there is
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
Hongkong, 22nd June, 1906.
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NUTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS, ÚXLTEDmmunications relating to the news colunin should be addressed toTax EDITOR,
Correspondents must forward their names and arin
Corn communications addressed is the Bidaive, trust that when found it will be made ot for publication but as evidence of good faith,
All letters for publication should be written on
one side of the paper only.
ole
of. But we delved the quotation from
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12
LONDON, June 22ad. King Haakon and Queen Maud have been erowned at Trondhjem Cathedral, according to imposing ancient ceremonial.
MORE HASTE LESS SPEED..
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The steady inurons in the numbers of pupils
studying English is maintained. The corres- pooding decrease in vernacular education has been checked. This is highly satisfactory when the inprovensat in the staudsed of the
the actuation in the numbers of the indivional
He
152.45
neulanood
to 14 days' imprisonment, with six hours in the stocka,
BEFORE MR. F. A. HAZELAND (SHOND POLICE MAGISTRATE).
WIFE A98AULT.
Wong Chan, who was charged with assalting bis wife, explained that he had recently married her, and when he found that she would not make medicine for a hart on his boy's finger he lost. Lis tempor and beat her. In was ordered to
LAWN BOWLS.
Fornacular schools in considered. It seems to pay a day of 82. show that the improvement in them has the approval of parents. This view is confirmed by schools, as illustrated by the following figures. Nize varançalar schools obtai ood s grant of $7 or mere in both 1804 and 1903. The sum of the average attendances in these good schools increnend from 105 to 451, and the average is now 50 for each school. Savon schools obtained a grant of only $5 in bath 1904 and 1905. The argcago a tondance in them decreased from 161
to 153, and is now 21.6.
The figures for the private schools were taken in a more system tio way than has hitherto been Jone; still they are but an approximation The English and Anglo-Chinens private schools do not include & night schools, with a maximam mouthly earshal of 637. Of the 3,047 children
la private vernacular schools, 500, or one iu six, nra being taught by the new method; and tho rust receive the time-honoured classical educa. tioa. The proportion of girls to boys in the schools was os 1,022 to 3,171, a slight increase as compared with last year.. Of the 4,148 pupils in voruscular yahools, 1,292 or 60 per cent. are girls.
Tho statistics givod show an increase of 7% in the total number of pupils in Government and grant schools; and the eritical portion of this report will shew that the standard of edu
cation has been maintained, possibly somewhat improved, in the English and Anglo-Chiu ese schools, and has certainly been im proved in the vernacular schools The last feature is satis- factory for general reasons, and particularly because Chinese female education is almost en boy tatted to education in the vernacular tongue.
Tho members of the Kowloon Bowling Club were divided against themselves on Saturday afternoon. The occasion was a match Dock v. Other Members. Though the greau was heary and most playera took unkindly to the driving, an interesting game resulted in favour of the Dock by 36 points to 25. Only two rinks participated.
..
SHOOTING.
No. 2 Company, H.K.V.C., was held yesterday The monthly rifle meeting of Right Half at Tai Hang Range when the four best cards returned for the Nicholsos and Maitland Caps
were:--
Corporal G. Blood... Gunner F. Austio... Copt. Armstrong Bombdr. A. J. Darby
Nott.
Hradi
Cap.
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JAPAN'S WONDERFUL EMPEROR.
His Imporial Majesty, Vatan Hito, the 121st Emperor of Japan, is one of the most wonder. thirty-eight years, and in s time be bas Ful moa in the world. le bas reigned for
attained suck stors ut recollections and
experience us probably no other sovereign, living or dead, has ever possessed. For he bax deaness never equalled; grow up to gather the This country, as it were, grow up with exud- fruits of scientille rosaroh, of
of affect, not of wisdom which it took Europ a thousand years to perfect and produce. Writing of struggle to in the Fortnightly Britisa Lite in Japan,
Review. Mrs
As a very fair sample of the way in which China intends to forge ahead and tho sziveme danger which larks in the "little knowledge" we iraru that the manager of the Teiyang from Works has instructed his most expert workmak, who possesses more than ordinary ability, to make some telephones, and to test the respective fre qualities of brass, steel and iron in their con- struction, as if he is megafest it will not be
KAYE: It is a
aus if a thousand yours of the world's necessary to
The thing is of import any more.
The total number of pupils in the Govern- history had been compressed by some nething the King would like better than to this is the knowledge of the wall educated and
course too absurd to be treated seriously, and if
the ment schools is 782; and not cost to Geveramentalerable into span of vas humau
So is the Emperor identified with the certi certified
per caput is $46.17. The corresponding igure out of the time that it is a question worth engineer fr abroad wint may, the
for last year is $41.22. The increase is mainly asking: Is the Emperor responsible for madera Japanese who claim rather exceptional skil
skill in due to heavy initial and non-recurrent expendi- Japan, do Japan at least there is no doubt or does modern Japan explain the the manufacture of these and similar instruments
Emperor? have not been able to establish an efficiency in ure an the Victoris School. their telephones equal to those made on the Continent and in America, sad does Chira are giren really think that in her little iron works started bat yesterday she will be able to emmercially handle doiioate work of the telephone order? faint heart never won fair lady traly, but this goes beyond the ranks of pluck and booomes Lerged in something which does not by a long way appeal so readily to sympathy-Tientsin
No anonymously signed communications that the part on a girls' school, and we find that and almost obliterated the old New World virgin ignorance of the nation be. Even the
already appeared in other papers will be interted.
43ders for extra cords of DAILY Puns anould be sant before 11 am on day of publication, After thai Can hour the supply is invited. Only supplie Telegraphic Address: Paxes. Code: 4.5,0. th R Liter
P.0. oz. 88. Telephons No. 12
MARRIAGE.
On June 24, at the Church of Saint Martin- in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Squero, Lendon by thes Rev. Hamilton Rae, MA. Roper Surwas to Borothy Kar Woob, only daughter of rs. Lucas, &, Ashley Gardena, S.W.
(a)
HeNGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES Vœux ROAD C. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C
The Daily Press.
HONGKONA. JUNE 25TH, 1906
IT will not be casy, except for those who take a special interest in the subject, to sift from the mass of detail in the annual report
mistakes
bealthier.
revisit the new New World that has sprung up
which he visited forty years ago.
The San Franctaes Chronicle says: The Chinese Minister has looked over the ground and finds that there was no foundation for the false statements sent out from this city that his countrymen were badly treated. He has learned what everybody here knows, that steps were promptly taken to insues perfectly fair play,
Bowen Rend is now closed to wheel d traffic, bome.
Times.
THE CHINESE BOYCOTT.
DUSINEJS - MEN AT PLAY.
J
Details of the work in the various schools
DASTARDLY AFFAIR IN
HONGKONG.
LADY DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED BY ROBBERS
Aoki had left the honse at his lour ia the morning, the
the IRSPECTOR still olds it ecessary to the traming of housewives and mother.
as to the auswer. To the Emperor's virtues, and to those of his ancestors, should be that they should be able to make sketch-
be ascribed the aredit of every advancement. The maps which distinguish the important citie
Emperor is our
aid one who father" by classifying marks showing them as under
stands high in his Majesty's usulidenes, to Mrs. Fraser but he and over 100,000 and 1,000,000”. In history
also to us as a god For rekny year I was impelled to d-subt the sin. we regret to note that the same girls show
cerity of the belief. Its asseveration by mon a tendency to give information that is not
familiar with madorn thought, men who had read and assimilated the best in history and asked for. That is quite feminine, and we
and if he cares to investigate further be will
philosophy, sounded like a maguifloent bit of and that whatever prejudice may exist in the dare not say it is far wide of the practice of community it was completely set aside during
An outrage, unfortunately attended with hypocrisy. But there is no controverting the grave lajury to the person, was perpetrated at testimony which daily presents itself, no any historions. The Chinese pupil whethe days of and immediately following our great
Leighton Hill Bond on Saturday morning. possibility of questioning the honsaty of the conviction. When such men as Marshal concluded that by cooking inillions of germs | nalamity. The Chinese Minister accedes to the
Mrs Aoki, a Japanese lady, wife of Captain Oyama, General Karoki, General Nogi. Admiral in our food we can escape from disease sug proposition that wherever the 16 Chiastowo
Aoki, superintendent for the Nippon Yuson Tar
Togo, asertha victories, Bvery detail of which The Tues (Bydney) newspaper Kaisha's
steamera gests metaphorically, a needial edusational | is planted it must be doprived of the egitalid
know that feainees which wade the destroyed part of the recently received word fray boneral T. For asiding ongkong line of stoners as they hate strenuously and patiently organised reusely. The system is infected by germs,
worde, but the town which boased the Chinese a disgrace to Falkenberg (who is secretary of the Modern Read, by some robbers who had entered the it is not a form of
expression of sequacious germs, bad habits and traditional ar Francisco. If1but is done, there will not usulator Co. and president of the Standard house while she was the only occupant and on their best efforts would have been maile in an immuable belief that without such protec- Rock Oil Co.), Sen Franciou, intimsting that, A little boiling such as is be seb objection to Chiustown, but unfortun with a view to
stemning the
Certainly the Emperor has proved now going on in Europe, might wake itately the Chinese Minister cannot change the the Chinesa boycott onward, maroh of stabbed with knives. Injuries were inflicted vain."
American goads in which render her condition vary grave.
himselfs wise ruler. When as a boy he came haláts of his countrymen in America, which do Shanghai and other Chinese commercial centres,
The circanistances are as follows. Captain troubles; and it was dus to his :
to the throne, his country was rive by internal secret order, to be known as the Sisim Order
good sense und not differ materially from those practiced at of the Dragon, has been formed, consisting of
τις πολ
honest purpose that as false step was made, the loading American and Chinese merobants.
Chinese and that those who were big for them are devoted adherents His This secret order is formed for the pervast SayB:
had gone to market, and the to-day his most purpose of establishing the open door' in
miscreants, probably advised by someone wheat about fire, and at once fails to work on the Majesty lude a strengous life. He rises China, of realising free and unrestricted trada and fifty-nine thousand dollars was spent in
between the United States and China, of bene knew the movements of the household, took basines of the day, continuing often till mid- There were tight plagas cases recorded on
when he enatobes & littl
a little time to 1905 on the educrtion of Hongkong youth, in Saturday, six fatal.
fiting American marolants and commerce advantage of the absence of the others and made night,
en joy by attaining Eboss objects through en- their raid on the house. Not uulikely Mrs. Aoki, the society of the Empress, whas delight it is 83 schouls, and that the average attendance corses found outside.
Mr. Yagi Hayaki, chief unit-try engineer of operation with the Chinese Empire Assocs-luaring unusual sounds below, went downstairs to find new interests for there m monta of
tion of
relaxation. On Sundays, the Emperor locks at these schools increased considerably, are
made in Congress
the door of the study and banishes work; fac's worth noting; but the utilitation.
friended for me in dealing with other and case involved and just to all concerned, I rabtars, who intend of taking to light,
bat during the war this holiday had to be minded render will want to know more,
bedding in infected houses. The apparatus cous goes on to my that the American trade with tarnel upon hor. When the by returned he was sacrified. Not only did the Emperor direct the That upper grade schools attrit
boxes, the whole of which are moaned on dollars (gold), and there was no reason why this floor in a pool of blood. She asked him to send ture in the palace was retrenched in order that sists of a steam-generator and four diffecting China last year amounted to about 60,000,000 irrided to find Mrs. Auki lylux on the kitchen war, but he made the well-being of the soldiers
bir especial care, Every una-cessary expandi wheels, and are capable of easy transport from should not be quadrupled under farsurable for a doctor and her husband. He did so, and comforts might be sat to the won in the fold. scholar than lower grade schools sounds
place tu place
ditions within a few years. Members of the well, as also that some of the private schools The Japanese Government has decided to The disinfecting boxes contain wire trava order are to be provided with a certitieste daly later the police were upprised of the occurrence, sad the Emperor devoted every moment that are tarring to the new method", whatever send another large batch of polica to Cores. which can be drawn out, and in which are placed attested by the proper officials of the Suprema and when they arrived ther had the unfortunate could be spared to the question of commissariat that may be, as ngainst "the time-honour. The force will equaist of 700 men, 200 of which the articles to be purified. The bazes are then Grand Executive Council of the Order, 10 lady, who was suffering from knife wounds in /ed fell hygiene..
will serve under the Residency-Gourral and closed, and s'eam is foread under great pressure which a charg is made, to entrustening time abdomen; arzis and ears, removed to the through them for about half-on-hour, when the 5 dollars, and a wall monthly subscription. The hot cost of 50 under the Adviser to the Cureza Pulics clothing or bedding is, withdrawn completely Bachi munber will also be furnished with an Government Civil Flexpitel. pupils in Government Schools was a little Depart
cleansed. By this system the time and labour emblem of the order free of charge, which will -over forty-six dollars per head, as against
carrying possibly infected articles from the entitle him to all the secret inforibution com- forty-one in 1904; but that is based on.
Ordinary business advertisements in the San house to the quarantine station is saved, the manicated to the Order, as well as affording Francisco papers are in many caurs displaced whole of the disinfecting process being carried him protection and assistance from the Chineas expenditure on new plant, and is a quite by
out on the spot,--Japan Chronicle,
Empire Reform Association in any part of the apuo¤ùcemente lika the following:
world. usalees calculation. Much similar detail {“Livingston Bus, employes' ralaries will hat bas to be skimmed before we come to the paid Friday, May 25th, at 1718 O'Farrel: St.
of the Issperror or SCHOOLS a sufficiently ether than bicycles, tricycles, pambulators and clear bird's-eye view". That a hundred ricsbas
classical education".
niore
Tired of them were
THE PLAQUE.
NEW DISINFECTING APPARATUS,”
Dr. N. Muruta's stuff at the Konche, has in-
It
The Nippon Ynsen Kaisin steamers have all vented a portable steam disinfecting apparatus, efficions, ettling the beycott, and of basing to investigate, and there she came upon the
been released from the government servies and the Company he now dcided to place 13 steamers in the European service, fire iu ta Seattle and three in the Australian.
Call 9 to 5 o'clock."
www
A
of
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. ·
WEATHER REPORT.
every
CHINESE STUDENTS IN TOKYO.
Another batch of a hundred Chinese studenta
A knits was fount by the polico in the kitchen and not far from, it was a gag which has reached Japau, bringing the number now had not been used but which showed that the in Tokyo to over eight thousand. Many of those stadents are earning & most ames cuble We rabbers were prepared for oppussition. reputation, remarks the Japan Mail. doubtedly the lady must have offered a stout frequently read of them
gaging in very resistance, and though she screamed for help. reprehensible courses, 18, r example, waylay- apparently none of the neighbours thought the jug girl students when the latter are returning occasion called for their interference. It is to with them, and also they are accused of from school, or seeking to open correspondence be lured the brutal assailants will soon be
irregularities more common to youth but not........ discovered and brought to justice, Happily less indicative of much icomorality. It may be Mrs. Aoki is us well as can be expected.
sasumed that the evil doings are confined to small minority of the lade, but they impair the repatation of the whole.
The present A shallow low pressure aren lies over the E.
Chinees Minister in Japan is said to have made coast of China and the Eastern fen.
strong representations on the sabject to the Pressure is highest over N.E. Japan in the Nishizumi-mara, Naku district, Iwami province, Paking Government. His Excellency urges North, and the Philippines in the South.
and Air. Terado, of the same village, sa applied that greater care should be taken by local For C.P.R. gr. Empress of India arrived at
Fresh S. and S. W. winds are indicated in the to the Goverment for a charter to commoner Shanghai at 19 p.m. on Friday, the 220d inat, Formosa Channel and the N. part of the China trial operation on the ore. It is stated that an and left again at 8 p.m. on Saturday for Naga Bea saki, where she is due to arrive at 7 am, én | Forecast:-Fresh S.W. winds; qually, Englishman, Mr. James, has agreed to finance, Monday, the 25th inst.
the working of tho venture
The I.G.M. str. Bayern, carrying the Germag niks with dites from Berlin of the 5th June, luft Colombe on Saturday, 23rd inst., p.m., and be expected here on or about Wednesday,
important statement that the shifting nature
The P. M. S. Col'a sv. Korea sailed from San of the population makes a "fixed-course of Bret Harte's America in not yet past. A Francisco for Hongkong on 20th inst.
The M.M. str. Tonkin, with the next French instruction difficult. That is a pity, and message from an Oklahows town, dat d May seems to point to the red of making certain rd, ys: At1 o'clock this morning a fierce, left Saigon on Sunday, the 24th instant,
at 1 pm, for this ort. pistol duck took place on Main Street between that the curriculum includes no merely
Deputy Sheriff Jim Bourland and Fred ornamental subjects. Without saying any. Hudson. Beurland received a wound in the thing unpalatable about the watter memor abdomen, the ball passing through the body ised na per the Rev. C. H. HICKLING'S Hudy was chot twice in the leg, was being report from the Kowloon British School, or broken, omitating its being amputated. the still more important subject dealt with The fend between these men is one of old by Mr. FULLER, P.R.CO., L.H.A.M., we many!
standing.
4th July.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report ---
On the 23rd at 11.50 a.m. he baremeter has risen in N. China and NE. Japan, and fallen over S. China and the Philippines,
showery.
Gold has been discovered on a hill at Ebitani,
+
authorities in selecting students. In the same despatch he is said to have explained that he is discussing with the Department of Education in Tokyo the feability of opening the better-ofess of schools more widely to Chinese students.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.