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contravention of section 292 of the Ordinance weg a nuisance within the meaning of action 229 of the Ordinancé.

The Attorney-General opened the case for

the Crows, and justifled the Ordinance as framed to deal with the

pecter lossl conditions.

Mr. Blade contended that if the plans con-

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5гm, 1907.

Mr. Slade replied that if a building was put up ¦ without complaint and it was not in conformity with the Ordinance the owner could be required to pull it down. If it was in conformity the casa mould he met by a dne.

Judgmont was rosorved.

The second appeal was then taken.

Mr. Blads said no man could be flued for the

QUEEN'S COLLEGE PRIZE DISTRIBUTION.

#CHOOL SPELON DAY.

| Mos. Ho Tung and Ho Fook, the scholarship { in the Bret class being at their kind sugges- | Lion called after the present headmaster on 1hs completion of twenty fra yaara' seerloo. The subjects are Hygiene, Geography and Translations from and into Chinoso. Class II,

The large hall at Queen's Collego was wall Ho Kom-tong Scholarship; Class IV Alfred May. These are of the value of $60 each and filled at noon yesterday when H.E. the Governor | same offence twios. Tung Chun Yuen had been attended to present the prizes won by pupils are the gift of Mr. Ho Kom-long, at whose

formed to the Ordiusnos the Building Authority fined $100 under section 222 for not putting in daring the year. His Excellency was seated on guest the scholarship' in Class IV was called

was bound to approva of them. In that case it was not suggested that the plans did not conform to the ordinance in any singla thing. The Authority wished to make the man pull down the house again. Otherwies there was no ground for their persiatout persecution of this man. He challenged his friend to show a single flaw in the plans.

The Chief Justice--You sy the Building Authority has no disorolion?

Mr. Slade-No iteration under that section. If the pinsis conform to the building regala. tions he is bound to approve them. Otherwise wo will have this distaterialauthority imposing all sorts of corditions to work its wicked will upon this Colony. The discretion vested in the Building Authority is limited by law. It is a matter of immense importance as to whether this dictatorial power is to be conferred on the Building Authority.

The Chief Juation (to the Attorney-General) -Do pon admit this proposition?

The Attorney-General-If there is a ditora. tion the amount is limited,

Mr. Slada wont on to complain of the regular course of persecution to which the appellant had bren sabjected. He further contended that a fair and reasonable construction must be placed upon the words in an Ordinance of that kind.

The Chief Justice-Aasing it to be a technical contravention is there no other poralty provided for except by refusal of approval ?

Mr. Siado-In so many words there is no other penalty provided. What Bro year Lord. ships naked in this case? You are ankod to say that the iron partition is a uniranco morely bo case it was erected without consent having been previously obtained. It is not ang gate that it barms anybody. It is not suggested (kat

Counsel

plans.

The Attorney-General--It was nqi the sazna offence. He was fined for not putting in the plans. The second sammoon was for got com- plying with the order to pull down the building. The Chief Justice-The Magistrate had conceived two penalties for one offence—a in or pulling down the building. I do not understand the Magistrate's action in imposing

a fine.

his action, but I say your Lordship could make The Attorney General- I am not defending

the order to pull down the houses.

Mr. Blade replied. Judgment was reserved.

POLICE COURT.

Monday, February 4th.

BEFORE ME F. A HAZELAND (FIRST

POLICE MAGISTRATE),

the platform at the head of the bail, and waiter our late Second Master, Mr. May, recently sapported by Dr. Batesen Wright, the principal retired on pension. These scholarships of the College, Mr. R. A. B. Ponsonby, bis are awarded to the winner of the highest private secretary, and Mrs. Ponsonby, Captain aggregates in the chief English subjects with Coleman, A.D.C., Mr. E. A, Irving, Juspector translations. The denora bave skilfully

Stewart 100 1 Cheung Lon-stang Baku 1401 Ng Chong-line Wright 100 1 Ko Pak-nung

II.A. He Tung

of Schools, Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, Hou. Mr. E. A avoided collision with existing scholarships. Hewott, Rev. T. Pearce, Leaf. Gott, Army: The following list of successful scholars may Bohoolmaster, and Mrs. Gott. Among the be of interest in connection with the preceding, large attendance of foreignore in the body of paragraph, the hall were the Hon. Dr. Atkinson, Mr., I.A. Senior Morrison $76 3 years Chonng Ting-shang

Senior Belios 30 1 A. Arcalli Woodcock, Mrs. Lannert, and Mrs. Clayson, Mrs.

Bro. Sylvester, Director of St Joseph's College, Mr. G. Pleroy, head of the Diocesan School, Mr. F. Browne, Dr. and Mrs. Ker, Ber. A. J. Bernett; principal of St. Stephen's College, Rev. J. H. France, Mr, W. 1. Braidwood, bend of the Ellis Kadoorio School, Mrs. Braidwood and Mr. W. H, Williams, H.E. Wa Ting-lang and Mr. Lament ander the Hengkong Governmert, 41 under the Chinees Imperial Government, 35 jú Cha-pak were also present.

professional and mercantila › offices, 50 in

DS AIO

100 1 Two Chak-min

Ho Kom-tung 601 Wong Ping-chin LA Junior Balition 25 2 Tan Chim-Fong

Ho Fook 100 1 Shin Chung-stung, IV.A.JunierMorrisar. 401 year Tai i ung pui

· Alfred May = (1 year Hang Kwok-chi. In the past year, 18 boys obtained employ

Dr. G. IL Baleeon Wright opened the situations brord. These 147 boys nearly sil proceedings by reading his annual report, came from the upper school and this beavy extracts from which

under demand sccounts for the reduction in the num The annual statistics having azamedber of candidates for the annual examinatióu somewhat stereotyped character call for The Headmaster then said: 1 should ko special romark.

ou roll Sir, to applement my eport with a few remarks upon the mecenes of boys from the Government District Schools, Twenty-four yours

The total sumber

DO

THE CONVEYANCE OF DANGEROUS GÒ. DS.

Inspector Colleté proceeded against the Blun Yu shop, general deslers, under the Dangerous Goods Ordinance, for conveying benzoine from the Naphtha godowns at Kouriedy town to the shop in Wing Lok Street without having ther the year was 1,418, the avarage daily word "dangerous" attaclied to such goods, attendance 1,05. The regular attendance of scholars continues to be a very anticfactory rud its equivalent in Chiness,

ago when fere scholarships were first Mr. 11. A. Harding, who appeared for the feature. The total gross expense of the college inaugurated;-it-was of frequent soonrrence for Cufondante, while admitting that the word including a special vote of 8000 (Financial them boye to win echolarships and tako high, dongerone" was not marked on the packages, Minnte No 46) language allowance to Mr. places in their respective clarsen, Afg that stated that they bore the mark "highly inflam. F. O. Bird was only $56,132 as against interval of fifteen years I am ple- trout. Shin mable" in English, and the equivalent obarno. $60,555 in 1905. This decrease is chiety due they have again coma obtained the Ho ters "must not be taken near the fire", in

to the low rate of exchange taken in the estimates | Chung-shang fry in III. A lan King-chang was sufficient as opposed to the actual high quotation of the Fook Sahu) was second boy in II. A. The 2nd Chinese. This he contended

Mexima dollar in the market; the balance 5th boys in 111. and the 3rd to comply with the requirements of the

may be attributed to reductions in salaries and 5th in IV. C were from the District Ordinance.

All these were admitted a year Inspector Collett informed his Worship that caused by new appointments at initial & the Schools.

on their

College for the

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PER CASE

$16.00

10% DISCOUNT ALLOWED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

SOLE AGENTS;

Teiphon No. 195,

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H. PRICE & CO..

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

good is inst year, On the other band I am plenzed to be a more farcurahlo report sent in Lath by the headmaster and by the inde. pendent ele-iners who visited the school about it e middle of 14 school fear, on the subject of Chinese Wing in this Colony, and the greage of it is felt when appointments of fered by the Chinese Government are available to be filled by boys from Hongkong. I notice that 41 appointments under the Chines Government were obtained by bays from Queen's College Last year, and that thur Web and tirada. sovrinimenta and in Hoogkoog firms. I understand that this 147 bays onto from the upper school, and no doubt this tended to diminish the number who

large number of boys did not leavs sshool before sonsider it most undesirable that in order to

prosecution was that it was a nuisancu because brought as a test case and he did not press for a per cent bai defrayed by foes and refunds. congratulations of the masters and boys of this their school course was completed, because I]

the consent of the Building Authority had not

been obtained. It must be assumed there was uo other ground. He submitted that it was nod

on the point.

word

The sg enak bay to the public revenue was $245 or 24.21 less than in the previous year. By the retirement on pension of Mr. A. J. May, 1.8.0, the colloge last the services of a most anamelio sad capable Second Master, whose years 18 of which were spent in his late important post. He acted as Headmaster for two periods of 1 year each. For a couple of years he was Principal of the Normal School at Waotai and his pronounced ability in this

collego on your recovery from the affects of the serious accident that befel you three months agō. Your inability, Sir, to hold your annual kindly inspection of this celloge in December was a great disappointment; but we are glad that the

obtain an immediate appointment a boy should sacrifice the end and most important part of

hia school career. The rohoci course should i

carried on

in itself it is a contravention of any provisions the Chinese had been warned before ageignt. One tenth of the amount promised. The ogo, and degervo conge tulations of the Ordinance. Yet your Lordships are asked the practice of carrying dangerous good estimates for Queen's Collcost of Queen'e successes. I must now ank Your Excellency's could altend the scholastic classes. I hope this to hold that in itself it is a nuÏBRILCO. then proceeded to argue as to the definition of

through the atreets without the proper share of the public i was 44 per cent, 56 permission to convey to you the respectful the word nuisance. The only ground of the rding marked on the packages. This was penalty, but would ab for his Worship's decision Mr. Bazeland beld that the defendants in Jess a proper buikling because the owner bad failed to comply with the Ordinace. In committed oma isoletel act of impropriety inadition to the words they had on the packages neation with the College extended over 27 Iste date of Chinese New Year enables us to begin se early as possible, and should be connection therewith. The owner had only they ware required to mark tho dons that in order to get out of a difficulty. It

"dangerous " in English, and the equivalent did not effect the finished condition of the Chinese. As the police did not press farà structure which, having been put up without the penalty, however, the defendants would be dis. consent of the Building Authority, surely wi, charged with a caution.

against three Chinese from outs of A shop at 287 Des Voeux Road Weet. The evidence showed that they were conveying cases through the streets marked" kerosene," but thes did not bear the mark "dangerous," neither its His Worship ordered each of the defendants

not to be pulled down sex mu mekan

+

then preferred

the Building Authority's disapproval. It might be pulled dona and the Building Authority would have to give his approval to another set of identical plans. The injury indicted on the man would be enormous. It taken months and months to get plans through, and knowing thisquivalent in Chinese, the appellant commenced building, knowing that his plans conformed to the regulations. to pay a fine of 25, and forfeited the oil. That did not amount to a nuisance. Ho submitted that their Lordships must rend the meaning in that word auisance in Ecocrdance with the law before that Act was passed. Ha submitted (1) that the meaning given to the

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The 1.G.M. str. Gneisenas loft Kobo vis Nagasaki and Shangbai on Sunday, the 3rd st., p.m., and may be expected here on or about

the 11th inst.

was utilised

în this

till boy bas thoroughly max. İ have the bonour and pleasure of welcoming tered all be can be taught in the school your presence hare at our prize distribution to-day.

His Excellency then distributed the prizes. after which be ark d. Dr. Bateson Wright for college the namo of the boy who had made most pro- study of mathematics during the year t

Upper Sections. The appreciation of bilong and meritorious terms of office found ganars! the Governor presented him with a handsond Majesty the King was pleased to confer upon expression from the highest to the lowest. His priso. him the Imperial Barrice Order. His Ex calloney the Governor at the prize distribution a year ago in most eloquent terms eulogised his

servicos to the Colonial Government.

The

His Excellency then asid: Dr. Bateson Wright, I thank you cordialy for your kind reference to, and congratulations to mysalt. Ladies and gentlemen: I am sure you will wish

113

After that there is available now for him! the extension classes I foreshadowed last

approve of boy who are at work all day in the Jeer. I uders and Dr. Wright does not school attending the extension classes in the evering, and I think he is perfectly right, work. But I am there in auloient in arging any boys who have completed their school course and remain in Hongkong to join the extension classes, which will fit them for any business they are proposing to autor.

me to thank Dr. Bateson Wright on your behalf it only remains for me to express the wish that The present the prizes to this college will prove English and Chinese masters and boys, past and for the very inoid, complete and businers-like the year which will elapse before I again pianoat to the most recant admission, vied with statement which he made to are another to do him honour. The death of subject of the past sobool year. 1r. Trang Chong after 19 years' service in commencement of that statement Dr. Bateson

on

In the

a more successful one, and that the indents of the college will obtain at least 24 certificatas atj the Oxford Local Exeminations, and will

word uninsucein that section must be considered Monday; G.M. str. Prinz Heinrich, which left this college as pupil teacher,and the last 5 years-Wright, referred to the yearly slercotypad | bisin again the shield for hyglaze is the

as something different from an offence of a contravention in any other portion of the bere on Wednesday, the 4th Jon,, at noon, Ordinance; (2) taking the whole theme arrived at Singapore on Sunday, the Sed inet,

10 .. The C.P.E. str. Athenian arrived at Koho of the Act they must read the whole

at 8 B.. of that section as applying to cases which am, on Saturday, the 2ud inst., and left were injuriona in some sense, Continuing, he again at 5 p.m., same day, via Nagasaki for where she is due to arrive at 6 a.m.

the 6th inst The J-C-J for this port on the 2nd iast, and may be ex-

10th izal, pected here on or about the

The N.Y: K. str. Bombay Meru (Rombay Line left. Bombay for this port on the 2nd Inst., end is expected here about the 2nd inst

il the decision in this cane gare, the Building Wednesday, str. Timahi loft Macassar fed on their succEGI

Bathority great deal more power than mere deler. It gave him an immense power over the aufortunate builders. It enabled him to exercíno a diepretion not permitted under the Aot. It oasbled him to enforce bis personal will upon the owners by delay.

เน

The N.Y.K. str. Tosa Mara (American Line) aft, Kobe for this port vis Moji and hanghai The Attorney-General-He is making terious on the 1st inst., and is exposted here on the

10th inst allegations.

Mr. Slade That is no.

The Chief Justico-Against public officers, The Paince Judge-You have a Commission aitting just now which will sweep all these objections away.

Lands of an officis),

The NY.K. str. Riojus Mara (Bombay Lina) left Moji for this port on the 3rd inst, and is expected bere on the 8th inst

6th inst

WEATHER REPORT.

independent examiners and the headmaster the advanced course; and that both the

here next year the most favourable report over

institution (applause). presented to a Governor of the Colony on this

may be able to give me when I appear again

as 2ad Chinese Assistant after various steps of remarks on the subject of the average attend latentary course, and prises for hygiene in

This attendance has remaiood for the

faithful and

By con. last three years at a little over 1,000, it cannot competent master. promotion, deprived the college of a very anch

increase because 1,000 represents the accommo scientious

had .study bo

attained K in transla. dation provided in these buildings, and it is not tions from and into Chinese. Queen'■ considered advisable to increase that accommoda- high reputation lastrucior

cannot be College candidates

congrati. tion because 1,000 is about the large at pamber at the Oxford Local of boys that can be satisfactorily administered Therefore any advance Examination beld isst July. Only 12 certi by one headmaster.

were tained as against 22 in the that is to be made in this school must be, ant ficates

u the direction of increased numbers, but in previous year. The percentages of pases were Seniors 15; Juniora 33; Preliminary 4 The hat of a higher standard of education. With school should be abolished, mark Good next to Distinction wre awarded this in view I suggested sometime ago that the vecant none. and the accommodation so rendered only oleren times, Senior 1 in Arithmetic. 2 in preparatory Beriptae, 1 iu Shakespeace. Junior Preliminary 5 in Arithmetic, 2 in History. The results of the sannst ommination for prizes and promotions held by me apder standing orders from the Governing Body are

88-follows

Uppar School 13 boys examined 189 or 87% paused

Lower Bahool......601 Preparatory School 142

Total.........M6]

545 01 107, 75.,

541

2

The

of

well

occupied by additional divisions of the lower school, and this change is in coarse being carried into effect. I may as explain to you that the college consisted of eight classes of which Nos. 1, 2 and 3 were the

for school, 4, & and 6 the lower school, and 7

AWFUL ECZEMA

FOD THREE YEARS

Had to Be Washed and Dressed and Even Fed Like a Baby-Suffered Untold Agony Afraid to Be Left Alone Had Despaired of Batting Better-

ONE

BY CUTICURA REMEDIES

"I think it nothing but right that I should let you know what Cntieurs has done for me. I had eczema for three year and I was under dector's treatment the whole of the time, also the Infirmary, and I could not get eured. It would get better for a day or two, but would break out again worse than ever. At times it was so bad I had to be washed and dressed and even fed like a baby. It was only my hands and are that were affected, but I suffered untold agony, and I got so low I was afraid to be left alone, And I had quito despaired of getting beiter, but at last I tried Cuticura, used three boxes of Cuticura Ointment, and three bottles of Chilieurs Pils, and in a month I was cured. That was twelve months ago and I have scen no signs of it returning I always keep a bottle of Cuticura Pills in the house They do me more goud that anything else, and I I think that no hatlar adatigura Soap. was, if they gave the Cuticure Remedies a fair trial, they would cure them, for I was in an awful stato. Mrs. Conley, 9 Gawen 8., off Jack Lane, Holbeck, Leeds, England, Jan. 23, 1908."

CUTICURA PILLS (ChocolateCoated,invial,coPlils)

Are alterative, antiseptic, tonic, diges tive and aperient, and beyond question the perest, sweetest, most successful and economical of blood and skin purifiers, humour cures, and tonic digestives, en- tirely superseding old-fashioned, nause ous, and expensive liquid medicines. Especially valuable for women.

of $1.5 litres, etid A

Jintment 10 Coater),

Complete Externs and Internal Treant for key Big Head to clean the IT, heal the skin, and cure File vial of t to purity the blood. A binger het often curr

Hormath word Depot Autraits, R. Towas Co., bydder, London, Newbery, Castlevania Paris, Kobra, & Rue de in Pali. Potter Drag 5. Chem. Derp Sole Propa

alled "bém the skim"

New ships Iron and steel, Cosi and ooku... Machin 7 "Other metal"

Woollen goede

Cotton goods

-54-1

KD per cant.

+

**

14

14

"Goutally packing, however, it is unques

Dr. Bateson Wright briefly thanked his Excellency for bie kind remarks and trusted that his kind prophecy of the prospects of the future might be fulfilled. He would be sorry sia that hygiene was not well taught in the sobool; the high marks showed that the if his Excellency went away under the impres mastore taught it very well, and no doubt in the subject in the following year.

tiomble that the increase of profit has been by renewed interest and more care would be taken

His Excellency-The headmaster tells me no meus commensurate with the incremen tart the mouth's vacation commences from value of the trade done. On oll baurie, in ibat it is impossible to obtain for the {applause).

fastered article anciently enhanced The fanclion coneinded with cheers for the to-day. I hope you will all enjoy it thoroughly diverse branches of industry, one hears com-

the general advansa compensate for t in the cost of raw materials. Then again, d foreign-ie over competition-both home and becoming heeter and keener, ***port con- resulting in a stoady decline of profit,

King, the Governor, the visitors and the pries

bead munster.

in

bove

-to-

The N.Y.K. str. Rauchi Maru (Earapon Line) loft Singapore for this port on the 3rd inst, and is expected here on the 9th inst.

The

H.A.L. str. Scandia, from Hamburg, lift

and 8 the preparatory reboot. The eighth Mr. Blade--I hope it will. Some officials are Singapore for this port on the 2nd inst., a... better than others. Rome bave more sensible and may be expected here on er about the

class was done away with last year, and the

BRITISH TRADE IN 1906. 8th ipat.

and Poventh class and with the remainder of tim

Jorge ideas than others.

The H.A.L. ar. Silesin left Shanghai on the The Chief Justice--You mean that a bad 3rd inst., p.m., and may be expected Lore on the

Reviewing the trade of the past year, the tracts for sten) ar, for ineiance, reported to Though not equal to the high standard atfaid. preparatory school disappeurs this year; addi-

ave been executed at 20s a ton below the price Commerce Jurnal eyslarged to the consumer at home. official may delay business?

The str. Sikh sailed from Shanghai on theed last year, the work exbibited in the examinational sactions being provided in the fourth,

"Judging by our special reports from the chief For the New Year the trade outlook would, Mr. Slade--Yes, Continuing, be asked their

in future bave to prepare scholars for Que's centres of commerce nad industry in the United on the whole, appear to be

to be favourable, although Lordships to hesitate to put such power in the Bril just. for Hongkong via Fonchow, and is tion throughout the college is bigbly satisfacfifth and sixth classes. The other schoole will "Chamber of

expected to arrive here on the 7th inst.

tory, and may be rated at a good avera go, English sabjee's, Composition, Grigraphy, College, and this duty will specially fall on the Kingdom, the reviti trade experienced in in some querlers the fear is expressed that the Government District Schools. I bave been glad 1905 was fully maintained, if not increas, in dood tide ha been reached. There does not the year just oloved. Practically all these really seem to be BAT great justigation for the History, Dictation, Reading, Conversation with to learn from Dr. Wright's supplementary **- The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued Translation from and into Chiness maintain at the Unvernment District Schools at reports speak of good business being done in lattor view, although there are indications in most branches of industry, with the exception the option trade of a slackening of the general of the building trade, which appears to be still

whether it will be aqual to the increasing pro the following report:

On the 4th at 11.35 ..-The barometer high fnvel of excellence. There was a percep-Wantsai, Baiyingpun and Yagmati are recognis

the cotton trade, while 1905 daction of

the of spindles and loom, On bas risen in E. Jap.p, and fallen vrer 8Wble improv ment in Arithmetic, though much ing their responsibility in this matter. It is safering from the great overbuilding of a few demand from abroad, and the question srices

weakness in method and too many instances of

a little desponding, when we are attempting to years back.

optimistio

enter- was the most prosperous your ever experienced, ather bend,

are viewe After furtkar discussion, Mr. Blade' resumed Japan and the Loochoos.

still in evidenos. The shallow area of low pressure is moving grow carelessores were

raise the general standard at Queen's College, last year conrked another period of prosperity, taized that 1907 will be eren more favour his soat, and

Eastwards over the Eastern Bes to the W of English firammer was weaker even than usual:

to boar that this past year bes not on the whole and the total profit was probably not far below able than 1906 in the ions and steel- the LoochooR.

been a very successful one. Boye from this that of its immodiste prodecorsor. As to irou manufacturera being, indred, will supplied

trado Pressure is inconsing on the China ommet, the total Ignorause of Azalysis (s subjust so Becary for self-criticism is Composition)_in.

College only gained twelve certificates at the and steel, the home

the export Trade was very with contracts for the first half of the year; good and

Phenomenal while shipbuilders bate a good daɛ] and is again high over Central Chino,

The monsoon is expected to froshen again in the two top classee was appalling. The perca Oxford Local Examination, as compared with good

shipbuilding showed an improvement, and the

their books, but probably not as at this time. the Formoss Chanel and the N. part of the tages in Hygiene were not so high as last year 22 in the previous year, and in this respect coms sgores of output will probably be better than so Riachi

retter, trade is

is gonerally buoyant in nearly this may be attributed to the greater severity of

of the world, particularly in more Boath Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending the questions, and to à tendency on the part of even behind the school I visited the day before even the record of 1905. The trude of the many boys to give answare illuminated by the yesterday, where the same number of certificates country has, however, beez penalised by the

The Chief Justice-The whole thing has arison through combining pablie Lealth with buildings. They are two separato subjects.

The Attorney-General-They are separate parte,

The Attorney-General replied, dwelling on "The meaning of the word nuisance and sbawing the, necessity for the local Ordinances being more draelio than the Home Acts. He. submitted that if the appellant complained that the Building Authority did not perform bis daly by approving the plan, the proper course would be for appellant to apply for a mandamus to require the Building Authority to discharge his offre. Ha contended that the first offenso lay in not submitting a plan and the scene in not getting the plan approved. That was a continuing offence of which the Crown sci- plained.

The Chief Justice romarked to Mr. Slade that

China Zos.

nt. 10 B.m. to-day, 0.00 inches.

to-day is as follows:

to

for

Бод

CONTRO

last

year

out the year.

Moracver,

last

year.

and the Far East. What hampore

It is now obvious that the total value of ours in this couriry, however, is the

of recent

in

incresce of rates and taxes, and thero The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon light of nature instead of based upon principlek was obtained although there are far fewer exceptionally high bank rates current through-

the shield import and export trade will exceed that of does not seem to be mnoh prospect of ameliora College which of science. Monsuration was very good in Class pupils. In hygiene also, I am sorry to say that

1906 itself a record year.

The eleven months'

tion in this (N.E. winds,

show increases of 8 per cent in the valuemmering prot. The tendency ha direo- The General Queen's I, but bad in lase I

the elementary

figures Hongkong & Neighbourhood moderate

Intelligence paper was better than last year fresh; fair.

and one of the prizes for the advanced if our imports, of 14 per cent in our exports of commercial Jetation, too, is t

Lion increasing the burdens and responsibili Tron this year

neither the British goods, and of 10 per cent in our re-ties of employers of labour, and it must N.E. winds, Through the manificence of the brothers Ho

Toking

the principal class of he ...moderate, to old boys of this college, five usy scholarships shield nor a price; and again, the head exports.

[strong-

Lounder. Class I Wright

master reports that at the examination he exports of British and Irish produce and be conreded that the greater the expenses forced Bamoas No.1 Bobolarebig, Class 1 Ho Tung, Class III, o conducted at the end of the term in all sub- wanufactures, there was an all round increase upon them in cardusting their brainces the

confronted in all the markets of the world." Same as No.1. Fook. These are of the value of $100 each end } jects, the results on the average were not so with the two exceptions of grain mud four and greater will be their difficulty in meeting tho electrical goods and apparatus), the list por- inexorable competition with which they are centages of increnso being:

Daily Telegraph,

Formoss Channel... South coast of Chins between Hongkong and Lamecks be to do away with the obligation to submit 2 South coast of China between

Hongkong and Haiyan..)

if judgment went in his favour the effect would

plous to the Building Authority.

bare been

tenable for one year. They were presented by

coarse-bas

at least

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