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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27xx, 1907.. the inquiror is referred to the Hussian KING AND QUEEN OF PORTUGAL Į government. The Department of the Interior sobóol of Police, and Prison maintains a management and a school of Japanese Litera- ture. The Department of Communications has a school for Post and Telegraph and a College of Navigation. And so the field of Modera Education may be said to be at least fairly covered,

MODERN EDUCATION. IN CHINA. | “Children of school age receiving the prescribed course of instination" as 4.43. Mr. Pisters calls attention to the fact that out of a total population of over Leven and a half millions, between the ages of six and fourteen, more than one million are only accounted for as children in connection with education" with out stating the time or the nature of auch connection. They may not be in school at all, and may only be receiving home instruction. This consideration reduces the proportion of

CHINA'S INDEBTEDNESS TO JAPAN, In educational matters the Chinese bave been more luftaexced by Japan than by any other nation. This is but natural The Japanese bate long been sud still are fellow students with the Chineso of the same Chinese The same written characters are

Cinesios.

used by both countries, with substantially the same meanings. There is much that is similar in the genius of the two peoples. Economically they are more nearly on a level than the Chiness and any one of the European nations, Japan, tco, is the model marest at hand, and, being herself only a recent convert to western ideas in education, bor stage of development is but such as to make her deeply sympathetic with China's present day school problems. China's classification of schools and articulation of Courses in her new egatem has been borrowed with but few changes from the J panese systemy Chinese students in Japan are numbered by thousands; while those in other coux tries ate counted by hundreds., Japanese text books have formed the basis of many Chinesi translations.

Many more Japanese than European teachers

are now employed in Chinese sobools. They cost much less than Europeans, and they live

a

total enrolment to there under obligation from 94.43 to 78.91 per cent. It is interesting to note thatorer £9 per cent, of the pupils aurol'ed are in daily attendance. This is 20 percent higher than the average in the U.S., which gives one very high impr cesion of the eficiency of educs. tional supervision in Japan. The percentage of the entire population enrolled in the elementary and middle schools was nearly 12 per cent. in 1905, white in the U. S. for the same year it was a little less (Inu 20 per cent, in Frazion 14.25 per cent, while in Englsetraud Wales for 1901 it was 17.63 per cent. This gives one some idea of the degres to which popular education has become generalin Japan,

A REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE,

In this same connection the writer may say

that

this summer he was travelling with

a

Chinese friend in Japan, and we were astonished at the extent to which the people generally are

MODERN EDUCATION IN CHINA.

Dom Luis I, the late King of Portugal, had just breathed his last, when his Queen, Maris Pia, took her eldest son to the bedside and said, "I desire that you shall be a King like your father, just and loyat, and I give you my bless. ing." That eldest son is now Dom Carle I. His mother, a remarkable woman, danghier of the late King of Italy. Victor Baimennel, still lives, the popular Queen Dowager of Portugal.

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Coming now to China one cannot but be deeply impressed with the extent and radical

The King Carlca †, was born on Sept. 29. nature of the changes that have been brought 1861, so that he is nearing the completion of about_within a very brief period and so his forty-fourth yourg By a rare coincidence unostentatiously as to almost take the most his Queen, Amélie, was born at Twickenham watchful observers of development here by on the same day two years later; and aloue, wo surprise. It is only five years ago (1902) that there, bid oase, cther "Many Opry LORDS, White Boul, Sole Agents

among the occupants of Europesa the government decided to gradually do way returns" on the same day. The King was with the time-honored system of merely examinedcoated at Oporto by Portuguese professors. ing self-prepared students, and to inaugurate and after his education was ended he made

tour of Europe. He possesea what is rather complete system of schools, modelled on the the happy forte of Kings-a remarkable know western pattern, teaching western subjects, and ledge of languages. He

seven, five employing western methods, it was not until of them, funnily With English bo is quite af 1904 that the detailed plan for the present scholar. Dom Luis translated "The Merchant home. Like bis father, be is a Shakespearean complete system of public schools for the whole of Venice," "Othello," and "Hamlet" into Empire was adopted, and not until 1905 that Portuguese; and in this reproduction, it is said, the present Sovereign took part. He was then abolished.

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the downfall of the Ribeiro Ministry. To them succeeded the De Castro, or "Frogressista," Government; a couple of dissolutions followed but all in vain. The Cortes had become an

generadores," ander Bonbor Hiatze Bibeiro, who

was no parce. Finally, sach of the

THE

shot in the country. Even now, what his disposed of the tolmore question, but still there ROBINSON PIANO

political

with the people. In schools, where apparatus able to read; and even to write in the Chinese actual operation for less than two years. Reback himself against King Carlos, He rides leaders in tarn asked the King to dissolve

character. Not knowing Japanese we had to devise some scheme for making the neces- ears inquiries for making our way about in

at

and are

Majesty has growa very atout, it is said thoro is caresly a marksman in Lusitania who would- bard, and can drive a pair of horses through the steep and narrow streets of Lisbon with the skill of a perfect whip. These were his. delights in thors free and careless days before he ascended the throne. Besides these quali

sculptor and artist in water-colours, and nu ties, his Majesty is a fair tennis player, a clever

accomplished musician

the Cortes and invest him with dictatorial power. His Majesty, while admitting that Parliamentary rule had become an impos-

measure the fault of the two political factions,

the old system of examinations was finally Duke of Braganze, and was known throughout utterly unruly, unmanageable body. To the established by an Imperial Edist bearing dat The Board of Education was of December 6th, 1905. We must bear in mind therefore that the new system has been in

member the shortness of the time, the almost absolute lack of competent teachers, the next to sairaal ignorance of the subjects contained in the western curriculum and of the methods of organization and management of western subools, and the great darth of text-books,

you not astonishod the progress · that has been made? Sabools bave been established in every one of the eighteen provinces on the basis of the new regulations. It is reported also that there is now no province without its Formal schonla for the training of the teachers needed. There are

recently organized at Narking. There is also one at Tientsin, one at Taiyaan (Shansi), one the National University at Poking, organized with Dr. W. A. Martin as President in 1897, hat reorganized in 1903. There are countless

Dom Carlos look his stand before the swing- Higher; Middle, and Elementary schools, and ing doors, and waited, with the trilled darks some Kindergartens. In the principal cost ready in his hand, for the ball to charge. There contres there are for a bellow and a scurry, then are two things to be said,

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One other qualification must not be omitted. Before he became King the Duke of Braganza was well known for his patronage of the bull. ring. Now in Portugal bull-ights are divested. of much of the cruelly which disgraces the Spanish fights. In: Portugal neither balis nor horses are killes, sud to prevent the possibility of a ball goring the horse the horns are covered with padded guards. A court beauty once.

King Carlos, took up the implied challenge, and and hinted that the bull fighters would not daro to face the ball in the open. The Prince, now the story runs that at the mit Bght orders were given that the animal was to be admitted to the arena untrammeled.

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sibility, decided that this result was in a great who had been in power, and setting the Pro TALKING miere their representatives on one side; he called to his sesistance Seahor Jolo Franer, a young and able politician and former Minister of the Interior. Him he invealed with arbitars power, the Cortes being for the nonco adjourned since die. The opposition groups, of course, declare that Senhor Franco bas.

perpetrated d'état, which is more or less true, and that comp he is a dictator, which under the circumstances maat be the case. There have been Republican and Socialist and anti-dynastic riots lives have been lost; many arrests have taken place; fined and anspended, and their editors imprison. ed: telegrams to and from the outer world severely censored or stopped. - will all the nonlal elements of arbitrary rule, when a Parlisment has been set aside.

in used it has beau the custom hitherto to buy it almost exclusively from Japan. An enter prising tim in Tientsin, encouraged by the patronage of the provincial government, is search of various institutions scattered in all undertaking the manufacture of all sorts parts of that great oily of Tokyo. My Chinese of physical apparutas for schools-nch friend ne tarelly had rescuess to writing Chinese a kindergarten materiale plate glas and after a little experimout we found that electrical machines; magnetic instruments; simost anybody we met, aven to the working *ir pumps; apparatus illustrating mechanical and coolie olazece, was able to make out the power, bydrostatics, light, sound, heat and purport of such questions written in Chinese, gravitation; and even small harmoniums. The and in very many cases to reply in the same makers frankly state that they understand very war. This was invariably true of policemen imperfectly the principles underlying all these My friend got to carrying with him a pad vazione mechanizme, and are very appreciative of paper for this purpose. One day in of every bit of help they can secure from Kyoto a missionary friend and I rode tar Already three provincial Universities organized. rallied the Heir to the Throne on this practice, political clubs bave been dissolved; newspapers anyone who does understand. They are several hours in jinricksbae, and distributed Jearuers, And

rory modestly for

several hundred tracts by banding them out to inggestions and instruction. They confess the people we passed. They were eagerly taken that they bare simply taken apart the in every caso, and I noticed that the people who various pieces of Japanese apparatus which took them, many of whom were labourers, risk they purchased, and copied them as nearly as she and cart ecclies, immediately began to lead they could in every, particular. The result them. My friend said they would have no

from 220 to 210 school days in the Japanese Bchool year as against 117 in the American school year.

can be readily-guessed. st. But the effort is difficult p-in-understanding them. There are

mendable, and if they persevere along this line they are sars to succeed. Their har- moninma give forth an approach at barmon jous sound, their air-pumps, create at least a partial vacuum, and with careful manipulation and under favourable conditions their electrical machices can be made to give off a fairly afrong spark.

AN INSTRUCTIVE FÀMPALET.

All this goes to show the reality and exiest of Japanese prestigs in matters of education. This is now somewhat on the wane. Japanese teachers teaching through interpreters are less in favour than formerly, and official China is

LENGTH OF COURSE

The student begins bisedusation by studying four years in the ordinary elementary school. Then he devotes another four years to the course in the bigher elementary school. Then comes the middle school which claims five years. The high school follows. Students who take civil and mechanics) engineering spend four years in this

Por the remainder a

conkne.

variety of three year courses. fit the students for the special Colleges in the Universities. In

trial, Commercial, and Agricultural training

being established, and Tientsin has schools of Fisheries and Navigation, established caly this sammer. There are also several schools of Foreign Languager, and at least two Engineer- ing Colleges, Nanyang (in Shanghai) and the Tong Shan Behool. In addition there are the schods belonging to special departments of the government, such as the Naval and Military Academies, the Medical schools, the schools of Telegraphy, for the police, and the schools in which gentry and officials are trained for the duties of local self-government.

King Carlos has necessarily shared in the unpopularity of these proceedings, and to this we fear must be soribed the reported plot,

First

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Hongkong, 29th November, 1906,

overnment, and secondly, the present 'di futurs appears to have aimed honestly to introduce real reforms in the admi istration.

He was Senhor. Franco is a strong man,

'persona i rata" t Court, because, himself a man of wealth, he insisted on economio reforms, and among others the reduction of Court expenditure. He has white in power, gone into the corruption that prevare very generally in Portoguese administration. For example, he bas suppressed all special allowances from the Treasury which meant a saving of £10,000 a year-and declared and in polito deprecation of the other min, bis intention to atollah a'l sinecures. But there are not the kind of r forms that in the Pezizania as they could in the time aloited to them. It was in feet a mild repetition of the hus make for personal popularity, Quite the contings a good many years ago. It may be irazy. It has been said very recently by a remarked that both candidates were equally

made for the place where the present King of Portugal was standing. But a bull rarely charges home at the first attempt, and this one did as others do. It stopped, sported angrily, and threw up the sand with its front hoofs.ppsed not to be a The King waved his arms, made a feint to lure one side to avoid it, but in the very aot of bis it on, and then, as it charged again, sprang to spring, slipped on a wet place left by whole the watering hose-ad fell! The audience rose with a simultaneous ory of horror for though Dom Carlos, of course, fought incognito, everyone knew who the too bold banderillero was Another fighter wared his red

caps in the bul's face; the animal's attention was diverted for a wooond, and the It is the intention to have in time a Univar Prince rose. The ball saw the movement, and,

SCHEME FOR THE UNIVERSITY,

of late much less inclined than formerly the University the Medical course is completed sity in each province. Here is the elaborate taking no further notica of the enticingly writer familiar with the little kingdom and its frank about the fact that they were suxious send sindents to Japan. It is oron reported in four years, the Law, conres requires at scheme at which they are aiming in the Nationéed capa, made once more for his first capital that in Portugal "politics are a mere to represent Penang and also about the tides

least four years, but any of the other cour work is limited to five years. ses is finished in these years. Post-graduate

University. There will be eight departments as follows:--

Dept. of Classics, offering 11 different co ureas

'of Law.

1

-I

-1

17.

of Literature,

4.-1.

of Medicine

1

13

of Science

of Agriculture

of Commerce

13.

adversary. It was rus Prince, ran bull, to the barriers; and, fortunately for his country, the Prince won by inches. As his Majesty's hesla cleared the timbere of the barricade, the bull's horns kooked splinters out of the woodwork a few inches below.

"Yes," said Dom Carlos with a smile, faboy I did these twenty five yards or so in And then with a downward very good time" glance of self-criticism, he added: "I don't think I should aboud mng of a chancs if I had to do the same thing now.

In

trade, in which the grosser the corruption the that unless they said what they could in their more comfortable is the competency which is own favour, they were likely to g t left. Mr. earped. This is no secret; the whole nation is Adams claimed twenty years attention to aware that it is so. Were a revolution to take y place to morrow, these same persons who now rain public interest. Mr. Hattenbach thirty-two, but Mr. Adame felt quite sure the Chamber their country's credit would still finger the would not juge by length of service alone. There is, it is reported, saying Ir. Adame ofaimed that he was not more often money bags,

Lisbon, "You may buy a newspaper for a half again the Government" than his opponent penny and an editor for a penny, which we hasten to say is not true, but it is symptomatic, ar, and he said he was not an obstinate At any rate it is hinted that the Dictatorship individual, and would always ha open

conviction. of Joan Franco would have been more tolerable ;

Mr. Huttenbach replied that be had not The regular cours proposed may be sum. marised as follows: Between the ages of three married Princesie Marie Amélie, daughter of

It was on May 22, 1880, that King Carlos to the politicians if there had been less reforming come to praise Mr. Adams, but rather to

zoa].

The King of Portugal meane well. It is distinctly unkind, and advanced as a quali

"bury Caesar, not to praise him" which was. and seven years children are to receive Kinder Philippe Duke of Orléans, Comte de l'aris- ene

difficult to see what other measures were open fication for the post that he "would soon ba garten training. At seven years of age they are of the most beautiful and gifted of Europe's

to him. He wiebed to wige corstitutionally. to enter the lower elementary grade, where the queens. That marriage otherwise a happy one

his election would be a very graceful com. that the French Republican Government, arbitrary rule has been made a necessity.

of Practical Industries offering

ifferent courses.

nine

to

to

that they intend to prohibit their going. But the

·influence has been and is still great enough to make something of a study of Japanese methods and tendancies important in order to understand

INFLUENCE OF THE UNIVERSITY. the trend of contemporary education. Every

Mr. Pieters gives it ne his judgment that the foreign educater in China ought to read studiously that excellent monograph on "The Imperial University bas contributed more than Educational System of Japan, prepared from any other influence to the marvellous progress of Japan. Be says, "It has given. tone.. to fficial sources," by Albertus Pieters, Mail sineational effort, as furished a goal the capable Principal of the Steele Academy worthy of the highest aspirations of the best Nagasaki, Japan. This little pamphlet is crammed full of the mestiest sort of informs young men, and has supplied the nation with leaders in every sphere of activity except in tion abcul Japan's very remarkable and efficient that of religion. Through it Japan has been school, system. The selection of a few things able not only to receive the science of the course should be completed in five years. At was saddened at the commercement by the fact | It has been kis misfortune, not his fault retiring." He also assured the mooting that outof this abundance, a process which outlining world, but also to contribute to it, for the twelve years of age children will enter the alarmed at the manifestations of monarchical an unfair discrimination against matter in Council. Continuing he said "the best makes necessary, has alucat the appearance of original investigations of its professora,higher elementary grade, where they will study loyalty which the union called forth in France gifted women of her age. Queen Victoria reason which would weigh with them was "that that must be omitted. To secure a copy of this in several instances attrioted the attention of at sixteen, and fish the course in five years, pamphlet and read it entire is the only adequate the tearned world and added something to the At twenty one they will be ready for the three zomedy one can recomma for such less.

sum of human knowledge." Its graduates are years course in the higher grade, of Provin- EDUCATIONAL. "MAGNA CHABA."

to be found in bading positivas is all parts of cial College. This makes them 24 years old when the Far East, especially in Korea, Manchuria they are ready for the University. The courses designed mineral wealth, establishing schools, building according to the choice of subjects. So that the henceforth that education shall not be confined railroads, and advising rulers" Moreover student will graduate at from 27 to 20 years to a few, but shall be so diffissed that there all students from Chins, Siam, Korea, and India of age. not be a village with an ignorant family, nor a aro in attendance at the Universities.

This very striking declamation is quoted from

Queen Amélie will rank among the most pliment to him, and said that doubtless the it was essential they should be well represented

the introduction to the Code of Education and Chine, "editing newspapers, locating hero 'will require from three to five years marry ang but a fairy like Princess--one that cine, passed her examination, and obtained a man in Penang, in that he was sure he would

promulgated in 1872: "It is

family with an iguerant member." That may be regarded as the Magna Charts of popular education in Japan.

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE IN JAPAN,

Certainly for a long time to come Japan will continue to exert, both directly and indirectly, very strong infinence in the edamational development of China and Korea.

{To be concluded.

THE EMPEROR'S HEALTH.

made the Comte, and Comtesse de Paris and in her marriage. She was for awhile best known the most able min even if they could get so their children exiles from France. The marriage in the land of her adoption-as-a-great-sports-good a man za poor Jo Chamberlain was in took place at Liabou amid great rejoicing atorded the gold medal of the Royal Humane

woman. She is a powerful swimmer, and was bia best days-ould be of little service to A story is told of the engagement with the

Society for saving two children from drowning nang unless he could attend Council," He Orleauist Princess which deserves to be true,

did not wish to enter into a competition with and probably w. It is said that the Prince had in the Tague. But the Queen possesses distin Mr. Ademe as to who was the most popular declared nothing should ever induce him to

guished intellectual gifts Ehe studied medi. degree, and is thus the only Queen M.D. extant, loss, but in this case he hoped the voting would show that the majority looked upon the was pretty, rich, and good. None of the ladies

Her Majesty has made a specialty, of nursing: sacred trust (of voting) in the right light.' earned to fall the condificas, One day the families within his acquaintance of reigning,

much to the advantage of her subjects. At her: Mr. Adams was elected by 19 to 12 votes. Comtesse de la Perronayo, an astute Freach- own expense she maintains a dispensary and woman, obtained a large photograph of Prin- hospital for the sick children of the poorer case Amélie d'vrléans, and placed it in her classes; and all over the country she is known for her interest in the work, as is shown drawing room. There the young duke saw, and at obce the die was cast. A flying visit to by her visits to hospitals and sisterhoods. Paris followed, and the Franco-Portuguse the reforms which she preaches to her has fallen moderately to slightly over Japa

in various parts of the realm. Among the following report marriage was the result. Princese Amélio's reception in Lisbon recalled the ancient glories own, sex is the discontinuases of tightlane. Formosa and S. China, It is inclined to rise It that her Majesty was delighted. The the Röntgen rays were discovered. She photo-

WEATHER ENPORT,

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued

On the 26th at 11.45 am-The barometer

these islands

lotter A private from Peking states that the health of the. Emperor is exceedingly good in spite of the rumours that bave lisen industriously

The shallow area of low pressure appears to their

Queen the Portuguese have reason to be graphed by the aid of the rays a tight-laced be still lying in the neighbourhood of N. Lazon; spread about the country. There are, bow. gorgeous pageants filled the streets, and of

and thereby was able to prove how are indications that His Majesty is getting prod impatient at the restraint that has been placed

Only three re

years after his marrings in Oslo- pernicions the babit 1, and to show the and observations from the Benius, indicate th upon him since the coup d'etat of 18/8, in bar, 1881, Don Carlos was called to the throne, deformity caused by undue pressure on the existence of a depression to the Southward of consequence of which his Majesty's enemies having already, owing to his father's ill ess, internal organs. It has been said that the

Pressure is highest over the Pacific to the may be considering measures to depose kim by

Quesu's precept and example have diminished reigning further through chronic illaese" We years bis reign were troubled with an an

Fresh N. and NE winds are expected to of Aosta, cousin of the reigning King of Italy.. further learn, from a reliable source that the fortunate dispute with England, which the Princess Hélène d'Orlésps, married the Doke the Upper Yang!ze,

Their Portuguese Majesties hare two sons, prevail in the Formoes Channel, and along the good health of His Majesty has been confirmed King happily filed over. He is reported to

The English are the best friends of Portugal, Prince Luis, who is twenty years of age, and Northern shores of the Chins Sea. by s foreign doctor, who when asked to diagnose.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending Prince Manuel, eighteen

at 10 am. to-day, 0.12 inches. is Majesty's condition, declared that there is and therefore of postgate if Portugal, nothing in the least the mattor with the presorite for him unless it be that His Majesty subjects of mine, but they are excitable, and Emperor, so that he (the Doctor) could not unhappily, while I eognise that fact, my subject cagnot. They are fine fellows, these

cow's milk.-N.-C. Daily News.

A pegs is given to each child, and the education of ber people. She has established giving out that he is incapacitated from been called upos to act as. Regent. Tho carly tight-lacing in Portugal! Her Majesty's sister. N.B. of Japan, and over China to the North of

Japanese law regards it as the duty of every

CLASSIFICATION OF SCHOOLS. parent to send his children, male and female, to school between the ages of six and fourteen,

There are sixiy-four District Normal neke als, unkes they have completed the ordinary turning ont anneally more than 8,000 teachers skmentary course by the age of ten years, in fer elementary schools, and there are three which case they are exempt. A yearly school higher Normal schools training, teachers for census register is prepared of all children who middle schools. Japan has been wise in paying will be of school age before the ensuing April a great deal of attention to the industris register contatos Bot only his name but also a proportionately large number of Agricultural, Euch particulars as the name, residence, and bechanical Arts. Apprentice, Fisheries, cconpation of his parents and guardians, the Commercial, and Nuties! schools of both date of the child's birth, and when the period Middle and Elementers grades-and-nine wol of school attendance begins and ends, with the institutions. In addition, the State bas since equipped" and organized higher Technical date of his admission to school and of the com pletion of his ordinary elementary course, or, if 1894 encouraged the founding of supplementary should, perhaps, drink an extra bowl or two of their sturdy patriotism makes them perhaps a excused from attendance, particulars and reasons industrial institutes, with much success that 1,138 such schools for teaching Agriculture Au exact list of the children in his distriot is, alone are reported. There are, all told, ten

therefore."

schools of Medicine, nine private schools

on

LATEST STEAMER "MOVEMENTS,

at the beginning of the school year, given to of Law, eleven of Literature, sixteen of here on the 23th of August has arrived at The LG.M. str. P. B. Luitpolit which left the principal of each elementary school. The Religion, and in Tokyo a school of Foreign Gases on Wednesday, the 25th inst. at 7 a.. teachers having checked off from this list those Languages, a rouool of Fine Art and The M.M. Co.'s str. Yarra, with the next who come to school, look up the remainder, and an Academy of Music. There are reported French Mail, will leave Saigon on Friday the try to secure their attendance. Thez a list of

trisst, at 7 a.m. for this port, besides, 668 miscellaneous schools, some. delinquents is handed to the lossl officers, who public and some private. And finally, not a

The H.AL sir, Hohenstaufen left Singapore 26th September at 6 s.m., and may be with the school committer, carefully investigate part of the educational aystem proper, are the expected here on 1st October am every case, A persistent conces el risitation

The Indo-China str. Fooksang left Caleatta for this port via the Straits on 26th inst, and and investigation is followed-up-until-all-who very important schools maintained by the Various departments of the Imperial govern-

be expected here on or about 11th October. have valid reasons apply for and scoure an ment: To these belong the schools of all The G.F.B. sit. Empress of Japan which left Rcial excuse. The very remarkable claim is grades for the children of the nobles. The Hongkong on the 28th August, and Yokohams made that every child in the empire without Naval Department has three schools. The on the 5th September, arrived in New York ou Tuesday the 24th Septembar thus making s such excuse is enrolled. The nasal School War Department has fours een schools, for transit of 26 days from Hongkong and 20 days Report for 1045 gare the percentage of information as to the efficiency of which from Yokokama.

hace suid":

. . . . . .

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon" to-day is as follows-

:

Hongkong & Neighbourhood

Formoss Channel...

N. and N.E. winds, moderate

or fresh; fair to showery.

N. and N.E. winds, fresh to

strong.

7

Same as No 1.

Samees No. 1.

Hongkong and Hainan..)

A PENANG ELECTION,"

CANDIDATES' VIEWS ON THEMSELVES, Little bit too sensitive, and too ready to fancy The meeting of the Pebang Chamber of Commerce on September 11th to decide who themselves injured and the national honour insalted by the little rabs which are inseparable should be recommended to Gose:ument as the from international diplomacy.. A

representative of the senior mttlement où great-and

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Portugal suffers from two chranie troubles the finances and Republicanism. To remedy the ret evil the King has done his best, submit ting magnanimodaly to large reductions of the Royal revenue. Bat the Republican and anti- dynastic politicans are more di Beult to deal with in the Southern monarchies of Europe than even su empty exchequer.

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