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item of expense in the domestic budget

Mr. W. A. Eubleo, the raccoor of Dr.

where the revenue side shows an income of Wilder, as Américas Consul General at Hang TELEGRAMS.

of

not more than 325 to $30 a month, a sum that may be given as the average wage the skilled artisan in Hongkong. A diearer idea of what this means to the Chinese working-man may be obtained by contrast-

kong, arrived by the Siberia yesterday 6000 m- panted by Mrs. Rublee and family.

The death in reported of Mr. A. W. Harvey Bellingham, MICE.; Engineer of the British Municipal Council, Tientsin. His death Be CO. ing his position in the matter with that of the surred after a short illness,

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labourer and the artisan in England. Where education was not given free in the elemen tary schools in England the fee commonly charged was 24 a week. Here in Hongkong with the fee at $2, the artisan and labourer has to pay at the rate of 10d per week for each child, though it takes him a month to earn what the English working-man carne in a week. If it is a fact that the boys attend-

The Prince Regent hus approved a memoria! by H. E. Chang Jen-chun, Viceroy at Nanking for permission to erect a Provincial Assembly House in Napking at a cost of Fle. 12),000.

A native who attempted to paim a brass Anger ring on to a pawnbroker at Yautati ap gold was charged before Mr. F. R. Hallifax at the Magistracy yesterday with, ondeavouring te obtain money by false pretences. He pleaded Blue of $20.

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THE SITUATION IN KOREA.

THE QUESTION OF ANEEXATION BE

JAPAN.

TOKYO, December 6th. The chinhoi Society (of Korea?) has drawn up a petition favouring the

LOCAL SPORT.

SCHOOLS" FOOTBALL.

The following matches in the Hongkong Schools' Football League were played last week, the results being as under :-

Vistoria, 1.

JUNIOR LEAGUE, Saiyingpun, 3. Diocesan, 0.

St. Joseph's A... O

The League table now stands

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BENIOR-SCHOOLS", SHIELD, SCHOOL P. W. L. D. P. A. POINTS. Wanchai Bohool 2 1 0 1 21 St. Joseph's Col. 3 1 1 1 2 2 Diocesan School 10 10.0 1 0 Queen's Colloge

JUNIOR-GOVERNOR'S OUR.

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D. F. A. POINTS, Diocesan, Behood. 4 2 0 2

ing these district schools are the children of Builty to the change, and way ordered to pay's annexation of the country by Japan. Baiyingpan School 4.3 1 0

the middle and lower classes, it becomes at once apparent from this contrast that the parents are already making heavy sacrifices out of very slender means in order to give their sons an education "sufficient to on able them to earn a living," and we can well believe that the doubling of the fee would amount to closing the doors of these schools to boys of this class. This, therefore, brings us at once to the question of the Government's responsibility for primary education in the Colony. The Government's reasons for resolving to increase the fees of these schools can be well understood. Applications for admission into these dis- trict schools, we understand, are largely in excess of the actual number that can be accommodated, notwithstanding the fact that large sums of money have been spent in recent years not only in the batter equip ment of the schools, but on the enlargement of school buildings. As a reference to the Blue Books will show, the percentage of expenditure on education in the Colony has been steadily growing, and this, combined with the fact that the applications for admission to the schools largely exceed the vacancies that occur, is the Government's GUINNESS' STOUT justification for raising the fees. If the

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higher fees tend to shut out the sons of the middle and lower class of Chinese from the Government district schools-which, by the way, were originally intended to serve as

A small Chinese boy was charged before Mr. E. R. Halifax at the Magistroay yesterday. with stealing a number of boiler plates from the Hunghem Docks. The charge was proved, and his Worship ordered the youth to be detained for twenty-four hours, and to receive twelve strokes of the birch.

A lukong who was on patrol duty in the Now Territory on Sunday, observing four aspicious looking charactere, stopped and searched them. On one man be found a loaded revolver, and took the possessor to the Yanmati Police Station. The man was charged before Mr. E B. Halifax at the Magistrsey yesterday with carrying frearms without a licence, and a fine of $10 was imposed,

The President of the Society inter- viewed the Resident-General (Viscount Sone), who observed that annexation wos most important matter requiring the deepest investigation. He advised the Party to deal with the question with the greatest prudence,

Seoul is at present a hotbed of political strife.

A meeting held on Sunday and attended by upwards of 2,000 persons, including Korean Ministers of State, passed a resolution condemning the

movement of the Ilchinhoi.

AN AMERICAN CONSUL RECALLED.

An Indian watchman at the Taikoo Docke observing a coolie attempting to leave the works with a length of electric cable, endeavoured to. arrest him. In the struggle which followed the cookie vanquished the watchman and made his escape. But he was subsequently arrested at Chin Laing, and on appearing before Mr. Eat Hallifax at the Magistracy yesterday was ben- teneed to three weeks' imprisonment with hard of an anti-Japaneso report sent home

by him.

labour.

The election of directors of the Tang Wa

Hospital by the Chinese residents for 1910 took place yesterday at noon, at the hall of that institution. Mr. Lan Chn Pak was given with

one exception all the votes for the Chairmanship,

and his appointment was proclaimed with great applause. It attests, the popularity of Mr. Lau Cha Pak that his compatriots should lood him with so many public duties, and it is to his

Toxru, December 6th. Mr. Cloud, the American. Consul Mukden, has been recalled because

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LONDON, December 6th.

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The

EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS IN

HONGKONG

The Government's proposition to increase school fees is not well roceived by local Chinese, sad a meeting of those interested is being convened to take place at the Commercial Union this afternoon to discuss the question. Their views, so far an cari be gathered, are set forth se fellows..

(1) With the exception of private Chinese Sobools and those established under the auspices of tho Tang Wah Hospital and the Confucian Society, there is still no high Chinese Schoo established by the Government. What have bean established are Anglo-Chinese schoola, in which the English hoguage. takes the leading part, so that Chinese boys, after obtaining a uttering of their own language, are transfer- rod to them schools. The boys attending those schools bolong mainly to the middle and lower" dlasses, and the earnings of their parents are quite insignideant. If the school fees are increased, will it be detrimental to the intereste of those people?

(2) As a rule the majority of the well-to-do Chinoso send their sons to schools where high fees are charged, such as the Diocesan School and St. Stephen's. In so doing their object differs from that of the middle and lower classes. Being well off, thagwish to educate their sons The first round of the quarterly tournament with view to filing official positions, while took place yesterday afternoon between teams the middle and lower classes can only give their representing The Hoffs and the Club.

sons an education which is just aufloient to enable them to earn a living. A high education Buffs-Major Eaton, L. Crookenden, Lt.naturally entails high costs, and were the fees Green and T. Potter.

ClubCommodore Lyons, Capt. Heathoots Capt. Bell and Lt. Davidson.

Referees:-Mr. Johnstone and Capt. Brierly In the first bukka the Buffs opened strongly Crookenden making a good sun, but the Com- modore was successful in riding him off. Play continued to be in favour of the Buffs, and Green eventually managed to get the ball between the uprights before the bell sounded for time.

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The second okukka was evenly contested and the pace was very fast, the ball travelling from magnificent try just on time, the ball only and to end with lightning rapidity. Bell had missing the mark by a few inches. No further avoring taking place the Buffe won with the only goal of the match to their credit.

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THE MERRYMAKERS.

of such schools not increased the well-to-do class

would agitate for their increase. It would therefore matter little if the Government in creased the fees in higher grade schools and did' not do so in the case of the lower grade.

(3) Of all the schools opened by the Chinese, the Ellis Kadoorie is the only one which can

Patos favourably with the Government schools, At the outset that school was intended solely for the middle and lower classes and no fee was charged, but through want of funds and the the same a nominal fes of two dollars per month difficulty subsequently experienced in raising has been charged, relying partly upon the annual grant made by the Government as a set-off. against the expenses of the school. Further Increase of the fee will be in conflict with the primary object of the promoters, but if the fee is not increased the Government may find an excuse to reduce the grant. How is this difficulty to be solved!

feeders for Queen's College, but havo never credit that he is willing to give so much of his shadowed in the vigorous speeches amusement, and they make people laugh. To it should be replenished by taxing the schools,

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Hongkong, 8th October, 1909.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

time to their discharge.

Mr. J. T. Pratt, the Assessor, British Mixed- Court, Shanghai, and one of the members of the Shanghai Interport Cricket Team, returned to Shanghai last Monday by the P &0.8 Himalaya. Mr. Pratt had to be carried ashore, as he was suffering from premmenfa and sciatica. He fielded for Shanghai in the first innings of

made by Sir Edward Grey, the Rt. Hon. LV. Harcourt and Mr. Wiuston Churchill. Mr. Harcourt declared that the issues of to-day were greater than those in the days of

does not necessarily follow that they are denied all opportunities of securing an education on the lines of that given in the Government schools. As against 14 Govern- ment schools in the Colony, we see that there

Cromwell or the French Revolution. [29

are 65 grant-in-aid schoole, some of which presumably would be glad to receive addi- tional pupils, for the average attendance in these sixty-five grant-in-aid schools is only 3,780, as compared with 2,144 in the fourteen What the Govern- Government schools.

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the match with Hongkong, but afterwards, by the courtesy of the Hongkong captain, Mr. D. Brand was allowed to come into the team au substitute.

Mr. W. Smith, chief engineer artificer of

went is striving to do is to improve the. M. S. King Alfred, died at the General Hos- standard of education in these districtpital, Shanghai, on Monday last from abscess of schools, and the fact that in the last budget the liver. He was accorded a naval funeral and a sum of 8800 was set apart for scholarships the faga were balf-masted on all the men-of-· to Queen's College from the district schools war in port during the morning. Naval men in port paraded at the General Hospital, and is indicative of that intention.

the coffin, covered with a flag, was placed on a gran carriage. Preceded by a firing party, the ortege proceeded to Bubbling Well Cemetery,

The suggestion is made in the statement, which appears in another column that the

a large number of binejackets following. The firing party was composed of a hody of man of H. M. S. Astrea, the chaplain of which ship conducted the funeral ceremony.

SUPREME COURT.

Monday, December 6th.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE HIS HONOUR ME. W. REEB DAVIES, K. C. (ACTING CHIE> Jusrich).;

UNSATISFACTORY RICE CONTRACTE,

Fifty speakers addressed the in- dignation meeting against the House of Lords, held in Trafalgar Squaro, at which political garrotters" and "hereditary highwaymen" were the favourite epithets.

Mr. Byles, M.P., said they had now got the Lords by the throat, and were going to strangle them.

audience, and demanding

(4) It is the duty of the State to allot part of The Merrymakers do not belie their name. the revenue for educational purposes. If the They supply dainty, delightful and diversified Frehegner is at its abb there is no reason why have been in the Theatre Royal last night when inamoh as the revenue to be derived from they opened their first season in Hongkong was increased fees cannot be a very great help to to have taken, farewell of care and thought and the Government, while the incressed fees must worry and to have inin hack in a chair and indict a hardship on those who have to pay enjoyed being entertained by a company who had them. The Government should effect a saving the pleasing attributs of bringings freshness into in directions other than education. allthat they did. The scones were very pretty, (5) As to the contention that a low fee may Following the overture of the orchestra, Miss induce the Chinese to come from the mainland Alise Hope ang "Beeds of Love," her fall, to be educated, and that there is no reason strong voice stirring emotions among the large why the Colony should secriâce its revenue. the boisterous for their saks, it should be remembered approbation accorded. Of course she had to that there a 36 proper Anglo Chinese Bohool respond to an onoore, Mr. Redge Williams in the interior of China, excepting the American was a host in himself. His comic songs Missionary School and the Ellis Kadooria Sohool "tickled" his auditors immensely, while at. Hozan in Canton. The other scholastic Mise Ida Borridge became a favourite at once. establislimante as for beginners. There the the contributed songs of the soubreite type and fess charged are about the same as in Hong- hed to appear more than once. Miss Violet Bonetta kong, but hones rent and food are cheaper, so also osme in for a share of public applause, that those who come down here to be educated considerable merriment being created by her do not come for the sake of cheap fees, unt direct love sppeals. The Rosebuds danced because the standard of education is higher. beautifully, and Miss Buby Elmore achieved Morsover, most of the students who come hors #uccess in her several songs. The Musical only do so because their fathers and relatives Toroas fully justified the appellation attached trade in Hongkong, and in such cases if they to their name, for they wore musics) in the benefit by the Colony's revenue they are highest degree, and their performance was one entitled to it, as they are taxpayersi în common of the most entertaining and appreciated in a with others so long as they are residing in the programma of more than usual merit Zone, Colony. Even if they had no relatives trading LONDON, December 6th.

described as the world's famous equilibrist, also here when they come to reside in the Colony, proved a person of no small note in the estims they become taxpayers if not directly, indirectly. In short, the influx of students can be conducive Reuter's correspondent at Adention of the audience, hia olover balansing feats only to the prosperity of the Colony. This is learns that there are indications of being thoroughly appreciated and heartily another point that should be taken into con- trouble in Somaliland, where the applauded. Harry Linden, the comedian, we sideration, friendly untives have again been

question] attacked by hostile tribes.

AUSTRALIAN NAVAL LOAN BILL

LATER.

Election preparations are being rapidly completed by both sides.

TROUBLE BREWING IN- SOMALILAND.

in great demand, and was most successful in [Our leading article to-day deals with this his parody on "Bing me to sleep," fairly con- valsing the audience with his singing of a song SHANGHAIING THE BETTER HALF. which gave so many opportunities to a comic “vocalist of his talent,

Government is seeking to induce the mana- gers of the grant-in-aid schools to increase the fees at these schools also, and that the [1480 Government may find in a school's refusal an excuse to reduce its grant. This can a fair statement hardly be accepted as of the Government's attitude in the matter. It is, at least, we imagine, a very inadequate presentation of the facts. In his last Budget statement H. E. The GOVERNOR drew attention to the fact that the amount in grants under the Code continues to- increase and reaches this year the large sum We give in another column to-day the

of $65,000. His EXCELLENCY said he pro-:} The action was continued in which the Hang views which are likely to find expression this afternoon at a meeting of Chinese composed to examine this question during the Sing firm sael Measts, W. B. Loxley and Co. vened for the purpose apparently of year, and we infer from the statement appear to recover the sum of 24,274, being balance due counter-claimed $3,727.44, for breach by the formulating objections to the intention of ing elsewhere that the examination is in for sice sold and delivered, while the defendants

plaintiffs of the terms of their contracts," the Government to increase the fees at the progress. If the object of this grant of a

fixed sum in respect of every child in a Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr. R, A. district schools of the Colony. The fee at school is to enhance the efficiency of a Harding, appeared for the plaintiffs, while the present time, we understand, is $2 per school, there is doubtless much to be said in defendants were represented by Mr. M. W. month, and the intention is to increase the criticism of the basis on which the grant is Slade, who was instructed by Mr. F. B. L. fee in some schools to $8, and in others to Sk, for new scholars, and later on to make the made; for if the same grant is made for an Bowley (of Magar. Dennys and Bowley),

His Lordship having delivered a ruling on the infant as for a boy or girl in the higher new fees applicable to old scholare if circunstandards, it is quite possible to have a jet of the quality of the rice, said be Canal, Colonel Brace, the Police Superintendent 30th complainant gave the ring in question, was ordered to be detained in custody until stances are held to justify the step. Against school in which efficiency is sacrificed to no reason to rajent the evidence of the at Shanghai, last week virculated the following which was valued at $600, to his sister, and

consignees taken in South Africa

LONDON, December 6th.

that the Naval Loan Bill, which pro- A message from Melbourne states

vides for the raising of £8,500,000, has passed both Housea.

THE PALAWAN FATALITY. In connection with the tragic death of an amah and Mr. and Mrs. Bird's child in the Suez

ALLEGED LARCENY OF A RING.

Before Mr. J. E. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon a Chinese named Mok Sik was proceeded a ainst on a charge of stealing a diamond ring

Mr. M. Reader Horrie (of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist) prosecuted, and Mr. P. W. Goldring fof Messrs. Goldring, Barlow and Morrell) ap peared for the defendant.

Mr. Hurris told the Court that on August

wife

The following is taken from The Surveyor of October 29th Building law and in some respects similar the world over, especially in s far as they appear to have been made to be broken as well se to be observed. The law-breaker, however, is not always subject to pains and pensities that are identical as a standard of repression or correction. This is somewhat brasquely forced upon our attention on,rending in a recent issue of the Municipal Gazette" of Shangbai that proceedings have been taken in the Mixed Court of that city in connection with two cases of breaches of the building rules. In one pse it is stated an order was made for con- crete foors to be laid within fourteen days, sad in another for drains to be laid within seven days. In the latter case," the paragra- phist writes, "the owner of the property failed to comply with the order of the Court, and his The work was done,” Whether a penalty of this kind acts as panishmont meet upon the noties to all the police stations-LE this increase it is urged that the parents of revenue by the admission of a dispropor-

The Captain Superintendent received the asked her to try to find a parchaser. On Sep man or the woman is, of course, entirely de. Mr. Slade then resumed his opening statement

following letter from the Commander of the tombor 9th she handed the ring to the defendant, poudent upon the domestic relations of the the boys attending these district schools-tionate number of infants. Doubtless the and said they would prove that all the rice put on P. & O. S. Palawan, and is gives him great who told her has had a friend who would probate pleased to to forcibly separated from the

quite to to situated at Saiyingpun, Yaumati and Wan-result of His EXCELLENCr's examination of board the Kut Sang by Hang Sing got to pleasure to publish same for the information of

ably boy it. Some days later when complain: society of her lord and master, yet, on the other chai-belong mainly to the middle and the question will be made public in due South Africs. They would produco every bill the Force:

Dear Sir, I have much pleasure in bringing ant asked for the return of the ring he was hand, it is not to be overlooked that under such lower classes; and that two dollars a month course, but in the meantime we may be of lading with ons exception, and they would

your notice the gallant conduct of Mr, A, W.

told that it is in paws, and the defendant system the husband need only decline to com- manently to rid himself of a lady of whore put ur board at Hongkung reached South Africa stanger on heard this vessel under my come Mr. Gelitang asked to be shown the informa charma he is no longer an admirer. Anyway, afford for education. To raise the fee by of a school's grant being reduced, the and were examined by the consignees. That maud. Without the slighe kita lasit tion on which the defendant was arrested.

thero can be 10 danying that, however the jumped overboard whilst fifty or a hundred per cent, it is urged, Government's action will be found to be was the first examination, posside after Hang of the Bues Canal on the muting of October

matter may be led at, the wife in Shanghal Hie Worship declined to prove this.

may not merely a transgresser vicarionaly would practically mean a denial of education supported by more solid and satisfactory Sing had put the rice on board in purported 22 to the resene of a Chidee nurah and the

Mr. Goldring asked his Worship under was for her husband bustle, in fact, what the carste in these primary schools to numbers of such reasons than such puny vindictiveness as is fulfilment of his contract. The evidence given infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Bird first salvor

as hitherto have enjoyed tho suggested by the statement that "if the fen in South Africa, both by the consignees them passengers. He succeeded in reaching the skild Ordinance he refused, and further wished in The Prira Secretary plaintively taring privilege, to the benefit alike of themselves is not increased the Government may find selves and by the surveyors appointol to examine and supported it until the arrival of the boat. I now why there was a discrepancy between the his goods and chatt-sls. Whether in the peculiar warrant and the evidence, He submitted that terminology of that particular part of the world Yours faithfully; S

this implies being Shanghaied the mere lay- the defendant was entitled to see the information, man does not pretend to say, but it is quite and the community. Families are not an excuse to reduce the grant." The whole the rise was that the rice did not answer the door sir,

mercantile dosoription of No. 1 Stam rice. The (Bigned) C. RHONJDEN

P. C. Jones has been recommended for the His Worship said by was entitled to see the evident that the modes, manner and lay of this usually small among the Chinese, and oven question is one which might with advantage ice shipped was neither according to description

delightful For Eastern resort prosent a very Royal Humane Society's Medal and has also warrant, but not the foformation.

promising field for the agitation so militantly though a reduction be made when a family be widely discussedy for in its final aspect it nor sample

Evidenco was then called, and the hearing carried on at home by Miss Christabel Pankhurst. received from the passengers a testimonial ex- pressing high approbation of his gallant contributes more than one pupil to a school, a one in which regard must be had to the

sdjourned. education must form a very considerable views of the taxpayers of the Colony,

to

for each child i fully as much as they can quite sure that if there is any proper how that the identical bags of rice which were Jones of the Shanghai Police Forog, and asked to be glen time to redeem it ply with the mandate of the Court in order per-

children

Evidence taken de bene sise in South Afrim was afterwards read and the hearing adjourned. A condnot.

hesitation he

and her sisters in revolt.