1914-02-27 — Page 6

ACTIONS AND REACTIONS IN CHINA.

(Continued, from page 5) As is but to be expected, there is son siderable divergence in practice in the different provinces; the following reports ahow to what extent the main prinsiplay are being applied. (Shansi) correspondent of the N-C. Daily Wews, writing in July last," says:--

missions

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 971A, 1014

JAVA-CHINA

at foreign languages. This delect san be eradicated only by time, coupled with a determination on the part of the educa tion authorities to allow no school to exist that talls below a minimum standard in this respect. Buel a step, essential as it is in the interests of education itself, becomes still more of a necessity in the the days of genuine democratic elections. JIBODAS.... Republic of China if it is ever to reach With regard to the curriculum of these

JAPAN

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REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE BETWEEN JAVA, CHINA AND JAPAN.

FEPHOTAD

LACEY HO FO

First. half of

First of March First halffof M Marah

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▲ deprosion lies to the east of Japan.

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10 am. to-day, 0.00 inches.

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Maro Second bast of March. First half of April

Hongkong & Neighbourhood

Formosa Channel'

N.E. gale.

TJIMAHI

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The Steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric Light and have socommodation for a limited number of Baloon Passengers, and will take Cargo to all Netherlands-Indian Ports on through Bills of Lading.

For Particulars of Treight and Passage, apply to the

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

York Buildings, 1st Floor.

Telephone No. 1574.

Hongkong, 26th February, 1914,

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NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

SHIPPING IN PORT

STHAMKILS.

CNGcnow, British str., 1,196, Doyle,

The Fonchow Fuschools, the irreducible minimum recom-TJILLWONG as we have seen, simple ethics, Chinese TJITAROEM

ended by the Educational Conference is,

TIIMANOEK language, arithmetic, and physical drill, Under the new regime in the educa with the addition of sewing for girla.

TIILATJAP. tional fold in this county, some interest China's schools are often criticized on the

TJIPANAS ing changes have been inaugurated the ground of the over-claboration of their "year which have given rise to results curricula and of being unfitted to the worthy of sobor consideration. Under station in life of the scholars, but, even de the old regte any non might gather a when the other subjects mentioned TJIKIN group of students and call it a school, drawing, manual training, and singing- were faithful are icluded, thess criticisms will be seen Some of these racu teachers, some were the reverse. In be to have small foundation so far as the beginning of the present year, the old Primary Schools are concerned. form of educational organization dis The reformers seem to consider (and continued, and a Board of Education rightly) that the Chinese language as it (not to be cotilounded with the Board now stands is a hindrance to education, or Ministry of Education-such, and so to the general progress of the now Chiso-yu Pin Peking) Look its, country; and various proposals have been plac: This Board kas rad power and made for simplifying it so that such a time shall not be absolute control of all education in the disproportionate county. Orders were issued disband expended on the acquisition of the elemen- This menus tary arts of reading and wirting. Ia ing all private schools. that at present there are but two classes some advanced quarters, it has been of-schools, these founded by the Board suggested that English should be adopted of Education and those organized by as the official language of China, but the The Board of Education proposal is scarcely worthy of notito, parposed to have one public school in though it is interesting to recall that a ench village, the teachers for these similar suggestion was made in Japan schools to be recommended by them but in 1868. Another proposal is that China to be supported by the village. The should be endowed with an alphabet: one malarien asked by teachers with a reeum of the recommendations of the National anondation from the Board is (ste) Educational Conference was the appoint- large that only the largest villages can ment of scholars versed in phonetics, and afford to hire a teacher. Consequently representative of all the provinces, to difficulties but 52 of the 336 villages of the county juvent ur adopt an alphabet for

language. The have any school at all, while the enrol Chinese

A system of men, has decreased from about 6,000 involved in the creation of such an

alphabet are obvious. bay school last year to bu 3,000 at romanization or of phonetic rendering la present time. Of this number, a little over 500 are in the mission schools. Peking would be absolutely unintelligible It is a serious matter that so large ato a Cantonese and it wondl, be difficult proportion of the children are shut off to invent a system of initials and foals that would preserve "the unity between from schools." The conditions in Kwangtung are widely divergent dialects in the way that indicated in a circular latter issued in the present ideograms do. the early part of last summer by Professor concrete case, the character representing Chung Wing Kwong, the Commissioner "yellow" is rendere in Kwangtung. of Education for the province. The hung in North China, wing at Ningpo, grades of schools, lengths of courses, and and no at Swatow, but when writtenis curricula described above are adopted by equally intelligible in all these places, it, with the provision that As it but it is not easy to imagine a system. against the School Law, no school many give instruction in the Confucian Classics (four books, Eve classics). With regard to official control of education, the Com- missioner says:--

"In order to encourage all schools, no matter what kind they may be, to continue in this good work, we ate glad to recognize their efforts and shall be glad to furnish them with all the aid in our power. To do this impartially

would mean that Chinese as written in

To take a

of initials and finals that would represent hung in Peking, and he immediately intelligible to a Cantonese as representing the sound weThe danger of such a change would be that, the one link between the dialects being lost, they would harden into separate languages, which would volve the unity of the country itself in Krave peril.

Languages, in any case, are not to be controlled by parliaments and laws, and

22nd February-Saigon 17th Febru ary, Rice-Shewan, Tomes & Co. shige, 24th February-watow 23rd DAIGI MARU, Japanese str., 899, Toka- February, General. Osaka Shosou Kaisha. 25th February-Moji. 20th February, DILWARA, British str., 3,400, Ramage, 25th

Coal-David Bassoon & Co. DUNER, British str. E. . M. Dickinson, 25th February-Calcutta, General David Sassoon & Co. EIGEL, Norwegian str., 875, E. Fingalen, 24th February-Dalay 18th February, General Chinese, RAWA EMPIRE, British str. 4,500, E. T. Pileber, 25th February-Moji 20th February, General-Gibb, Livingston & Co. EMPRESS OF JAPAN, British str., 3,039, W.

Dizon Hopcraft 8th February Vancouver 15th January, Flour and General.-Canadian Pacific Railway. Davison, 18th FebruaryVancouver EMPRESS OF RUSSIA, British str., 8,789, W. 30th January, Mails and General.-- Canadian Pacific Railway Co. 24th February-Saigon 20 Febru PAUSANG, British str., 1,366, H. Melkin,

Matheson & Co. ary, Rice and Timber.-Jardine,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

THE Steamship

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

FORBOAST.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

THE AMERICAN MÄLE.İ The P.M. str. Ching left Yokohama for Hongkong via Manila on the gard February. The United States mail has been transferred to the I.G.M. str. Der flinger, which is due to arrive here ou the 2nd March.

THE AUSTRALIAN MAILL

The I.G. M. str. Coblenz left Sydney, of

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hour sading of the 7th February, at 11 am, and may be expected hure of or about the 2ød Mazok,

The E. & A. str. Eastern loft Sydney on the 18th February, for this port (via Queensland Ports, Port Darwin, Timor and Manila), and may be expected to. arrive here on or about 14th March, PGRADE THE GERMAN MAIL-

Dramaios.

South coast of China between The same as

•No. 1. Hongkong and Lamocks, Bouth coast of Chins between ƒThe same as

No 1. Hongkong and Hainan... 1 Ewinde, fresh to moderate; overca, ddrissling rain at times.

HONGKONG TIDE TABLE

From 27th February to 5th March, 1914.

HIGH WATEL

Fri

Satar.

"DUNERA " having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods Sun. will be delivered from alongside...

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Veerol Mon. will be landed at once, at Consignees' risk and

Tues.

expense, yz ANA

Cargo remaining on board after 1 r. of the 27th inst. will be landed at Consignem risk and Wed.

отрезине.

Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORE and Thurs. PENANG are requested to take fuMEDIATE BUS delivery of their Goods from alongsile, aneh. Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will he landed and stored at Consignees” risk and expense.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned,

DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD., Agents. Hongkong, 25th February, 1914.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FULEAZA, British str. 2,762, 8. C. Carey P. & O. B. N. Co.'s Stramer

20th February-tangoon 6th Febru Bry, General-Jardine, Matheson & Co.

GEMINI, British str., 1,365, E. Javes, 22nd February Bangkok 15th February, Rie-A Bune & Co.

Height

LOW WATE

'kong

T'kong.

Team

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Time

Time

b. m.

It

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11 14 5 7 5 10 2 5 2 3 1m 11 295 4m 5.44

11. 425 2 6 $1 a 2 6 211 545 5m 642-7 6 42 2 8 31 3m 024466 16

0 26.5 7 7 52 2 9 1243-9 m 6:183 3 195.8 9.52 2 8

nor low water 11 33 & 2 4

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NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

Д

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEEDS.

FROM EUROPE.

THE HAL. Steamship

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The I.G.M. str. Prins Bittl Friedrich, carrying the German mails, with dates from Berlin of the 4th February, left Colombo on the 22nd February, p.m., and may be expected here on or about the 5th March.

·MERCHANT STEAMERO.

The strGlenlogan-left-Singapore on the 22nd February, and is due bere atl the 28th February, p..

The German str: Borneo left Sandakan on the 21st February, p.m., and may ba expected here on or about 28th February,

The A.L. str. dustria left Singapore for this port on the 22nd February, and will arrivo hore on the 28th February.

The E.A.L. str. O. J. D. Ahlers loft Shanghai on the 25th February, &m, and may be expected here on or about the 28th February, a.m.

The N.Y.K. atr: Sado Maru (American Line) left Beattle for this port on the 27th January, and is expected here on the lat March.

The H.A.L. str. Assyria left Singapore on the 52nd February, a.m., and may be expected here on or about the 2nd March,

a.m.

The N.Y.K. str. Kashima faru (Buro- pean Line) left London for this port v posted here on the 11th March. ports on the 31st January, and is m

The Mogul Line str. Pathan left U.K. on the 25th January, and is due to arrive here on or about 5th March.

The Barber Line str. Satsuma loft New York on the 14th January, and is due to arrive here on or about 14th March.

The N.Y.K. str. Yokohama Mara (American: Line) left: Seattle for this port via ports on the 10th February, and is expected here on the 15th March.

The Mogul Line atr. Lothian loft United Kingdom on the 21st February for Hongkong via Straite, and is due to arrive here about the 3rd April.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. Naming, from Singapore, is due în

Hongkong 1st March.

"SCANDIA," Captain Jochims, having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the bazardous and/or extra-hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Arrived Hongkong on 22nd February, 1914, FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTA, Co., Ltd. whence delivery may be obtained against Bills of Lading countersigned by the PORT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS.

Undersigned. Consignees of Cargo by the above-nanied

kong 5th March. ressel are hereby informed that their goods are to the contrary be given TO-DAY

the

Clais mst be presented within tai dags Chipshing, from Weihaiset, is due at Company's Godowns of Kowloom, where each they cannot be recognised Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark lando

we have outlined the following cond. the Chinese language is likely, with the HALYANG British str., 1,363, A. E. being landed and placed AT THEIR RIBK Optional Cargo will be carried on unless notice Tatshing, from Calcutta, is due in Hong- tions for the registration of schools aid of the press and the schools. to settle Hodgins, 25th February-Amoy 24th Hongkong and Kowloon-Wharf and Godona depaseste IITA here, after which date Hongkong 27th February These conditions, in addition to those able to hold its own when the written HINSANG, British str., 2,474, A. Kennedy, and delivery can be ohun the Goods No Claims will be admitted after the Goods | boksing, from Shanghai, is due in Han

under the Bureau of Education."

governing grades of schools, etc., contain the following provisions :-

its own future. The stately and delight

ful, but unfortunately obscure, ver- was language was in comparatively small us. ibuti is already being found out of place in the age of he 3 cents post and the daily Each school shali be willing to be naper. The imporation of foreign words inspected at any time by the Governins hee another phase of the development

19 of the Chinese language in modern days ment inspector, or until appointed in its district, by the Dis-telephone (e-la-fërg) and rifle (laz-fu} trict Superintendent of Education

.000

All required school reports shall made out in fall, and promptly return ed to the Bureau of Education.

a.

February General Douglas Lapraik

•& Co. VA

Optional Goods will be landed here unises instructions are given to the contrary within Goods not cleared within 8 days including hours date of arrival will be subject to rent.

21st February--Sandakan ieth Febru- ary, General-Jardine, Matheson & Co. HSBCI MARU, Japanese str., 3,070, H.5

Takashima, 20th February-Borneo 13th February, Timber.-A Bune & Co.

February-Singapore 21st February, General P&O. S. N. Co. 20th February-Hongay 18th February KALGAN, Britisk str. 1,418, D. R. Davies,

Coal Butterfield & Swire.

No Fire Insurance will be affected by me in

Damaged packages must be left in the Godown for examination by the Consignees and the Company's surveyors, Messrs. GODDARD THURSDAYS. All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, and DOUGLAS, at 10 am, on MONDAYS and

KAMO MARU, Japanese str., 5,284, after which date they cannot be recognised. Kawara, 24th February-Singapore No Claims will be admitted after the Goods 10th February, General. Nippon have left the Godowns, agter goal Tuseo Kaisha.

are two of the commonest instances INDIA, British sbr. 3,480, Talbot, 25th day case whatever. Ma though it is scarcely likely to exercise an appreciable influence. If the experionca. of Japan is any guide, the most probable A school accepting the above con- for that any simplification of written Chinese will take is the addition of a few ditions shall be designated as

Registered School and shall receive easy signs to represent prepositions and an official seal of the Bureau of Educa- other particles, as well as prefixes and tion on its students' certificates of sufixes and inflectional signs, so that, graduation, said certificates to entitle with their aid, a very moderate collection them to enter any Governinent school of of characters will, with the possibilities the next higher grade without examina-of combinations, be adequate to all tion

A school which cannot meet these dog- ditions may be enrolled at the Bureau, but shall not receive the seal until the above requirements have bei met

A

In Hupeh efforts have been made to enforce universal school attendance. Reuter's despatch of November 4th, last gives the following particulars

Since the Revolution of 1911 the authorities of Hupeh have endeavourod to enfores compulsory education, with apparently good results. The Chief of thu Education Department has now submitted the following proposals to the Chief Civil Administrator of the Province:

ordinary purposes.

BARON YUN CHI-HO,

A VISIT IN PEASON.

weeks ago the Japan Some few Chronicle stated that a private report had been received from Seoul to the effees that Baron Yuan Chi-ho, one of the so-called ringleaders in the notorious" conspiracy" case, who was sentenced to six years penal servitude, had died in prison. The Seoul Pree subsequently denied the report.

This denial is now fully con- firmed by the following interesting letter appearing in the Chronide from Mr. Alfred W. Wasson, who recently had an interview with the Baron:

-(1) The police and educational repre- sentatives shall ascertain the nam of

On the 20th ultimo I visited Baron all boys over 6 and then secure guaran- tors for the boys' attendance at school; Yun Chi-ho, in the prison at Taika. (2) In remote villages the elders shall Previous to his arrest two years ago I be made responsible; (3) Fines of fifty had been closely associated with him in During his trial I to one hundred dollars (r, the fire xlucational work. shillings and costs" for disobedience to was absent from the country, and so bad a school attendance order in England) not seen him since his arrest. The prison "should be imposed upon parents authorities gave me permission to see him neglecting this local law; (4) The about some educational matters. establishment of proper schools in all towns and villages,"

"I was allowed to send in to him from his library in Songdo Boswell's Life of Johnson, and a volume by La Fontaine, also Weymouth's New Testament in Modern Speech,

Know, British str., 1,222, H. E. Laver,

25th February Shanghai 22nd February, General Butterfeld & Swire.

3,925,

KAVACHI MARU, Japanese str.

Christiansen, 25th February Bombay and Singapore 19th February, Gen- eral-Nippon Yusen Kaisha KWANGBE, British str., 1,000, G. J. Spink, 19th February-Dalay 13th February, General. Butterfield & Swire,

16th | ex

E.A.HEWETT

Superintendent, Hongkong, 23rd February, 1914.

8.6. AUSTRALIEN" COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, NOTICE VONSIGNEES of Cargo from London ex 8.8. “Normand," et "Breton," from

Basque,

in connection with Informed KWELI, British str., 1,673, G. D. Mille, Nantes er 5. Cachar" and from Havre

23rd February-Wakamatau

Steamer are bareby February, Coal-Butterfold & Swire. above February-Saigon 2nd February, Opium, Treasure and Valushles are being landed and stored at their risks into the LAERTES, British str., 1,340,- Wawn, 21st that their goods with the exception of

General-Chinese LOONGSANG, British str., 1,903, W. G. Ghazardous and or extra hazardous Godowos of Leask, 24th February-Manila 31st the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown February, General-Jardine, Mathe Co. Ltd., at Kowloon, whance delivery may be

obtained immediately after landing. son & Co.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless MACHEW, Garno str., 896, R. Zollner, intimation is received from the Consignees 25th February-Hoihow 23rd Febra before NOON TO-DAY requesting it to be lauded ary, Rice and General-Butterfield bere, & Swire MEXICO CITY, British str., 3.179, N. A. Star **key, 21st February-Moji 16th Feb,

Coal-Chinese, NABABA, Gorman str., 4,119, S. Schan, 24th February-San Francisco 26th January, Oil-Standard Oil Co. OLAND, Norwegian str. 845, H. L.

Eriksen, 24th February-Saigon 19th February, Rice Order,MAN Kanao, 20th February Shangbei PANAMA MARU, Japanese str., 3,960, J. 16th February General - Osaka Shoon Keisha PITBANULÓK, German str., 1,264, W. Tax- bert, 26th February-Bangkok 19th February, Rice Butterfield & Swire BEANG BEE, British str., 3.784, J. Travis,

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned, Goods remaining unclaimed after 29th Inst. at Nook will be subject to rent and landing charges.

All claims must be sent in to me on or before the 2nd March, or they will not be recognized.

All damaged packages will be examined on 28th inst., at 10 AM.

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No Fire Insurance has hona effected.

SC. de BESSIERRE,

Acting Agent. Hongkong, 22nd February, 1914,

"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

24th February Singapore 26th February, General-Chinese. SIAM, British str., 992, F. J. Prynn, 24th February Tourane 21st February, OilAsiatic SIBERatio Petroleum Co. Adrian risk

have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining nadelivered after the 27th inst., will be subject to rent

All broken, chinfed, and damaged goods must on the 27th is, at 9.30 H. bo left in the Godowns, where they will be examined

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in

case whatever. This Steamer brings on Uargo

Ex sa. "Sophor Worms from Bordestiz

EX BA

Ex 8.6. Santa Uriala" from Setubal,

Soneck" from Setubal. Ex

Michel" from Bordenax. Ex 68. Bydge" from Drammen. Ex 8. Kang Bing from Christiania. Ex 5.8. "Göteborg" from Göteborg.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINTE, Hongleng Ofoe.

Hongkong, 21st February, 1914

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

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·FROM YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND MOJI FHE Steamship

kong 27th February.

from Fremantle, is due îm Hongkong 10th March.

SKIRE LINE, LIMITED. Radnorshire, from Singapore, is dus in

Hongkong 4th March. Den of Aiglie, from Pacifio, is due in

Hongkong 5th March.

CHINA COAST METEOBOLOGICAL

Station.

REGISTER

20TH FEBRUARY, 1914, AM.

"DILWARA," having serived from the above Ports, Con- Viadrostocks . Hakodate *** mignons of Cargo are boreby informed that their Nemuro Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed Tokio Goods will be delivered from alongside. dous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Nagasaki at Consignees risks and expense into the hazar Kochi

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Company, Limited,

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Kagoshima

Undersigned,

DAVID SASSOON & Co, Lab,

Agente

160 Hongkong, 25th February, 1914.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM PORTLAND (OR.) AND PUGET SOUND PORTS

THE HAL. Blanship"

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Humidity.

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29.87 29.81-

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Tainan Kosban Talohs

Pescadores

are hereby notified to send in their Bills of Captain Eekhorn, having arrived, Consignees Tading for Countersignature, and take in mediate delivery of Cargo from alongside.

Cargo remaining undelivered on MONDAY Canton

Hongkong 2nd Mar., at Nook, will be landed at Consignee's

Gap risk and expense and delivery must then be taken from the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf Mono & Godown Co'e. Godowns.

30.46 38 100

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64

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Cargo remaining endelivered on 8th March, Hollow at Noos, will, in addition to landing charges,

Wuchow

Pakhoi

930.22 5386

he subject to storage charges.

No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected.

Pholien

Tourane

6.30.00.61

30.02 72

29.95 75

30.03 74

ENT

30.01 30.01

"His face reveals much of the strain and suffering of the past two years, yet his many friends will be glad to know In spite of the local divergencies, there that he seems to be bearing up well under is apparent in all this a general unity of the hardships of prison life. His family aim, and the same would be found, to a greater or less extent, in all the provinces is allowed to send food into him three times a day, viz., in the morning toast and Without, however, further citing special a small bottle of fresh milk, and at neon cases, these few extracts show that there and again at 8p.m a Korean meal, con- is abroad in China a recognition of the sisting of rice and a limited number of

TE. "RENALDER," need of extending primary education and side dishes. Each Lime the dishes sent in

FROM ANTWERP MIDDLESBRO', at the same time of bringing it under at the previous meal are returned. Judg-

LONDON AND STRAITS, regular contral and ensuring some degree ing by the condition of the dishes of efficiency and uniformity, either by returned, his appetite is fairly good.

ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their

·recognition and registration of approved schools, by the appointment of certified teachers, or by periodical inspections. It is too much to hope in China that all these

into the hazardous and for extra hasardous

provisions will be carried out faultlessly,

Zeeder 21st FebruarySun Francisco Co, Lt, theses and/or now the

wharves delivery may be obtained 2nd January, General Pacife Mail and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the No Claims will be admitted after the Goods but some progress has been made when the educational authorities admit that the

S.8. Co. establishment of a large number of schools

SITHONIA German str., 8,584, E. Kotzte, have left the Godowne, snit all Goods remaining

reut ja not the only essential, but that it is at a strain 25th February-Moji 20th Februarys undelivered after the 2nd March will be subject

to General Hamburg-Amerika Linie

All Claims against the Steamer must be least as important to ensure that they are afficient. The gravest fault about China's year. I was associated with him almost TAMON MARU No. 12, Japanese str., 2,001, schools in the last few years has been their daily daring the time he is charged with Nomura, 24th February-Moji 18th presented to the Undersigned on or before the

February Coal-Mitsu Bishi, Goshi gul Merch, or they will not be recognized:

All broken, chafed damaged Goods are This in the circumstances haring plotted to murder the Governor- inefficiency. was inevitable: when the new system had General. I am as confident of his inno-Kalaba been in existence but a year or two and conce as one man can possibly be of TMD Norwegian str., 2,828, to du brono afdowns, where they will be GOTOE and FITTINGS: Will

No Fire Insurance has been effected. new schools were being established on another However, I came away from M. B. Hansen, 23rd February-Lan aramined on the 2nd March, at 11 A.M.

taka, 13th February, Bugar-A.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by every hand, it was obviously impossible to Taiku feeling kindly toward the prison

GIBH, LIVINGSTON & Co, secure an adequate supply of properly authorities, and with the hope that Mr. Bune & Co. Mayor

Agents N trained teachers, or even of men who Tun may live until those in Japan who

Hongkong, 23rd February, 1914. could claim to have an ordinary acquaint- love justice can out an end to this anjost ance with such new subjects as arithmetic imprisonment."

He was dressed in the regular prison garb. I noticed that he was without his glasses, and that his eyes seemed to be on

Bit.

Yun lived in my boms, for &

TORILLA, British tr., 2160, C. J. Swanson,

91st Fah hobe 14th Feb, General- David S. secon & Co., Ltd.

.30:07

3011 60

All chafed and otherwise damaged Cargo to Capo St. James

Арасті bo left on board or in the Godown; the examination of same to be held on 8th March, Manila

Legaspi at 10 i 1.

Claims must be accompanied by short delivery Iloilo 9.30.03

and signed for and on Cebu All Claims must be filed on or before the 15th notes or list of exoptions taken at the time of Escolod Boling to Consignees and bonif of HA JA March, otherwise they will not be recognised. HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,

Hongkong Office.

1350 Hongkong, 25th February, 1914.

FOR SALE.

COMPRESSOR with ELECTRIC increase ordinary lighting power by 25 per cent without extra cost.

Apply

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reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the men in inches, teatre and hundredths..

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Fahrenheit.

in degreen

& HUMIDITT, in percentage of maturation, the tumidity of air saturated with moistare being u

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5 FORCE OF WIND, according to Beaufort Stale,

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