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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TH FEBRUARY, 1876.

VI. DRAWING. (Mechanical and Free Hand.)

(Time: 4 hours.)

1. To constrmet any regular polygon of which a line AB is the given side.

2. Describe an ellipse, its transverse and conjugate diameters being given.

3. Trisect a right angle.

4. Inscribe three circles in an equilateral triangle, each circle touching two of its sides.

5. To construct a regular undecagon, the circumscribing circle being given.

6. Free hand from copy.

(50 marks.)

VII. GEOGRAPHY. (Time: 3 hours.)

(50 marks.)

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1. Give as many proofs as you can of the rotundity of the Earth.

2. Give a short description of the Pacific Ocean.

3. Stunting from Hongkong, and going in a straight line right round the Globe, over what seas and rivers; through what countries and islands; and near what cities would you have to pass?

4. Give an outline of Australia and New Zealand, defining the Colonies of the former and the Provinces of the latter. 5. Draw a Map of China Proper, defining the XVIII Provinces; showing the courses of the Yellow River and the Yangtsze; and marking the positions of the principal Lakes.

6. Give a short account of the productions of China.

1. Define a Semicircle and a Parallelogram.

VHI, GEOMETRY.

(Tine: 3 hours.)

2. From the greater of two straight lines to ent off a part equal to the less.

3. To hisert à given finite straight line, that is, to divide it into two equal parts. 4. Any two angles of a triangle are fogether less than two right angles.

5. To draw a straight line through a given point parallel to a given straight line.

1. Write this in simple sentences.

2. Paraphrase it.

IN GRAMMAR.

(Time: 3 hours.)

"Sun and moon and stars shine o'er thee;

See thy surface ebb and flow;

Yet attempt not to explore thee

3. Conjugate all the verbs in the stanza.

In thy soundless depths below."

4. Write the Perfect Indicative and Pluperfect Potential, Active, of shine.

(50 marks.)

(40 marks.)

5. How many meanings of the word sound do you know? Construct short sentences to show how the word is variously used.

X.

MENSURATION. (Timo: 4 hours.)

(60 marks.)

1. Find the area of a triangle whose base is 42 feet and perpendicular height 14 feet.

2. The parallel sides of a courtyard are 80 feet and 120 feet respectively, and the perpendicular height between them is 60 foot. Find the cost of turfing at 18 cents per square yard.

3. The side of a hexagonal plåt of land in a city is 10 yards. What would be rent of it at 12 cents per square yard per annum. (The multiplier is 2.6).

4. The dininetor of the planet Venus is 2,510 iniles. Find its area, supposing it to be a disc.

5. The arch of a circular bridge is 24 yards' span, and the cord stretching from the key-stone to the pediment of the arch is lū yurds. Find the length of the zarch,

XI. TRANSLATION.

Chinese into English.

(Time, for this and following paper together: 3 hours.)

(60 marks.)

葬囘

莫頓現急舁

滿面羞慙天

樣其交出言

愛老可如祖

禮食滿 爲拾蘿而 山 殯片

穢

待物

祖後何爾

而妻子創拾

與殓

為昔 必民有

子而死

外地球萬國

字者謂之化

國化

·讀書識字

之人亦有多

有少其心

民必貧窮國

必衰别

昔有一

爲不孝

尹大

乙上蘿棺 甚

XII. TRANSLATION.

English into Chinese,

(Time. See preceding paper.)

"The three different kinds of animals above-mentioned, viz., the reindeer, the

有不讀書識

禮義之俗其

之文墨之邦

(60 marks.)

國中有讀書

識字之人讀

blue and white foxes, and the white bears, were the only food these wretched mariners tasted during their continuance in this dreary abode. We do not at once see every resource; it is generally necessity which quickens one invention, opening by degrees our eyes, and pointing out expe- dients which otherwise might never have occurred to our thoughts. The truth of this observation our four sailors experiên- ced in various instances. They were for some time reduced to the necessity of cuting their meat almost ruw, and without either bread or sult, for they were quite destitute of buth."