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HONGKONG, 4TH NOVEMBER, 1881.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4TMя, 1881.

only two soliool rooms there, and as the community was increasing the number of boys also increased every day, so we woro obliged to go into the bouse which we occupied until quite lately. But that house was not built, for the purpose and it was also found, like the other, to be too small. Now we

we stand here to-day to commence a new building, and this college will not be too small; it will be large enough to accommodate all our boys, and even more if they wish to come, as I hope they will. I hope this college will prosper, and the foundation stone being laid by your Excellency is a pledge of its success, I have now only to ask your Excellency to be so good as to lay the foundation

stone.

His Excellency said-Ladies and gentlemen, the especial interest which the Government has in the proceedings of to-day consists in the fact that this is what is called a grant-in-aid school that is, it is a school towards the sup. port of which the Government-gives a grant. When I came to the Colony in 1877, there were in the Colony a certain number of grant-in-aid schools. Last year the number of such schools was double that which I found here in 1877, and the number of pupils had also doubled. How is that to be accounted for? It is really due to the fact that Her Majesty's Government, since the year 1877, have altered the principles ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE.

upon which the grant-in-aid schools in this Colony are supported. When I The foundation stone of the new

arrived here, I found the school referred Roman Catholic College was formally.to by Father Burghignoli in oxistence, laid yesterday afternoon by H.B tho.

the predecessor of this school, but Governor in the presence of a namorous though that school had at that time assembly of interested spectators. The about 200 boys in attendance, the sons site of the new building is just below

of Eampean residents in the Colony the Raitinson Road on the wall known

the sons of ratepayers of the Colony, Glenealy Estate, and commands à mag- nevertheless, the school was receiving nificant view of the barbour and the

no grant-in-aid: I also found that surrounding country. The plans and schools of other denominations were drawings for the College, prepared by similarly situated. It was represented our local architect, Mr. William Dauby to me by Pastor Klitzke and the Rev. C.E., were exhibited on the ground,

Louis, of the Berlin Mission, that their and we should imagine from the draw-

schools were receiving no Government ings that the building will be an ad aid. The late Colonial Chaplain, Mr. ditional ornament to the architecture Kidd, also represented to me that he of the colony. On the first floor there could not conscientiously accept the are seven class rooms, and a parlour; Government grant-in-aid, and the very the second floor is occupied by half a

same reason which influenced Bishop dozen more class rooms, offices, &c.,Raimondi in declining to receive that and the third storey is given up to bed- rooms, &e. The frontage of the build. ing will measure 152, and the breadth 25 feet, with verandahs eight feet

wide on each side.

The boys of the school were drawn up in two lines from the site of the building to the Robinson Road to re- ceive H.E. the Govoraor, who was accompanied by Lady Hennessy and the Hoa. Hugh Low, and attended by Lient. Cox, A.D.C. and Dr. Bitel, Private Secretary. We noticed on the ground the Hon. M. S. Tomochy, Acting Col- onial Secretary; Colonel Hall, R.A.; Hon. E. R. Bolilios, Captain Deane, Mr. H. E. Wodehouse, Captain Bury, Mr. J. A. and Mrs. Fleming, Monsieur Lemaire, French Consul, and Madame Lemaire; Mr. Romano, Consul for Brazil; Mr. Loureiro, Consul for Por. tugal; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. dos Reme- dios, Mr. J. A. Remedios, Mr. J. Ran- gel, besides a considerable number of the general public.

Father Burghignoli, the pro. Vicar- Apostolio, said-Your Excellency, la dies and gentlemen, I will, not detain you with many words to-day; first of all, because it is only by chance I oc. oupy the position I do. The credit of this work does not belong to me, but entirely to Bishop Raimondi, while as for myself I have simply to execute his plans and carry out his views and orders. That we now stand here on this site, on which very soon a nice building will be erected by the skill of our worthy architect, Mr. Danby, is due solely to the energy of our Bishop, and I fancy his own heart will tell him something about this. You know very well why we are gathered here, so it is not necessary for me to say much, Your presence here is a great comfort to me. I know the carrying out of our undertaking will be a great task, but the presence of such a large assemblage is a great consolation to me, as it guarantees that support without which I would be afraid some day to hear the saying, man commended to

thing of Government aid when I ar rived in the Colony, and that school will also receive under the regulations framed by the Secretary of State a considerable sum towards the building of the school.(Applause.) I must say, gentlemen, I think the decision of Her Majesty's Government was in every sense a wise decision; it was strongly in favour of freedom of religion, because thus wo allow, in every school in the colony, the teachers to bring up the boys as they think fit, to give them whatever amount of religious know. ledge they may choose to teach in connection with other subjects. The final examination is conducted by independent examiners under Govern- ment inspection, and that exami- nation is made in subjects which are selected by the Government, and upon the results of that test examination the

grant depends. I have much satisfac- tion, therefore, in juforming you all that the important changes made by Sir Michael Hicks-Beach have worked nd- mirably. There is not now in this Colo.. ny a single denomination, or any body whatever, that has a single complaint to urge against the Government in re- spect of public instruation. I agree with Father Barghignoli that the credit of what we are doing here to-day is really due to my absout friend Bishop Rai moudí. He it is who has laboured so many years to bring about the result we see, namely, the grouping here of the children of the foreign residents in this colony, who are receiving first class edu- cation; receiving it from a body of men, the Christian Brothers, who are espe- cially trained as educationists, whose fame as teachors is know all over the globe; and I may say in the United Kingdom itself. I remember a Parlia montary report in which Parliament was informed by competent authorities that the best sot of teachers connecteri with any scheme of education in the United Kingdom were the Christian Brothers.(Loud applause.) They devote their lives to this object, and the results that we find at the annual examination of this school shows that the Christian Brothers in Hongkong have earned here the same reputation that they have throughout the rest of the world. (Renewed ap- plause.) Now, Mr. Danby, I shall have mach pleasure in laying the stone.

Mr. Danby, the architect, then pre- sented to the Governor a silver-mounted ebony mallet and a silver trowel, each bearing the inscription, St. Joseph's College, Hongkong. Foundation stone aid. laid

by Sir J. Fope Hennessy, K.O.M.G., Governor, 3rd November, 1881."

The usual formalities having been observed, His Excellency declared stone well and truly laid, and load ap plause followed.

The stone bore the same inscription as the mallet and trowel presented to the Governor.

“Utter" and "A Soldier" will ap pear to-morrow, having been crowded oat:

There will be a Regular Lodge of Zetland 525 held this evening at nino. o'clock précisely. Visiting brothrou are cordially invited to attend.

A telegram has been received stating that M. Gambetts has been olooted Pro- sident of the French Chamber of De: puties provisionally by a very large majority.

After all, Ireland has not yet "cal. med down." The latest wire dated the 2nd inst. from London rudely upsets the calming down theory, by informing us that it has been found necessary to make farther arrests in Ireland.

The Empress of Austrin hanted re contly with the Wynnstay hounds, in England. The first fox that was started. Ash Stoeplechage, held two days pre- in its ran came upon the ground of the

vious to the hat. He leaped the fou ces in grand style, followed by the. bounds and the Empress, in the front of a large field; and Her Majesty won the brush,

Complaints have reached us from a resident at Kowloon of the rather loose conduct of the soldiers at present sta- tioned there. The pratice of bogging from civilians, under the protence of having no money to pay boat-hiresto Hougkong, or of obtaining drink, has become for too prevalent. It is also stated that riotous and uproarious pro- geadings in the barracks frequntly We are informed that a telegram"make night hideous" The officers in has been received this morning from charge of the detachment should inquire London intimating that the Grand into those tatters. Chapter of Royal Arch Freemasons havo favourably received the applica tion recently made, and granted a char: ter for the new United Service Chapter.

The steamers, Activ and Nelson will andook at Sam-shui-po making room for the Pernambuco in the course of the afternoon. The American ship Hlicon has andocked at Kowloon, and the opium steamer Japan has gone into dock to have her new propeller put.on. The boss of this propeller, a single cast. ng weighing upwards of a ton a half is a piece of workmanship which would reflect credit on the boat workshops at

home.

We observe from a recent number of our Saigon contemporary L'Indepan dant that early last month the Masonic Ledge, "The Reveil de l'Orient," gave an entertainment at the Saigon Theatre with the assistance of the Philharmonic

Society, and the Military band. The performance proved a great financial success, a balance of something like $2,000 remaining in hand after pay ing all expenses, which sum will be: sent to the victims of the insurrection in Algeria.

The Straits Times Overland Journal of the 14th ultimo observes that judg ment was given that forenoon in the Supreme Court, in the Jeddah salvage case, the award of the court being £0,000, of which £1,000 was to go to the owners of the Antenor, and. £2,000 to be divided among the captain, of ficers, and crew of that vessel; Cap- tain Bragg and Mr. Campbell, the ohief officer, each receive £500, the chief engineer and 2nd officer £150 each, and the balance to be divided among the remainder of the officers and crew according to their ratings, the boatswain and 4 of the crew. who went on two occasions to the Jeddah on. the night of the 8th August receiving. two shares each.

It is generally believed that the Czar of Russia bas discussed the coulition of his own country with Prince Bis- arck, asking the Chancellor's advice in regard to checking the Nihilist move inent. The unpleasant situation in, which the Czar Snds himself was well expressed recently by the Prince of

Wales to an intimate friend. Said the Prince: When I stood in the Church. of St. Petersburg, ou the memorable day when the funeral ceremonies of the late Czar took place, I never felt so uncomfortable in my life. I won-

We publish in our correspondence column a letter from Mr. Norman Lillia, lato chief officer of the Bolton Abbey, which we consider worthy of dered whether the entire structure special notice. We have lately heard might be blown up, and whether mines so many complaints about the treat- were not laid ander our feat to blow. ment of shipwrecked sailors by gov.us all into eternity. In St. Petersburg ernment officials, who apparently for I first gained a clear idea of the ter get the fact that they are public ser rible situation in which Alexander found

himself. The Ozar has no less than Queen have only six hetween us. To 600 sides-de-camp, whereas I and the

begin such reforms as tho Nihilists wish, the Czar must first dismiss most of these and thousands besides, and every person thas dismissed from the Court would become an enemy."

grant, also influenced the other gentle. men whom I have úamed. The conse quence was that in all the Government grant-in-aid schools in this Colony, there were but eighty pupils, children of the foreign residents of Hongkong, enjoying the benefit of Government Well, in this school alone, we have now over 200, and the change was effected by Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Her Majesty's Secretary of State, by simply striking out of the grant-in-aid scheme as it then existed the word "seonlar,' and the word "elementary." In 1877 it was a rule that no school could get a Government grant in which the school books were not secular books, and in which a certain portion of the day's in struction, a considerable portion, was not devoted to secular teaching only. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach considered carefully the representations of Bishop Raimondi, of the Lutheran olorgymen who had addressed me, and also of the Chaplain of the Church of England, and he resolved to strike out the word "secular" from the grant-in-aid scheme. That decision of Her Majesty's Go- vernment was not given hastily, nor without fully considering the question. It so happened that at the time when I forwarded the various papers for the consideration of the Government, I was able to inform the Secretary of State that Dr. Stewart, who had been for years a most zealous and able advocato of the seoular system, would the system prevails in all the gaols given date. The Comercio in drawing latter, they have proved that in ordinary.

vants, and not independent autocrats, recting the attention of B.E, the Gov- that we feel justified in publicly di-

ernor to the necessity which apparent they exists for a thorough investigation into the whole working of the Harbour Department and Sailors' Home, at least so far as the interests of shipwrecked inariners are concerned. Possibly

The local event of Thursday, Nov. Captain Thumsett may be able to ex- plain satisfactorily to the proper autho-ember 8, was the laying the corner. rities his reasons for treating Mr. Lillstone of the Christian Brothers' New in the manner he is said to have done, College at Glonealy. We have des- oribed the ceremony in another column, so before making any further observa- tions on a subject, which is decidedly words on the " Brothers of the Chris- but we are desirous of adding a few

wait for the explanation which ought boured during the past seven years of very great public interest, we will

tian Schools, which, as they have lo- to be forthcoming, and with which the public have a perfect right to be made acquainted.

A professional gentleman, qualified to deal with the subject, writes:- There is neither wit nor sense in the China Mail's implied sneer, at the Go. vernor in reference to the introduction of the "dry-oarth system" into the Victoria Gaol. The fact, on the con- trary, redounds to the credit of Sir John Hennessy, and displays the igno- range and malice of your contemporary —both, equally alike, a discredit to journalism. As I purpose dealing with "Tropical Sanitation and Water Supply" in subsequent contributions, I will, on this occasion, only add that the Governor errs in good company ra dry-earth-conservancy. The Army Sanitary Commission recommended, and it is adopted, for all the Military buildings throughout India, where, also,

and other public buildings under the Civil Administration. The present Surgeon-General of the Southern Pra- sidency, Dr. Cornish, sot forth in a work published over fifteen years back

himself proced to London, and could explain on behalf of those who wished for a purely secular system of Govern- ment aid, his views and the views of those whom he represented. Those views were carefully considered. Dr. its advantages and superiority in Stewart, in a long letter addressed to intertropical countries. As I will em the Under Secretary at the Colonial body some of his views in one of the Office, pointed out that in his opinion, articles promised above, it is unneces if the word "secular" were struck out anry to say more on the subject except of the great-in-aid scheme, it would be to caution the public against imbibing the abandonment of the whole prinsiple false opinions dictated from prejudice of education which was then in vogue on a topio of vital importanou to the in Hongkong. Nevertheless, having well being of the community at large. considered the question carefully, Her I may, however, mention that in the strike ont the word secular, and to Brisbane, the Board of Health recom day I am about to lay the foundation mended it to the Legislature, and the stone of a school receiving Government ["dry-earth" is the only "aystem DOW and now to the amount of about $1,400, in operation by law within the pre- but which did not receive a single far-cints of the City Corporation.

builds unable to finish the Majesty's Government resolved to largest town in tropical Australia,

work." Bat that shall not be so. This is the site of our third college in Hongkong The first was built pur- posely for the college; it lasted about ten years and was too small. We had

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On the 24th September the Manila Government Gazette published an ap plication from Messrs. D. Earnshaw and R. M. Robertson, two British en- gineers residing there, for a concession to establish and work a slip at Canacao, in the port of Cavite, on Government land, and also a notification that per sons objecting to the grant of this concession must state their case to the local authorities concerned before a

attention to the creditable and the roughly efficient manner in which Messrs. Earnshaw & Co. have recently repaired several steamers, and also built. three steam launches for Government, &o., in their shipbuilding establish mont at Manila, says Patting these things together with the scheme for a dock at Canacao already noticed by the local press, it will be admitted that Mr. Harushaw's business establishment is a benefit to the country. It remedies one noknowledged evil by keeping in these islands money which otherwise might have been spent abroad, and, what is of more importance in every respect, besides ensuring remunerative employment to workmen, it will afford them an opportunity for learning and also improving themselves-Straits Times.

amongst us, will, we anticipate, in- terest our readers. The Order, at pre- sent numbers 3,000 serving and 12,000 teaching Brothers, having under their charge hundreds of thousands of pupils in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. There are one thousand members of the Order in the United States and the Canadas, giving instruction in the principal cities to some 70,000 pupils in 170 parish schools, 15 acade mies, and 10 colleges. In the former country, some of their institutions are chartered to confer degrees, and in the

school education they were equal if not superior to the public schools. The Report of the English Government Endowed School Commission pays a flattering tribute to the excellent tuition, and training imparted in the Christian. Brothers Schools in Ireland. These facts show that the instruction of youth in morality can go hand in hand with secular education, without the slightest detriment to the latter. We are glad to find that the English element *** is well represented in the staff of Brothers at Victoria-there being one English, three Irish, and one American, out of a total of seven-which must be y source. of satisfaction to ther parents of the pupils attending St. Joseph's College as it supplies a great desideratam in an educational establishment in the East, and especially in a British Settioment.