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"Intimations.

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CHEMISTS.

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The quality of the Soda Water is equal to that

of the best English makers.

The Flavour of the syruped waters is equal to any produced in England or abroad.

Soda and Aerated Wwater supplied in Bombay

sized bottles only, unless the ordinary size is specially ordered.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY,

WE are informed by the agents (Messrs. Adam- son, Bell & Co.) that the steamship Afghan, from Liverpool, left Singapore yesterday after non for this post.

THE Turkish Government has prohibited the uac of the Greek language la Courts of Justice in the vilayet of Yanina. This order is said to be causing endless confusion in the administration of the law and giving rise to innumerable

protests.

Miss Viola Rivers, of Melbourne, is evidently woman who can take care of herself. She has challenged Captain Jennings and the heavy made Duncan Ross for a match with swords. mounted on horses, and puts up $25 as a proof of genuineness.

Tuus the Bulletin-William of Germany is the great-great-grandson of an idiot, the great grandson of a drunkard, the grandson of Her of

Gracious and the son of a decent fellow who died

cancer. He himself has a head so ulcerated that he has to take medicine as an Australian bushman takes tea. And this thing prattles of solving the labour problem.

A SOMEWHAT unusual scene was witnessed the other day, in one of the Assize Courts at Bir mingham. Mr. Baron Huddleston called upon Counsel to finish his cros-examination of a wit ness within five minutes, and on his neglecting to do so the Judge stopped the case and adjourned it to London, remarking that he would not allow the time of the Court to be wasted.. YESTERDAY afternoon a perfectly innocent coolie sauntered into Mr. Leach's garden in quest of grass-green medicinal grass; but finding the A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. pasture covered with clothes it struck him that

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The purest ingredients only are-used, and the utmost care and cleanliness are exercised in the manufacture throughout.

LARGE BOMBAY

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We continue to supply large bottles as beretofore, free of Extra Charge, to those of our Customers who prefer to have them to the ordinary size.

COAST FORT ORDERS. whenever practicable, are despatched by first steamer leaving after receipt of order.

FOR COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empties when received in good order.

Counterfoil Order Books supplied oa applica-

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TONIC WATER

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The Honghong Telegraph

to

carry off one or two pairs of Chinese panta loons, the property of Mr. Leach's chair-coolies, would pay better even than, a whole pical of grass. This the chair-coolies could not see Through exactly, so they chased the innocent one, captured him, and gave him into custody. He was brought before Mr. Robinson this morning,

and sentenced to hard labour for one month, WHICH of our local Crœsuses is most anxions to be a Dook or a Markiss? Now is their opportunity. The London Morning Post has the following advertisement:"To Millionaires and Wealthy Persons: A title of a most ancient and honorable description may be secured, Special arrangements. Only principals negotiated with, who must be prepared to offer evidence of their position and means, and whose replies will be received in strict confidence, if addressed in the first instance, by letter only. ↑ M. I, 837 Grosvenor street, London, W" It is a pity the Chevalier Bellyjos is at present absent from the colony.

WE are obliged to the corrtepondent who informs us that an employé of the China Sugar Refinery has been decorated by the Portuguese Government with the Order of "Nossa Senhora de Conceição," but we cannot publish comments which are uncalled for and, in our opinion, unnecessarily offensive. A good-natured criticism of what is no doubt an absurdity would have been justified, but because the Portuguese Government chooses to make itself ridiculous is no justification for a personal and ill-natured attack on a person who may merely be the victim of circumstances, and who is in no sense a public man.

WIR find the fibres du prit the Chinese VR find the following tommy-rot in the London lady of high rank is staying at present at the Rectory, Clontarf, with Miss Bradshaw, the rector's daughter, whom she accompanied hither recently from China. The Celestial male travels to a limited extent, but etiquette or religion has hitherto compelled Chinese ladies to stay at home. Her object in coming to interest the ladies of this country in the religious welfare of Chinese women. Through an interpreter she made a pretty and graceful speech the other night to an audience in the Clontarf Parochial Hall, Sorrowfully reporter says-what we would gladly contradict-namely, that her feet are not more than three inches long. To think that such things should be seen in the land of Nora Creena!

THERE are no flies about the free and enlightened Government of Japan in dealing with newspaper editors who claim the right to criticise erring Is officialdom. A term of Imprisonment and a fine are the inevitable. And yet the lavish aubsidised foreign advocates of this most hollow of Oriental governments claim that Japan is civilised and progressive. The latest victim is Mr. Kamisawa Gengo, editor of the Keke Shimbun, published in the capital, who was con- victed in the Tokyo Correctional Court on the 30th ult., of having printed matter contemptuous of officials in the Patents Bureau in the Agricultural and Commercial Department, and the Bureau of Compilation in the Educational Department, For this dire offence he was sen tenced to imprisonment far fifteen days with harf labour, and to pay a fine of pin 2.50. When young Japan arises in its might and sweeps away in the threatened revalution such anomalies as this there may be some hope for the Land of the Rising Sun taking a front place amongst Astatic Power.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 9 1890.

TELEGRAMS.

(From the Courrier d'Kaiphòng). PRESIDENT CARNOT.

PARIS, March 26th, On his return from Corsica, President Carnet visited numerous towns in the Riviera, and was most warmly received.

THE LABOUR CONFERENCE. The socialist journals, referring to the inter- national labour conference of the 1st May, are unanimous in praising the pacific policy of tránce.

THE FRENCH ELECTIONS.

April 28th. The Paris municipal elections show a great majority in favor of the Republicans. Only one Boulangist got in, which is regarded as a perious blow to the General's aspirations.

A REGULAR meeting of Persevemnce. Lodge, No. 1165, E.C., will be held in Freemasons Hall Zeiland Street, on Friday, the 16th instant, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely... Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

The Hanol correspondent of the Courrier d'Haiphong wires that next month a measure recommending a toun of eliber fifty or a hundred million dollars to Tonquip will be brough before the Chambers at Paris at the instance of The object will be the development of the Red M. Myren de Vilers, the deputy for Cochin-Chian River route and the carrying-out of the projected railway system.

THE new first-class armour-plated battleship Victoria, fifteen guns, 10 470 tons, 14,000 horse power, Captain J. E. Stokes, which has been built for the, Royal Navy at a cost of 5853,000 was passed out of hand at Sheerness on Apri 3rd, ready for foreign service. The off inspection of the ship was made by Vide Admiral Thamas Bridgeman Lethbridge, Com mander-in-Chief at the Nore, who found Ber la a clean and smart condition," and fully equipped for sea. She is to undergo her six hours full-power commissioned trial or her passage down the English Channel, and will also call at Portsmouth to test her torpedo tubes., The Victoria at present draws 39ft, zin. of water, which is the heaviest draught ever recorded of a ship fitting out in the Medway. She is the most powerful ship of war ever despatched from England, and will be a great acquisition to the Mediterranean Fleet,

THIS morning Mr. Robinson had before him Public Works Department of a couple of watches and a silver chain, valued at $50, on the sand of last March. Detective Haddon, who had been unceasingly upon the heels of these scamps for the past six weeks, provedina very indubitable manner that the prisoners were both concerned in the larceny, inasmuch as a pawa ticket for one of the watches was found upon the friend (one of the prisoners), of the 'boy' who 'cleared" from the complainant's house a couple of days after the articles were missed. But Mr. Robinson could not be legally persuaded of their actual guilt, and had them bound over to be of good behaviour! One of them has to be good for three months and find two sureties to back him for it with $25 cach, or in default to go to jail for a month; while the other can do a month or get a couple of chums to "put up" $100 each as guarantee for his good conduct for six months. Of course the sureties will not be forthcoming, so these vagabonds, one of whom has been jailed before, will get off with a month's free board and lodging." Hi-yah !

two thieves who had robbed an overseer in the

HERE is something for the benefit of our medical readers. A special telegram from Hoston to the San Francisco Examiner, dated April 5th, say

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MAY 9,

the search for books, goods, and bodies might proceed, and that that might be done the inquiry would be adjourned until Friday.

Mr. Wotton requested that a compradore of one of the insurance companies might be allowed to examine the charred remains of bookis and bills of lading, because they might be for goods which had not, up to the date of the fire, been received into the godowns of the store

His Worship acceded to the request.

RIFLE SHOOTING MATCH,

1890.

THE PROTECTION OF INVENTIONS. The Attorney-General moved the first reading of a Blil entitled “ An Ordinance to repeal Ord nauce No. 3a of 1889 and amend Ordinance No. 14 of 1862, obtitled An Ordinance for granting Patents for Inventions within this colony."

The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded, and it was agreed to.

FALSIFICATION OF ACCOUNTS. A Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Law with reference to the Falsification of Accounts was read a first time.

· A'MINOR' AMENDMENT.

An Ordinance to amend the Hongkong Code of Civil Procedure was read a second time.

The Attorney-General stating that the only alteration was the insertion of a clause by which

the curence of the Registrar las regarded as the absence of the Registrar was regarded as operative.

VACCINATION. The Vaccination Ordinance, dealing with the

third reading,

A. & S. HIGHLANDERS ». H.M.S. “SWIFT.”· A shooting match between the Sergeants of the Argyle and Sutherland Highlandere and a team from H.M.S. Swift took place at the Mill-in tary Ranges, Kowloon, yesterday afternoon.

A very close contest was expected, as the Swiff were known to be good markesmen, having only been beaten once on the Chian Station, and the Swift having been the crack shooting ship registration of infant vaccinations, passed its ditions of the match were eight men a side, seven shots at two, four, and five hundred yards, one sighting shot at each and any position. These ranges were chosen by the Naval team, four hundred yards being an unusual distance in a Military match.

in the Navy for the last two years. The con-

The weather was not very favourable for good shooting, as there was a stiff breeze blowing at the commencement, and although this dropped after a little while,' matters only became worse

with a heavy downpour of rain, which interfered considerably with the shooting at 400 yards. At the conclusion of the firing at the first range the Highlanders were a dozen points to the good, this advantage they increased to 69 at 400 yards, and added another 31 at 500 yards, thus winning the match by 100 points,

The average of the Highlanders was 87.37, n. very good one, especially considering the adverse conditions of the weather. Colour Sergeant Mack was the highest scorer on either side, with a "to al of 94 points; the lowest score on the winning side was 1.

The flowing are the total scores :-

HIGHLANDERS,

Color Sergt. Mack....... Sept. Toms

Color Serge Royd...... Calor Sergt. Scatt... Sergt. Cochrane Color Sergt. Phillips Sergt. Newport Color Sergt. Hutto

Mr. May

TOXX 109

yards, yards, yants.

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34

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Total

38208 == 15

THE MAGISTRATES BILL.. The Council then resume consideration of

this. Bill.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HEAD MASTER OF THE VICTORIA

in this College would be an easy task and the results should be even higher than they are. There would be grounds for this supposition, "if there were not serious compensating drawbacks such as the following. Stolidity and absence of facial expression 'render. it next to impossible for a teacher to gather how much of what he says i understood by the class; he has not the satis, faction of seeing perplexed ignorance dissolve into triumphant knowledge, for difficulties do not pucker the brow, nor does success kindle the eye of the Chinese student. This difficulty is Increased tenfold by the fact that all instruction

is given in English, thus there is not merely the doubt whether a boy understands the subject tell, but a fear that he does not grasp the phrase in which it is conveyed. Again the Chinese answer in English with a single word. after the genius of their own language, leaving a great deal to the imagination; auch a habit is bard to break, and very inilising to the teacher, as the embryo answer may contain a correct idea or the reverse. Further where an English boy would answer to the best of his ability, even running the risk of of a mistake, or would ask the master for assistance or explanation, a Chinese, is deterred by a nerveus fear of the ridicule of his comrades. Once again, though keen in detecting the shades of their dozen native tones, Chinese cars are remarkably dull in defecting the difference in English vowel sounds, and between sharp and flat consonants the result of all which is impossible mistakes, in Dictation and Reading It might be thought too, that the inherited power of memory in the Chinese tace, of which one hears so much would Prove a considerable factor in their progress, but this is far from being the case, I would cer Foth January, 1890,tainly be so in Examinations if special care were not taken in framing the questions to avoid SIR, I have the honour to forward the putting them in such a form as would allow of Annual Report on this College for 1889.

an canawer · being previously committed to 1. The total number of boys on the roll during memory. But as a matter of fact, in daily school the past year was 919. The number of School-fs there would appear to be a sad lack of an days, 233 is still below the average, though intelligent memory, the master cannot rely on better than the previous year. The College was closed on the four following extraordinary occa- sions, two days during the storm in May, one day on the transfer from the Central School, and one day for a Public Funeral,

COLLÈGE FOR 1889.

The following repart was presented at to-day's Legislative Council, by command of His Excel- lency the Officer Administering the Government.

VICTORIA COLLEGE, AN

3. To illustrate the condition of the Schools during the last five years the following table is annexed :-

Year

Menthly Enrolment

Maximum. Binimum..

Average

Daily

Attendance.

Totals........

18851 596 | 238

499

382

437

H.M.S. "SWIFT."

1886 610238

507

419

446

-87 601234

525

417

449

100

Total,

yarda yanda yards.

1888 634 229

536'

384

467

31

**

12

1889 919 | 231

466

597

-School

Actual Nett

Year.

Feem,

Expenditure

8

18851 411 (95.38. 5.173' 1886 405 19481

5.422.

P.O. Mor........ AB. Dunford........................ P.O. Whiteymanreso A.B. 31oodi..............

A.B. Marsdenemethest A.B. Rowe O A.B. Crosa..

Total.....>] 035

COUNCIL.

==&RRIOT! $

59

12,885.00 11,680:41 +1,873.70 1888 44594-15 6.899 12,384 14 188)| 676 (91.41| 9.338 16,018,20)

"George Lomme gave an exhibition of his marvelous powers at the Quincy House yester- day. Several physicians who were present were much astonished. Standing erect, Lomme drew in his breath, and with automatic facility his heart moved from the left to the right side, and the doctrs present declared they could hear MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE 1887 384 97.65 5.547 the distinct pulsations. With perfect ease he expanded his chest about ten inches more than normal, forced his stomach up under his chin and his intestines to where his stomach ought to be. He then dislocated his shoulder int and forced in the hollow of his back. Hethen pulled his little his spine inward to that you could fit a knapsack finger back upon the forearm. To make a hollow in his chest big enough to force a small jug in was to hir. Lomme a matter as simple as breathing Mr. Lomme is 21 years old, weighs 155 pounds, is 5 feet, 8 inches in height, and has a handsome presence. He came to Boston from London some time ago to visit friends and during his brief stay betrayed his power. Where- upon it was resolved to give him a sort of informal banquet, at which a party of friends and surgeons might be present."

SUPREME COURT.

IN VICE-ADMIRALTY!' -

(Before Mr. Fielding Clarke, Acting Chisj Justice).

CLAIM FOR WAGES, Robert Malcolm sued the agents of the Haftic E. Tapley for $26, wages due.-Mr. Phillippo, instructed by Mr. Dennys, appeared for the plaintiff, and Messrs. Gibb Livingston & Co, the defendants, were unrepresented.

Mr. Phillippo mentioned that in a similar case beard in December last the crew of the vessel gained their suit, but the case with respect to the plaintiff was adjurned sine die, in his absence,

The plaintiff said that he joined the ship last May, as mate. In October she left Sandakan for Hongkong, and, in Captain-McConnchie's absence through illness, he was acting master. On the 2nd November she was wrecked on the Sun Mun Group, near Hongkong. He now claimed his wages for five months, at $45 per month, and 56, being '$2 a day for the 33 days he was acting as master. The defendants had paid $70, which reduced his claim to 8182. Capt. McConachie having confirmed the fair ness of the charge

His lordship gave judgment accordingly.

THE BONHAM STRAND FIRE.

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held this afternoon. There were present Government (Mr. F. Fleming); the Acting His Excellency the Officer Administering the Colonial Secretary. (Mr, W. M. Deane), Mr. S. Brown, Surveyor-General; Mr. W. M. Goodman, Attorney-General; Mr. N. G. Mitchell-Innes, Acting Registrar-General; Messrs. C. P. Chater, J. J. Keswick, A. P. MacEwen, P. Ryrie, Ho Kai (unofficial members) and Mr. F. A. Haxeland, Acting Clerk of Councils.

Average Expense of each Scholar par Arango Daily Attendance.

29.45

28.17

2540

26 48 29.11

3. Victoria College was occupied roth July, 1889, the foundation stone having been laid by Sir George Bowen 16th April, 1884, on a site selected by a Commission some fourteen years ago. The College is undoubtedly a fine spacious building occupying a good central position, and is sufficiently elevated to ensure a free admission of light, and of whatever cool breezes may be expected in the summer weather. The class some are arranged with the strictest economy of space and easily provide accommodation for 960 boys. Besides its annual use for the prize distribution, the hall is of great service in the The minutes of the last meeting were read and monthly collection of fees, and is absolutely confirmed.

indispensable for the midsummer and annual MR/BELL-IRVING RESIGNS.

examinations, when 132 boys can be examined At one time, while ample space is provided as a precaution against the possibility of copying or any communication whatever. The large covered play-ground in the basement is an incomparable boon during the rainy and hot seasons.

MINUTES.

the work done in the previous year as В foundation on which to raise a higher super- structure. I bave dwelt at this length on the characteristics of Chinese boys, because only those daily engaged in the task of teaching know exactly where the difficulties lic, and because some explanation is thus afforded of the necessity of the slow progrès, that has been made in the -- past, and may be expected for some time in the future.

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8. To impart the principles of a sound educa- dan in English is the main object of this Govern- ment Institution. In the distribution of work to each class this is steadily aimed at and strict injunctions are given to employ the English language alone in all instruction, except of course in the Translation Lessons and when occasionally in the Junior Classes difficulties require to be explained in Chinese. The natural consequence of this is that the boys become very apt at understanding what is asid to them in- English. The great problem is how to get boys to speak English before they leave school. Ex- perience has shown that, within a few months after obtaining a situation, our Chinese boys, with their store of grammatical roles and know. ledge of composition, develop the power of speak- ing English very creditably; but as a rule, only Pupil Teachers ard Monitors, really speak English well before leaving school. This would. seem to point clearly to a want of self-confidence. and to the absence of the spur of necessity. Special attention will in the future be paid to this in Junior classes. The work of the upper classes is at present regulated by the require ments of the Oxford Senior Local Examination. As I believe a mistaken impression prevails that Latin as on this account added to the curricu ium, I will take this opportunity of ventilating the purpose with which it was introduced. Bacon and Milton, the fathers of English Prose Com- position, teem.with Latinisms, nor are these entirely absent from the modern standard of Addison, It is only quite recently that English composition has become a separate study in England. Formerly a good classical education was supposed sufficient to enable an English author to write correctly in his mother tongue. It is therefore reasonable to suppose that a foreigner must be assisted in the acquisition of 14. The erection of Victoria College is entirely. English rules of composition by the study of that due to the foresight and unremitting zeal of the language, on which its choicest models are late Dr. Stewart, who by a sad fatality can framed. In Latin the observance of concord scarcely be said to have seen the fruitios of his and regimen is rendered conspicuous by inflec- libours, as he was removed by death before tion, the intelligent translation therefore of a the College was in full working order. The simple Latin author should explain the reason of extent to which he bore up against the depress many English rules. Moreover immense assic- The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that a ing effect of delay and opposition may be trace in understanding and distinguishing the voted of $6000, recommended by H.E: the conceived when we read the following passage meanings of English words, and often in spell- Administrator in respect to the Chinese Recres from his Report so far back as 17; “As a remedying them, is manifestly afforded by even a re- tion Ground, be referred to the Finance Comfor all this (stationary condition) cannot be far stricted Latin vocabulary. In the First Class, distant now, although it cannot arrive in ilme to Latin, Chemistry, Drawing, Book-keeping, affect the current year, further notice of the Menseration, and Trigonometry will for the School, its working, its aim, and its success, future be optional, and not included in class may therefore be deferred until the new subjects." building is occupied." Dr. Stewart will ever be famous as the Founder of Education amortality in the hearts of his scholars in in the Colony, Apart too. from enjoying an all parts of Chics, I might say the world, his memory will be kept green in Victoria College by the scholarship founded in his honour Memorial Committée appointed since his death contemplate applying to the Government for permission to affix some permanent memorial in the College Hall.

His Excellency I have to inform you that a few days ago I received a letter from Mr John Bell-Irving, who is now in Europe, resigning his seat at this Council. When he left Mr. Keswick was appointed to replace him during his absence. That absence having resulted in resignation I have much pleasure la provisionally appointing Mr. Keswick to the vacant seat, pending her Majesty's approval.

Mr. Keswick then took the oath as a per- mancat member.

mittee.

THE CHINESE RECREATION GROUND.

His Excellency added-1 wish to state that not long since I visited this place, for the improve. ment of which i now recommend this vote, Originally, I believe, the intention was that this site should be a pleasant resort for such as were desirous of making use of it, but from the opinion I was able to form on my visit I am sorry to say that it is anything but that at the present time. It is covered with shanties of all descriptions, and it seems to be la a most di ty and neglected state. It is proposed to improve it by clearing it, building all round it a certain number of stalls, and affording such protection as will clear it of such as are inclined to use it for any but legitimate end. It is estimated that a sum of $1400 will be produced by the rental of the stalls, although only a small rent will be asked. It is proposed that $2000 a year be set aside out of this to repay the $6000 now voted, and the remaining 8400 will go to defray police protection. The scheme, I may say, did not originate with me, but was due to the Acting Registrar-General. When he suggested it to me, after seeing what I did, I was desirous of proceeding with it, as the expenditure of this money will confer a great boon on the Chinese community. Any further details connected with the scheme can be learnt in the Finance Committee..

REPAIRS TOR VICTORIA COLLEGE.

THE inquiry held by the Wreck Taquiry Count at the instance of the Board of Trade into the circumstances attending the collision between the steamship Claymore and the sailing ship Coriolanus in the Atlantic Ocean on the 24th of February last, resulted in the Claymore being held entirely to blame. The Court.(composed of Mr. R. H. B. Mareham, with Captains At the Magistracy this morning Mr. Wodehouse Donaldson and Parfit as Assessors) found that continued the inquiry into the circumstances the Coriolanus substantially complied with the attending the fire in Banbam Strand West, which regulations for preventing collisions at sea, but occurred on the and instant. Mr. Wotton ap- the Claymore did not comply with Articles 17 peared on behalf of the Lubeck Insurance Com and 18, Article 17 required that where there pany, the General Fire Insurance Company, was risk of collision a Reamer should keep out and the North German Insurance Company, LOCAL AND GENERAL.

of the way of a sailing ship, and Article 18 who had insured the goods, furniture, and con- provided that any steamer, when approaching tents of No. 68 Bonbam Strand to the extent DURING the year 1889 thirty-five new joint stock another vessel so as to involve risk of collision, of $10,000, $15,000, and $16,000 respectively, companies, with an aggregate capital of should slacken her speed, or stop and reverse Mr. Ho Wyson appeared on behalf of Wong $12,332,600, were registered in Hongkong, if necessary. After the Coriolanus had been Ping Chao, one of the masters of the shop.

The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that a sighted the second officer of the Claymora wan Inspector Hennessy stated that he had found recommendation to vote $3670 for repairs to the We are informed by the agents of the Austropot justified in leaving the bridge without anyone fifteen or sixteen cents, about a similar number lead roof over the central ball and staircases at Hungarian Lloyd's S. N. Co. that the Company's in charge or on the look-out for a period of about of cash, and a few pieces of broken silver, in the Victoria College be referred to the Fluance steamer This, from Trieste, left Singapore ten minutes, and in not informing the master of safe discovered in the ruins of 65 Bonham Commitics, to-day for this port.

the proximity and position of the sailing vessel. Strand, which be opened, for the first time, in His Excellency expressed reret that the The master of the Claymore was not on deck at Court. There were no signs of anything having Council should so soon be asked to vote such a a time when the safety of the vessel required his been burnt inside the safe. Certainly no paperor Large sum for the repair of a new and, ceaily personal supervision. Having sighted the sall- a basket could have been burnt therein without with the wind as it was, showed she was a The safe was found and brought to the Central crossing vessel, he took no further notice of her, Station on the 4th Instant. It was in his (the and did not return to the deck until g.to on Inspector's) custody since the 4th instant and his way to the chart room, when, if he had had neither been opened, or attempted to be fooked for the vessel, he must have noticed opened, since its discovery, e that the ships were approaching danger- Tang Ab Ling, sub-accountant at the shop 68, ously close. A proper and sufficient watch was Bonham Strand,re-examined, stated that he could nat kept on board the Claymors, which, in the sea no traces of a basket or $400, which he opinion of the Court, was owing to the want of hsd previously said was left by him in the safe sufficient European petty officers. A good and It was possible they had dropped out of the safe properlook-out was kept on board the Coriolanus, in bis burry on the night of the fire and been Mr. Brown was positive that that item bad which was navigated with proper and seaman burnt. As a matter of fact, though, he did not been included in the bill, and objected to the like ca'e, but the Claymore was not. Neither observe them fall out of the safe. application being made to the Registrar-General,

Inspector Hennessy, recalled, stated that the anyhow, b semi-charred remains of some account books, two keys, and a silver dollar were given into his safe. He now pro duced them, with the sale now

Tung Ab Ling, recalled, stated that he could recognise the remains of two provision books and some bills of lading amongst the semi- THE POST OFFICE charred remains of the books produced.

scholars In 1884. I believe too that the

explain difficulties to our boys. Much could be

9. In India it has been found necessary to prepare special school text-books for English light to offer much encouragement to a similar education. The demand in Hongkong" is too enterprise, but the want makes itself felt. As an effort in this direction I published a few years ago School Arithmetic specially intended to done in the way of explaining eccentricities of English Idiom and Spelling, to say, nothing of the urgent need of a cheap text-book of the Geography of the Chinese Empire: Something 5. It was originally proposed that Victoria too is needed to supplement the School Com. College should furnish accommodation for 770 mlitee's series of books in Chinese, which boys, number which was supposed by some to provide practice for Translation into English. be extravagantly large. By the simple expedient The late Mr. Falconer edited a very useful book, of dividing all the desks into six instead of five but the very classical Chinese can only be parte, seats have been provided for 950 boys adequately translated into very classical English. (including the Pupil Teachers' room) affording I have therefore, just recently compiled 2. cach boy a space, that compares favourably collection of cuttings from Chinese newspapers, with what is required in Englands while which will, it is to be hoped, familiarise the boys future undas crowding, an evil, long tait at the with everyday ideas and expressions. Central School, is rendered impossible by cach 10. In, the confined area of the old Central boy's space being defined by his desk-lid. In School nothing could be done to provide the boys addition to the manifest saving of expense in with the necessary opportunity for developing providing education for 924 boys by the same | their physique. Simple gymnastic appliances staff as was allotted to 770," there are great | will shortly. be erected in the covered play grounds. advantages derived from the assembling of a. if properly avalled of, this, should counteract the larger number of boys in one building these cramped attititudes generally associated with larger number of boys to be promoted from 11. The fees have been raised in Class I to lower classes will gradually lessen the sumber 936 per annum and in Classes II and III to of admissions into higher classes from other $24, as the Upper School derives the chief. schools prolongation of the course, which benefit from the heavy expense of the salaries boys which has long been to their deiriment material, Chinese parents should reflect that will delay the undue promotion of backward of English Masters, and of costly school

and to the discredit of the upper classes and they have now a good English education brought

kowledge so that too great a stride in education examination held in England without the outlay ill no longer follow on promotion. There were attendant upon sending them th ther for five or Soo boys on the Roll in September, and there is six years It is much to be desired that parents, every reason to believe that the College will be who can afford it, as many of them well can, fuil in a year or two, if net next month, tagad should not take their sons away immediately 6 During the past year there werd on the roll upon their promotion to the First Cinar, but 790 Chloese and Eurasians, 23 English, 4 Ger allow them to stay a year or two at the top of mans, Bi Hebrew, dr. Hindu, to Japanese, 36 the School to really complete their education Mohammedans. 1 Parsee and 46 Portuguesa, more thoroughly, MAN

12. The staff consists of twenty-nine' In ali This college can therefore, in a marked degree, lay claim to a cosmopolitan character, vis..nine English Masters: (four of whom are 7. Chinese boys, as a rule, are very intelligent, graduates), ten Chinese Assistants, three Papil docilr and painstaking. That they are intelligent Teachers and three Moultors; and in Chinese is established by the large number of boys, that School four Chinese Gradua er, (Seu Tse) in the short period of five or six years have. This is an increase of ten masters on the staff advanced from the alphabet to a knowledge of formerly at the Central School Four new English spegelent to do a creditable paper on English Masiers arrived in April and May play of Shakespeare Theis docility proverbially Mesum, Barlow M.A. Boot, Haselden, B.A arouses the admiration of every new master and Boards ; of these, thres were extra, and one from England Painstakingness, is a national" was to supply the vacancy caused by the characteristic sometimes provoking to the more appointment of Mr. May to be second master on impetuous Eprogean. It might be thought that the death of Mr. Falconer The six new Chinese wils these admirable traits the work of teaching, Assistants were provided by six Pupil Teachers

are--one continuous system of education, as the study,

recently sent all over the country, alleging that ing vessel xi 8.15 2.m. on the_port_tack, which, leaving some trace of the charred remains, building like that CPR the more effective shading off of degrees of to their doors, and that their sons can pass an

THE French claim that Anaam voluntarily accepted their protectorate. A native circular was Heaven had sent the cholera as a punishment to the French for banishing the King of Annam. That doesn't sound very loyal.

The Band of the A. & S. Highlanders will play the following programme on the Barrack Square, this evening, commencing at 7.30 o'clock:~~

March.The Rowan

„McDonald, Het Trea".

Solomeer Corbin.

Lancerre, Vala...... Santiago". Polka My Queen of Hearts...Toast Quadrike... Olympl Willams. Galop ........” Nátren”..

„Guogh

THE L. & C. Express says that the iron church for Manila is approaching completion in the works of a Belgian engineering firm. The novely of this structure, about which mach in the pure Gothic style to imitate stone. It is interest is felt, lies in fact of being designed Intended for erection in Manila, where earth- guake shocks are frequent. It is 54 metres in length and 22 in breadth, the height to the roof of the nave belog 20 metres. There are two. towers to the structure, each 20 metres high The total weight of iron la 1,500 tonn.,

of the vessels were prematurely abandoned. The master and second officer of the Claymore were both in default, and the Court suspended the six months. But having regard to the fact that master's held by second officer for together the captain was seriously ill at the time, and to his long good character, the Court did not pro pose to deal with his certificate. The chief officer of the Claymore was not in default, and no blame attached to the master or second officer of the Coriolanut

His Worship said that the master must have the walls of the building shored up in order that

THE ROYAL VISIT.

The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that a recommendation to vote an additional sum of $2,244 to meet expected in connection with the recent Royal visit, be slso refered to the Finance Committee.

Mr. Mitchell-Innes mentioned that the Royal Engineers bad also saked for payment for the employed on the work of time they were decoration.

His Excellency regretted that the matter should have been mentioned, as there had been ample time allowed to get in all the accounts, mile suggested that the vote: stand over, that the accounts might be completed, and no further additional vote rendered necessary,

A vote of $300 for furniture, and fittings for the local delivery branch of the Post Office was referred to the Finance Committee,