1. The following tables will illustrate the cendition of the College duing the last ten years.
Yair
School
Monthly Enrolment
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Compartidos-Very satisfactory, not inferior to the excellent standard of the preceding year.
Grammar.-Considerable improvement, es- pecially in the Upper School; with the exception of V.B. the work in the Lower School is account- able for the depression of total percentages in this subject.
1. The total number on the College roll for are reported to be capable of paying lees, keep | Dealy returned from England on rat May, Mr. the year was 1012. The fact that Chinese New their sons for four or five years at the Govern- Machell was confirmed, at the end of twelve Year fell so late accounts for the small mlolmamment Fres School, and only send them to months' probaton, in his appointments Arin the Upper School to phrasing and punctuation, entertainments and Sunday (fins are well- monthly enrolment, as it is difficult to induce Victoria College to complete their education. | și tant Master, by the Secretary of State, During parents to keep their sons at school alter their This seems to be an abuse of the charitable the last two years several changes have taken examination is over, so that the January atteo obj:et of the Government in estab ishing Fres place among the Chinese Assistants, Mr. Lo dance, which is the usual minimum, was further Schools.
Kit resigned on recount of Ul-health; Messra. reduced in February. It had not been for a
|| Troi, Lo Cheung-shin, Wong Fan and Chan | noticeable falling, ff in the latter half of the
K›m-to were transferred to other department at year, there would have been a much higher
higher salaries; and Mr. Sham Chau-fat was Average Daily Attendance, and a considerable
dismissed. Two of these six changes were no increase in fees.
avoidable, but the remaining four are attributed to insufficient salary, We have the lost four excellent masters, with specially good attain ments in English, who had fire or six years experience in teaching. It will take three or four years for their succs:ors to approach their❘ standard of qualification, if indeed they too, are pot transferred in the course of a couple of year. It is graillylog to know that our Chinese As- sistants are appreciated as interpreters and clerks in other Departments; but it might well be asked if some system could not be devised, which should secure the more lengthened ser vices of these Chinese Masters in the work for which they are specially trained. The First and Second Chinese Assistants have respectively ica and $68 a month; then come four seniors at $40 and four juniors at 825 a month. Many boys on leaving the first class receive $20 and month immediately; while these $30 Assistants remain at the same 'salary and see their juniors lu erjoyment of larger emoluments elsewhere; the natural consequence is that they are on the look-out for other employment. Some increment (Bay $60 a year bleauially, tilla maximum of $600 instead of $450 per annum were attained) might act as an inducement to them to remain longer in the pervice of education. The slight extra expense would be more than compensated by the increased efficiency of the Chinese section of the Staff, resulting from an Improved peramanence in tenure of office.
361 381
1884158
236
Alaxm 462
Minimum
1895 596
238 499
1986 610
218 507
419
1887
60:
234
525
1888
634
229
$16
1889 · 919
233
1890 1,075
236
189 1,108
231
1892 1,062
217
1893 1,012
238
Year.
1984
Number of Schoo
Bays Examined.
Feromtage of
'379 95.58
91.38
94.15
676
笾
School Fees.
Actual Net E.
penditure,
$
4981 13,378.63
5,273 12,885
5.422 11,680.41
5,547 11,872.70
1984 412 1886 405 94 81 1887 184 97 65 1688 445
6.899 11,384.14 1889
95.44 9338 15,018.30 1890 691 89 45 1,912 19.31346 709 90.16 12.237 18,158 60 1891 1803 671 96.12 17,342 19741.43 1893 615 93-28 12,348 21,405.46
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7. Promotion-Of the 73 Chlacas bɔys form. Ing Class IA, and IB, on 11th March, 1893, I find from the College Register that 35 per cent, or as boys, kad not exceeded three years in progresing from Class VIII, where they kamed the Alphabet, to Clam 1, where Shakespeare and the Alpher abjects are taught ; but again 13 of those boys took only four years, and two others | actually only three years to perform the same feat. The boys themselves deserve great praise for their steady application, but the chief interest In the fact recorded is the lacidental evidence i affords to the excellence of the teaching in the Lower and Preparatory Schools, without which 411 foundation, boys so rapidly promoted would have 437 found it impossible to pursue their studies se 46 successfully in the Upper School. There are on 449 the other hand manifest objections to such rapid 467 promotion. Theoretically, each boy should spend year in each of the seven accllour, ln order that 597
the instruction he receives may be properly 159 graduated and matured. There is no objection 718 to clever boys blog promoted after half a 683 year's study in the lowest classes; unfortu- nataly, as I have had occasion to remark more than once before, the classes gear rally have for the last few years suffered forced promotions This is partly due to the transfer from the Central School, explained in the next paragraph, but also largely attributable to the number of boys who leave and are admitted every year. The only cure for the latter evil would appear to be the locensed prosperity of the colory, I need hardly polat eat that promotions in the Upper School are orly made at the beginning of each school year. 8 Effect of Transfer from the Central School-I suppose it will occur to but few 33-92 people to enquire by what steps a school of 556 bays in 1883, developed in 1891 Into a college 17:09 of 1103. To most it will appear as a sum la 31-33 ximpin addition, or perhaps multiplication; but 3 Rimorks on Preceding Tables,-We ob- In reality the change was attended with many serve that the number of School-days is pretty difficulties. In 1898 the number of sections uniformly maintained; that the number of forming the Upper School was doubled, as I School-boys examined is roughly speaking two- || foresaw that the increased acccommodation in thirds of the total number on the Rall for the this part of the new building would not be year; and that a high percentage of passes is supplied by outside demand. After allowing a annually sustained. The Average Dally Atten breathing space of four years, an extra section dances were proportionately better in the smaller was added in 1892, another in 1893, and the school (73 per cent), as might reasonably be ex- remaining section will be formed next month, pected; It would nquire an improvement of 5 when the scheme devised several years ago will per cent in the attendance (68 per cent) of the be complete, and the nine class-reams on the boys now on the roll, to equal the former average, upper floor will constitute the Upper School. In The steady increase in fees year by year the year 1882, the number of boys examined in is very apparent, and the increase is out of all the Upper School was 83 as against 1go just proportion to the corresponding Increase in the examined. During the last five years there has number of boys on the roll, for while the latter been an average ofalue boys admitted annually to is barely doubled, the amount of fees is far on the Upper School, from outside the College; the the way towards being treblich, Incntimating real increase is thus due to internal expansion. the Average Expense of each scholar, though the It should now be apparent that a continuous present figure appears bigh, and only finds a atrala bas been thrown on the whole establish- | parallel nine years ago, in 1884, we must not failment, by the transfer from the Central School. to reu ember that If Victoria College had not The strain was heaviest in 1888 and 1889, but it | been built, the recent general increase of salary † will reveals itself; and it will be a matter of thoughout the Service would have affected the gratification to the masters to know that there is Central School, by an annual amount of $5,158, only ore meza year of sustained extraordinary so that in 1888, the last complete year at the effort. From March 1895, we shall settle down Central School, we find that for purposes of com- into a more normal condition, the stage of what partion with the present rate of expenditure, we may call corporal growth will be in the past, Instead of $26 48 per head, we must take $37.56, and we may hope to reap some of the benefits which is evidence that Victoria College costa per attendant on maturity, head fer than the Central School and further that the Acius Net Expenditure of 1888 would have been 317 642.54, thus showing only $3,767.92 as the increased annual cost of the larger building, with its doubled staff.
4. Register Admissions.-
Feb. '67 to Dec. '71 10' years
Feb. '72 Dec. 'BIO
19
Feb. 82, June '89 71 July '89-, Dec. '93
Total
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History Generally worthy of high praiae, the poor work la 1.8.C. mass the general effect. Arithmetic. Though the percentage figure is only slightly finger, the work is of a mach higher order ; 1.A., II.B., IILB, V.A., VIILA, being most successful.
Algebra.—Yery good indeed in Classes II, and III. but the pipers of the three sections of the First Class were most disheartening.
Buchd-Genarally very good with the excep- tion of I.C, where out of at boys, 14 failed to get a single proposition correct.
Geograp ky ---Heto again if it had not been for the work in the First Class, I should have been able to report coralderable advance,
"Shakespears. The percentage 74 against 57 la 1891 is to itself grafsfying, but it is more so to note the marked increase in intelligence in coping with the questions.
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Reading-maintains its high standard. It is think that Mr. Belillos got his C.MG. hauble to be noted that more attention has bee¤ paid because "his private generosity in grønt und hin Coloquial-A much severer standard was | known. No doubt these are the customary exacted; but masters and baya bad fully prepared distinguished ae's which induce grateful themselves. The result was most encouraging, country, through the chif clerk of the Colonial | D'ARC'S What pleased me most was the evident Offen, to scatter broadcast amongst the commos desire of each bay to éxhibit himself to the best
or garden class the degradation of the rum- advintage 1 there was absolutely none of the will decoration of Mickey and George, but it was sulky Indifference with which the new subject not so in the case of Hongkong's only Member was too often treated last year.
for Oplum. Mr. E. R. Bellos purchased bis Dislation --Slightly lower percentage, chiefs glided pill at an outlay of about $30.000- swine to the failure la IA.B. to write a rather generous offering at the shrine of education, it difficult passage. Otherwise the work was fully tribotleg for the same object (the Balls Public was called the Hongking communi'y cop- up to the averaga.
School for Girls) no less than $75 000, that being the estimated value of the land on which the school was bulli, Bot his Excellency the Governor forgot to mention this Hitto fact when he bagged the paltry so-called honour for his obsequious friend, and if he had been consistent he would have recommended the Secretary of State in send a C. M. G. decoration to the GRAND AFTERNOON PERFORMANCE whole of the rate-payers in the colony as a guid pro quo for their share to the great philanthropic act of which so much has been made, but which in reality was a first-class sham from beginning to end. In Birmingham they can turn out these decorations at about ten dollars a gross, so that the expense would not have been outrageous sven in these dreary days of financial depression From one remark in the L. & C. Express one might reasonably enough think that Mr. Belllios was honored (?) by the Queen for eminent ser vices rendered as a member of the Legislative Council, and no greater mistake was ever made, Mr. Helios' legislative usefulness to this colony done the slightest thing to advance public as amounts to less than nothing; ha bas never
against official interests, and he never will. The late Mr. Phineas Ryrle was in the Legislative Council for over a quarter of a century, and did more substantial good for Hongkong in his time than any manlivingordead —and bis reward was a very few meanlogless culegistic words of frothy gush from the Marqals of Ripon months after our Grand Old Man had been laid quietly to rest in the Happy Valley. Phineas Ryle was to Mr. E. R. Bellios as Jesus of Nazareth was to Mr. Jaber Spencer Balfour. The Looden paper from which we quoi is wrong on another very matuisl point," and must be put right. Mr. Belliios is not a Parses, neither is be of Parsed origin. We believe he claims to be a Jew, bat is la polet of fact s Syrian. He is also very good hearted and generous mar, a Shylock in 'business, Peabody or Burdett-Coutts when the tide at generosity is taken at the flood. Our bonoar able friend has unfortunately many of the crying weaknesses so common with Orientals. He li inordinately fond of show and glitter, and by an affectation of appearing socially what he is not and sever will be, in spite of the vast accumula tion of almighty dollars he is generally credited with, he gives himself away to conaille who accept his lavish hospitality and then ridicule him. Alas too true. Mr. Below is an excellent, well meaning and worthy old gentis- man sadly gone wrong; the Beaconsfield fad started it where it will end, heaven only knows. But the worst slap in the face ever administered to him, to say nothing of the expense, was the M.C.G.ship, obtained, not in recognition of any noteworthy services, but at the special and urgent solicitation of Governor $1. William Robinson. He could have had our Order of Sedang, a real chivalric decoration, for less than half the money paid for the gin-shop bauble.
Translation from China34.—The creditable and successful attempt by the boys in the Upper School to make independent translations, fastead of reproducing the master's translation, word for word, deserves to be chronicled.
Translation into Chiness.-Very good, bere we have the best test as to whether the boys have grasped the messlag of their Reading Lessons ; and as usual there is good evidence that anch is the case.
15. Oxford Local Examinations.-This year seven Sentors and seven Juniors parsed; the largest number hitherto being three Seniors and five Juniors in 1889. We sent is altogether 19 fees, but five boys did not present themselves for examination, three having obtained situations, and two being ill, Fourteen passes out of twenty. four is by no means unsatisfactory. As regards the Chiness, eight passes out of nine is a highly. Latin. I regret that I can observe but little e editable record. The failures amongst the difference from the poor standard reported a year non-Chinese are due to the general weakness of ago. There was a slight improvement In II.C., the class and emphasise the necessity there was, but the boys in I.C. on the completion of a second for the formation of a special class for their im-year's course betrayed, with two or three bright provement. The Head of any School can, by exceptions, the grossest ignorance of the most the payment of one shilling for each candidate, elementary knowledge, even of the use of case.. obtain from Oxford detailed particulars of his Book-keeping-Steady improvement: though ewa boys' work. Thus, I am able to report that the percentage is not so high, the tone of work is Obadiah obtained the mark 'Good' in Shaker- better. peare, Hance and E. Danenberg in Grammar, Hang-kam in Arithmetic, Algebra and Euclid, and Chan Yam-ming in Arithmetic and Algebra. It must be understood that the mark Good's next la oider to 'Distinguished,' and that, the Distinction list in Shakespeare and Mathematics is remarkably select. Altogether I am of opinlen that the results should encourage the boys to further efforts, and thould be a lesson to the non-Chinese boys of the great need they have of more sica y application.
14. The Half yearly Examination.-In July 1883 1 inailuted a half yearly examination, to see that the work of the previous half had been fairly prosecuted, and to prevent masters and boys leaving the bulk of the year's work to be acquired in the latter half, I have found this practice most beneficial; both masters and 9. Effect of Increast of Upper School-1 scholars have been pleased to have their weak anticipate several advantages from this realisa- subjects discovered and pointed out for particular on of my day-dream; 1, an increase in revenue attention in the ensuing term. Many a boy too from higher fees; 2, gradual filling up of on leaving school between September and the vacant seats in the Upper School, which in two clore of the year, has been gratified by having or three years should be attended by a farther the higher results of the Midsommer Examina. Average rate increase to ravenue: 3, a more normal rate of ton recorded on bis certificate instead of his promotion throughout the College In 1895 and | posllion in January. Io 1893, however, the henceforth, as referred to in the preceding para- | Half-yearly Examination was not held, as the graph 14, a steady elevation in the tone of the Inspector of Schools objected to the Head work, by the removal of this strains 5, an Master's holding any examination of the College, Improved attendance in the Lower School; for it in the same term with his annual inspection is to be expected that as there will be only 538 The injury thus done to the year's work is incal seats available for this part of College, instead culable; and the enforced Iguarance of the of 660 (as in 1890), boys will be more careful to Head Master as to the condition of the College retain their places as was the case in the more under his charge at the opening of Michaelmas Hmited accommodation of the Central School; Term is a serious hindrance to efficiency. It is 6, the gradual exunction of the Preparatory therefore to be hoped that the Half-yearly School, for we ought soon to be able to regaire Examination will not be permanently discon- some previous knowledge of English on admis- tinned, slon; 7, an improvement" in the results of the Chinese School, for the present ground of com- plafot, that the classes die powieldy, will be in part removed by their considerable reduction.
per annum, 726— 72 1649166 1276170 1614-359 32 526164 Thus the admissions alace the opening of the new buliding, la July 1889, are more than double the highest figure attained at the Central School, which satisfactorily sweats the need of the larger accommodation provided by the Government; even though there is no immediate prospect of the occupation of every seat,
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16. Recreation-The report on the boys' sports, supplied by Mr. Machell, is full of interest, especially as regards Cricket; for it appears that
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Chemistry -Messi, Jameson and Barlow report considerable advance in Practical Work, and two very good papers on stiff Theoretical.
DrawingExcellent Freehand and Fair
Model.
Trigonometry,-One boy did a very good second year's paper, another a creditable first year's paper, the third knew nothing about it,
19. Non-Chinese Classes.—The experience of the past year still impresies me with the great need of the sepsallon of the senior wou-Chinese boys, if any real education is to be imparted to them in this College. I fully sympathise with the English masters, whose lot it is to be jo charge of these two classes; as it cannot be doubted that with less exestion their laboura | would be attended with more brilliant results, were they la charge of Chinese classes. The results la I.C. are of a most disappolotleg char scters about half of the papers might have been barat unread, with little Injustice to the writers; A firm-hand, and more organised Hame-work, should secure better results in the next twelve months.
20. Chinese School-The Ave native teachers who held this examination report a steady im provement, especially in the answers to the questions on Literature; but at the same time they have drawn my attention to the absolute want of knowledge of the Chinese language among several of the newly-admitted boys, whom they propose to relegate to the Anglo- Chinese Classes,
11. Pupil Teachers and Monitors-Of the seven reported under this head last January, only | two remain, and they have acquitted themselves very well both in the Practical and Theoretical Tests. The new Monitors have only had time
to learn their datles before the class.
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· LONDON, January 7th, The semi-offical Paris press, commenting on the Sierra Leone incident, states that if the British account of the affair be confirmed, France will make the requisite reparation. The French and English press renerally discuss the matter lightly, and regard it as an unhappy mistake. It appears that the firing lasted fully forty minutes. The natives assured Lieut. Marits that the British were Sofas, and hence the attack on the British camp.
January 8th.
Colonel Ellis, commanding the expedition against the Sofas, reports that, prior to the colll- slon with the French forces, he defeated the Sofas at Kelleds. L'est. Gwynn, of the Royal Engineers, and que man of the West India regiment were badly wounded. Later on Colonel Ellis captured Sidu, when Lieut, Margesson and three privates were wounded.
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ZETLAND
No. 525.
LODGE,
Str Gerald Portal is progressing favourably, Sie Martimer Durand and Mr. Pron have arrived in England. In an interview with Renter's representative, Sir Mortimer said that all the arrangements with the Ameer were per- fecily satisfactory, and he extolled the hospitality of his Highters dating the visit of the Marion to Cabul. Mr. Pyne said that we had nothing in several of the matches, some four or five EB. Conclusion-Had I been told la January to fear from Russian intrigues, and that the 10. Bffect of Opening Victoria Collage upon masters, and occasionally a few gen·lemen oul-1882, that in clares years time, two Chinese Ameer had long desired the friendship of other Schools in the Colony. It has been stated side the College, tork an active part. Thers Assistants would be qualified to take indepen-England. Mr. Prag advocates, as the next step that Victoris College has unduly withdrawn has been no observable advance made in Delil.dent charge of two sections of the Upper School, In the cementing of our friendship, that either non-Chinese boys from other schools in the Sergeant Bland, whose strict discipline combined I should have thought the prophet very sanguine, the Ameer or his sons should pay a visit to Colony. I am happy to say that there is no with considerable tact in making the exercise However the fact remains that in 1893, Mesir. | England. evidence to support this conjecture, which less obecaions to the Chinese, produced such Lok and Wan taught Classes III., A and B, fo naturally arose from the total fecrease of atten excellent results last year, left us in June on their entire course, including English Grammar, dance in the present large building. The follow-account of Ull-heal b; and his regimental duties History, Compesi boz, Geography, Algebra and lng Table compares the attendances of non-have since prevented his return, Halla dosen Zucid; end the total percentage obtained respect Chinese boys at four schools of the Colony, in different instructors were in charge of physical tively is 93 and 100. The intelligence displayed the years 1988 (being the last available for drill during the latter half-year. From personal in the answers of the boys, and the neatness of statistics at the Central School) and 1892. The observation, I cannot say that I am hopeful of the work have excited my astonishment and Ogares are taken, sa regards this place, from the the success to be expected from the appointment admisation. I have been to impressed by their School Roll, and as regards the other three of a Private to this duty. A Public School Cadel success, and by the excellence of the tuition of schools from the reports of the Inspector of Corps was formed at the suggestion of the several other Chinese Assistants, that the convic Schools. (Note: Only half the number of the Inspector of Schools; as it, very naturally and tion has gradually dawned upon me in the last few Diocesan boys is given, as the other half, roughly properly, is confined to boys in non-Chinese weeks, that the time has come when the Govern- speaking, are in Chinese dress.)
dress, the desirability of forming a Chinese Cadet ment might by degrees reduce the strength of School,
1888,
Corps, with simple uniform, whita gaiters and the English portion of the staff. Here we have Diocesan School
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red sasher, might Leresfier be considered. two Chinese seinally doing admirably the work St. Joseph's College...... Igi
Some of our Chinese Masters would, with hitherto considered the monopoly of Englishmen.
tip training, make excellent officers; and the It is only reasonable that they should expect a M. Czlup!, replying to à députation of land. desire to qualify for admission might excite a higher rate of remuneration for the increased | owners urging the Government to take mezinier deeper interest in the physical exercises.
value of their services, which has been attained to enhance the value of silver, admitted that Total nor-Chinese 401
18. Annual Examination. The total number by steady application and study. The gradual events in India and America had imparted an The total non-Chiness attendance at these examined was 615, of whom 583 of 93 per cent. substitution of a First Class rank of Chinese | importance to the quesiton, but that it was nie. schools has increased 33 per cezt.; but at passed. Though the percentage is lower than Assistants, for two of thres English Assistant: legs to attempt to renew negotiations with foreign Victoria College only at per cent, while the last year, there is no evidence of Inferiority. Marters, would not only provide fards for the States at present. Nevertheless, he invited the "THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND Chinese altendance at Victoria College has risen either of teaching or of work, which are both increase of salaries to secure thele retention in views of experts to assist the official enquiry now 25 per cent, from $49 in 1888 to 955 in 1894. fully up to the average. The three sections of the cause of education, mentioned above in paza- proceeding, Thus the increase in numbers of our non-Chinese the College as thus represented :--
|graph rat but without diminishing the efficiency of the College would, in course of time, effect considera bla retrenchment in expenditure,
6. Effect on the College of. Colonial Depres. ston-Last year a pessimist letter signed "Never appeared in one of the local papers in which was foretold with some scrimony. the steady downfall of this Colony. "Ever' ́replied in an oplimiet strato exoberantly prophesying a magnificent future. Now, are we to suppose that a pre-eminently praċitcal race like the Chinese are unaffected by their own impressions of the catlook of trade, and of prospects of demand for employment? It would be exaggeration to suppose that even one-tenth of the Chinese boys who attend this college do so with the object, pare and simple, of acquiring an English education, per si; fe, for the mental enlarge. ment and other advantages to be derived from it. Before be can talk English plainly on any other subject, boy at the bottom of the school will tell you that his aim is to get dollars, to raise his market value. There is nothing poetle in this aspiration, which cannot be compared with the enthusiastic love of classical study occasionally to be met with among school-boys to England; but it clearly shows the motiva power. The deduction is evident. If there is not a steady annually increasing demand for English-speaking clerks of new bongu, If factories and enterprises of all sorts do not arise, wo must not be surprised at a stagnation, nor even at an ebb, in the influx of Chiese pupils. There will be no cause for anxiety unill the average daily attendance falls below 653, which is the proportion to be expected from the 700 seats estimated as the necessary accommodation in the new building.
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V. English School (Boys) 62 Victoria College
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6. Supply from Government District Schools, scholars; and is sciually even less than the There is, however, one source of supply which | average increase of demand on education from does not appear to satisfy anticipation. I ruler | the non-Chinese sections of the Colonial com- to the Government Anglo-Chinese Schools, the munity.
Boys Pasted Examinid, Perantage. 1893 1892 1893 1892
Upper School... 190 179 Lower School.... 280 294 Preparatory in 155 198
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I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient servant, GEO. H. BATTSON WRIGHT, D.D., OXON,
Hand Master.
MR, BELILIOS C,M,G,~SHIP.
The L. 8a C. Bayrers of the aand December, 1893, says The Garells announces that the Queen has been pleased to give directions for itagalahed Order of 31. Michael and St. Georgej the following appointment to the Most Diss
The Times, in un article on the posidon of the Bank of England, considers that much of the recent criticism on the bank's method of doing business was unjust, and believes that nothing is seriously wrong, though certain refo:ms aro necessary.
ROME, January 8th.
PARIS, January 9th, The French elections of senators condane, Eighty-nine bare boan elected of the Left, and
REGULAR MEETING of the above
ALG be held in the FREEMASONY HALL, Zetland Street, on THURSDAY, the rat February, at 8,30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited.
Hongkong, 75th January, 1894- fiso
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90 90 97 tatal roll of which in 1892 was $39, while not 11. Name of the Colligi.-There are no less
96 100 more than go of their boys sought admission to then five schools the colony with the common
A felte saying may be none the legs true, therey Victoria College. As the total number to 1888 designation of Victoria; vis? Victoria Forty- fore I can only repeat what it has been my good was 426, the increase of roo in four years shows guess School, Victoria English School (boys), forture to be able bonestly to report rear after
Orders for Copies of THE "HONGKONG that these schools have no difficulty in obtaining Victoria English School (girls), Victoria Hom
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Mr. Grinifaten gave a lecture last night at the || DIRECTORY" may be sent to the following scholars, Nos is this a master for surprise, and Orphanage, and Victoria College. This furst deserves the bighest praise for the results of the
Imperial Inmitate on the Chicago Exhibitles. Agents when it is remembered that boys in our Lower abfect la secret. Voima Ceschool should past year. I have found abundant evidence of
He dwelt upon the success of Ceylon teas in HONGKONG...Mr. W. Brewer. and Preparatory Schools pay a dollar a month be that it would be distinctive; for this purpose excellent tuition in every class; and after careful
America, and critiched the system of awards, for an elementary English education, which in I recommend that this College should be re-chris enquiry have discovered that in those classes,
- The Timer states that the Goverment have these schools is provided fees. The Inspector sened Queen's (or Royal) College, names already (6.g. IV.B. VI.A) where the number of failures to be an Ordinary Member of the Third Car arranged for a progressive increase in our fleet
or Companions of the said Most Dialingulabed of Schools bas, during the last two years, assur-chosen for Government Colleges in many other at Erst sight appears appalling, the explanation Order Mr. Emanuel. Raphael Belllet, Mem-aring the next five years, including first-clain ed the Government that the majority of these colentes. As a special reason fox preferring the is, either the boys have been naturally doll, of ber of the Legislative Council of the Colony of m boys are well able to pay the fees charged in the title, Queen's College, I would refer to the by an unfortunate concatenation of circumstances Hongkong. Mr. Bellies is one of the best- The Grand Dake of Heans is betrothed to the respective classes of Victoria College. The remarks made by Sir George Bowen, when he the dregs of certain classes have filled as kann foreign residents of Hongkong. Of second daughter of the Duke of Edinburgh. continued sopbal admission of four scholars announced that his recommendation that the sediment in one class. I desire also to draw Parice origin, he has spent the major portion from these schools, after competitive examina new building should be called Victoria College attention to those cases, chiefly in the larger EEG- tion, to three years' free education at Victoria had been graciously, approved by Her Majesty, tions of classes, where by careful attention to the College, was one of the fose questions of The special ground for als recommendation was, lasy and dull boys at the bottom of the class, generous acts Financial Reform discussed in 1892 by the that the occupation of the Collega occurred just several failures have been creditably avaried, Reglaizar General, the Inspector of Schools and after the Queen's Jubilee, and that the name The outlook for next year, especially as regards mysell. For the first time in ten years, no van would commencrale that event. My con the Upper School, is most prombį gʻand thera candidates presented themselves in 1893, and tention is that the present file falls to suggest is every ground for expressing confidently the we are driven to the conclusion that there is no such an allusion, both because at that time expectation that if the present rate of improve boy in these schools unable to pay the fees several schools were already known as Victoris ment continus the reputation of the College wil charged here. If this be so, what is to prevent Schools, and because "Victoria," being the name be considerably enhanced to the next few years 100 or even 130 boys being sonually drafted of the city, has lost its significant force in connec 17. The minal iables of the number of boys from these five schools to Victoria College, and tion with the Jubilasangiovines an examined and passed in each subject, and of the seats thus vacated belog accept dby other 16. The Sta-Several masters have been percentages of passes are here subjoined anxlose to obtala fice English dementary incapacitated by sickness, for various periods; (Tables E. 11. 1IL IV.) BRUN education. By the prevent systems parents who varying from sin days to se uday wseks. Mr. 15) Remarki on individual subjecie,
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of his life in be colony, andile are in CHILDREN Harving to death on account of their atatas, and in other directions. His private logs food and remedy in Scott's Emulsion of connection with education, the Beaconsfeld-inability to digest food will find a most marvel- generosity is also great, whilst his entertainments Fare Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites. Very Lad Sunday Hing on his gleam launch are well palatable and stily digested. Read the follow cine the honour, which Her Majesty, has now Emaalon lo cases of children suffering from BANGKOK known. His many friends will therefors wal- ing testimonial i=0" I have prescribed. 'Scott's | I bestowed on him. This is indocal fony, mod wasting and mal-putrition and can report most about at bren a satire on the farcical humbug favourably of its good affect) It has been in each PA for whics Governor Sir W. Robinson was mainly cafe taken most readily," W. PERKINS, M.R.C.S., responsible as anything yet printed excepting Medios Superintendent, Butleigh Hospital, AFT the Governor sech on a memorable occasion Chemali Chi apply AS. WAON & and the Champion MASK DANS
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