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To-day's Advertisements.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

THE Undersigned has received instruc

tions from

Mr. ARTHER ANDERSON

to Sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION,

at his SALES ROOMS, Zetland Street, No. 2,

ON

WEDNESDAY, the 8th February, 1899,

2

'Commencing at 2.30 P.M.

A LARGE QUANTITY OF

-

USEFUL HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. Removed from the Peak for Convenience,

Comprising SOPHAS and COUCHES, EASY CHAIRS, VIENNA CHAIRS, RATTAN FURNI TURES, OVERMANTLES, SIDETABLES, WASHINGSTANDS, TOILET TABLES, WRITING DESKS, HATSTANDS, CHAM- BERSTANDS, large and small TEAKWOOD WARDROBES,

SIDE BOOKCASES, BOARDS, WHATNOTS, COOKING RANGES, CUTLERY, CURTAINS, GLASS- WARE, PICTURES, BATHTUBS, and BATHROOM REQUISITES, &c, &c, &c.

Also

1 COTTAGE PIANO.

I LADY'S and GENT'S AMERICAN BICYCLE.

3 VIOLINS in good order and condition.

HAMMOND TYPEWRITER.

Catalogues issued Prior to Sale.

TERMS OF SALE -AS customary, On View at the Undersigned's.

PAUL BREWITT, Auctioneer.

[1693 Hongkong, 3n1 February, 1899.

SCHOOL AND ORPHANAGE FOR GIRLS.

PUBLIC MEETING will be held in

A ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE, on THURSDAY,

the 9th February, 1899, at 4.30 P.M. for the purpose of considering a proposal to establish in Hongkong a Boarding and Day School for Eurasian and other girls.

The Bishop of Victoria Nill preside.

An. outling will be given of a scheme pre- pared by a provisional Committee.

Ladies and Gentlemen are carnestly invited

R. F. COBBOLD: Hongkong, 3rd February, 1899,

to attend.

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CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY.

TH

HE Undermentioned INSURANCE OFFICES will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Pablic Business, on FRIDAY, the toth instant.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Agents.

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LD,

General Managers.

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO.,

LIMITED

W. J. SAUNDERS,

Acting Secretary,

UNION INSPRANCE SOCIETY OF

CANTON, LD

W. H. PERCIVAL,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1899.

To-day's Advertisements.

HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION. ---SHORT RANGE CỤP AND SPOONS.

THERE

HERE will be a COMPETITION for the above TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), the 4th instant, at 3 P.M..

RANGES. 500 and 600 yards. Ten Shots and one Sighter. Conditions as usual.

MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,

Hon. Soc. Hongkong, 3rd February, 1899.

BIJOU THEATRE.

RECLAMATION GROUND, WEST. POINT.

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"THE Pride of heraldry, the pomp of "THE

power and all that beauty, all that inevitable wealth bestow await alike the hour"-when rolls the curtain on the PUF. PETS' show. (with apologie to the Ghost of Gray.)

TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), 4th February, 1899,

(PERFORMANCES? OF

2.

D'ARC'S MARIONETTES.

AFTERNOON at 4 sharp. (Doors open 3 P.M.) NIGHT at 9 sharp. (Doors open 3 г.31) Children under 12, Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform and Native Nurses accompanying Children half price to all parts except Boxes and Gallery.

Co.

Prices as usual. Plan at ROBINSON'S PIANO Hongkong, 3rd February, 1899. [118a

LECTURE,

W.

MR. H. WIKINSON has kindly con- ING CARDS," in the Chamber of Commerce Room, at the CITY HALI., on MONDAY, the 6th February, 1899, at 5.15 P.M.

Members may ask their friends. Ladies are invited.

HENRY E. POLLOCK,

Hon. Secretary,

THE UNITED STATES ARMY BILL. The Washington House has passed a Bill fixing the minimum strength of the Army at

nat 95,000 $7,000 men and the maximum at

RITUALISM AND THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. The Ritualistic controversy is becoming acute. As a demonstration of tocco people in the Albert Hall it was resolved to uphold the Protestantist demand for the suppression of the Mars and the Confessional in the Established Church.

NEW CHINESE LOAN.

The Times announces that a Chinese 5% loan of £1,300,000 has been definitely arranged and guaranteed by the Northern Railway The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank will issue' a prospectus at the end of the week.

THE CONGO FREE STATE. Advices from Brussels state that Major Lothaire's Boldiers have joined Batatele's mutineers after killing their officers, Major Lothaire was wounded and taken prisoner.

WEATHER REPORT.

The Observatory report says-On the 3rd at 11.40 am. The area of slightly low pressure has moved towards the North of the Sea of Japan, and pressure has increased and is high over China. Gradients moderate to rather steep with strong monsoon on the coast, and in the N. part of the China Sea. Forecast:- Fresh to moderate N. winds; fine.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE hearing of the Belilios case was adjourned on Thursday until Monday,

WE regret to hear that two cases of small-pex have been discovered on H.M.S. Undaunted,

WE hear that up to the date of latest advices from Wei-hai-wei only two recruits had been enlisted for the 1st Chinese Regiment.

WE would call the attention of our readers to the announcement appearing in our advertise ment columns of a lecture upon "Playing Hongkong Oud Volumes Society. Cards," by Mr. W. H. Wilkinson to be deliver ed at the Chamber of Commerce Room, City Hongkong, 3rd February, 1899.

Hall, at 5.15 p.m. on Monday next Ladies are inviteddo attend.

Entimation.

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A NATIVE despatch from Chefoo received in Shanghai says that the Germans intend to make Tsintau an open port and that large quantities of German commodities have been imported in German steamers for consumption A. S. WATSON & CO., there. Lately also some railway engineers

LIMITED.

Agent,

No-CHINA INSURANCE CO., LD. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS:

W. H. RAY,

Secretary,

CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE CO.,

LIMITED

SHEWAN TOMES & Co.,

Agents,

YANOTSZE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION,

LIMITED.

G. L. TOMLIN,

Acting Secretary,

Pam Dmu

W. H. T. DAVIS, Manager,

ESTABLISHED 1841.

PORTS

(For Invalids and General Use.)

Per Jor

TENDANCY Co., LD.

$14.40

THE STRAITS INSURANCE Co., LD.

Hongkong, 3rd February, 1899.

THE HONGKONG DEVONIAN SOCIETY.

at 8 r.st.

1683

THE ANNUAL DINNER of the above Society will be held at the HONGKONG CLUB, on WEDNESDAY, the 15th February,. Devonians wishing to join the Society are requested to apply to the Undersigned.

MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE, Acting Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, 314 February, 1899,

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TO LET FROM. 1ST MARCH,

OFFICES on the

THE COMMODIOUENO, Praya Central, now occupied by Messrs. DODWELL & Co.

Apply to

E. D. SASSOON & Co.

[1670 Hongkong, 3rd February, 1899.

Ltd.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, ÂMOY AND FOOCHOW, THE

THE Company's Steamship

"THALES,"

Captain Hall, will be despatched for the above Ports, on SUNDAY, the 5th instant, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers,

[1634 Hongkong, rd February, 1899.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL. "HE Company's Steamship THE

TANTALUS,"

Captain Hannab, will be despatched as above on MONDAY, the 6th instani, at 4 P.M.

For Fraight, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents,

Hongkong, 3rd February, 1899.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

NOTICE.

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STEAM TO YOKOHAMA, KUBE AND NAGASAKI. (Passing through the INLAND SEA) THE Company's Steamship

"HOHENZOLLERN," Captain E. Woltersdorff, will leave for the above Ports on or about THURSDAY, the 9th instant.

For further Particulars, apply to

MELCHERS & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, erd February, 1899.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

NOTICE, STEAM TO SHANGHAL HE Company's Steamship

THE

"SACHSEN,"

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Captain H. Sinner, due here with the outward German Mail about the 8th Instant will leave for the above places about 4 hours after Arrival

For futher Particulars, apply to

N

B.-VINTAGE, superior quality,

Red Capsule C.-FINE OLD VINTAGE, Sup- erior quality, Black Seal Capsule....... D.-VERY FINE OLD VINTAGE

16.20

extra superior, Violet Capsule Old Bottled) 20.40

have arrived in the island.

A KOBE telegram of 38th ulto. to the N. C. D. News reports that the Nippon Yusen Kaisha's steamer Yamaguchi Maru from Seattle took fire on Thursday, the 26th ulto. She made Oginohama (in Rikuzen, on the east coast of the main island, on the Bay of Sendai) on the morning of the 28th. Passengers and crew safe. The fire was still burning when the tele- gram was despatched.

.

A SPECIAL Chunkiang telegram to the N. C. The missionary who was attacked by soldiers near Hochou arrived here to-day.

Père Fleury is now quite recovered. The Tastal here has been replaced, during the absence of the English and French Con- sais, by the Taotai who was disgraced here during the riots of 1885.

All is quiet at Chungking. TO-MORKOW afternoon on the Happy Valley in the first round for the Hongkong Football Challenge Shield H Company of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers will play the Hongkong Foot ball Club. Kick-off at four o'clock, The Club teath will be -F. H. Kew, goal; A. B. Antop and H. Pinckney, backs; W. D. Mayson, C. T. -Kew and W. H. Howard, halves; A. R. Lowe, -H. W..Looker, captain: 1. F. Noble, H. C. 1.

Hancock and 1. D. Danby, forwards.

Port after removal should be rested for a month before. use. Wine ro quired for drinking at once should be ordered to be decanted at the Dis-A NGANKING (capital of Anhui) telegram to pensary before being sent out. Shanghai papers reports the repulse of General These Wines are too favourably Kuo Pao-chang's troops on the 24th ulto. by the Kuyang rebels at a place some seventy miles known to need comment.

from the native place of the ex-Viceroy li. In consequence of this the gentry and ntables in that vicinity have raised a militiato oppose the Kuo was in command of the Nanyang feer during the war with Japan in 1894-95.

Sample bottles and smaller quanti-rebels should the latter enter Hefei, General

ties will be supplied at. proportionate wholesale rates,

We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast

Ports.

A. S. WATSON & Co., Limited, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

BIRTH. On 29th January, at .27B, Seward Road, Shanghai, the wife of Captain A. STOTT, R.N.R., ss. Pakhol, of a son,

MARRIAGE.

At Shanghai, on 24th January, by Rev. J. A. Sadka and afterwards at H.B.M.'s Consulate, E. M. EZRA, 10 ROSA, sixth daughter of M. Haimovitch

DEATH.

On 30th January, at Shanghai, JOHN HEN- DERSON, infant son of Captain A. Stott,

The Hongkong Telegraph

SONOKONG,

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1899.

REUTERTELEGRAMS.

EGYPT AND THE POWERS.

LONDON, February 18t.

In a country district in New South Wales, af Chinaman was called upon to give evidence before the local magistrate. He had to he sworn, and a headless fowl was produced for

this purpose. But the Chinaman shook his head. He would not even swear on a black swan. The only thing that would satisfy him was a "guillotined black cockatoo ;" and, afte this rarity had been obtained, the oath was duly administered and the witness swore-tha;, he knew nothing about the case. He then resumed his seat with à Celestial smile,

THIS moming a hawker was fined $so by appointed Native Mathematical Master on pro- Captain Hastings for being in possession of bation till the end of the year. He discharged his duties most satisfactorily, and was confirmed in the post from the 1st January. The advant unjust scales. Inspector Duncan came across. him in Bonham Strand yesterday, and caught ages expected to be derived by placing English him removing a piece of lead from the botton and Senior Chinese Masters in charge of lower of the scales when he saw the Inspector was classes for a short time daily have been realised, and in a year or two great improvement in coming to examine them.

intelligence and acquaintance with English. should be perceptibls. SHORTLY after nine o'clock on Saturday even- ing a fire broke out in a Chinese shop No. 128, North Honan Road, Shanghai, caused by the breaking of a stove-pipe, the sparks igniting the wooden partition Fortunately the Doluge Co. had to jets at work with a splendid promptness, otherwise the conflagration might have been more serious, Two house: Nos, 128 and 727 were completely gutted out, likewise the upper storey of No. 226. An insurance was effected only a week previously in the "North German Fire" for, the N. C. D. News believes, Tis. 7oo. By ten o'clock little but the smoulder ing ruins remained.

PRIZE DISTRIBUTION AT QUEEN'S COLLEGE.

•

ADDRESS BY THE GOVERNOR. Yesterday at noon H. E. Sir Henry Blake, G.C.M.G., attended at Queen's College for the purpose of presiding at the annual distribution of prizes, and he was supported by Mr. Geo. H. Bateson Wright, D.D., Headmaster, Bishop Houre, Viscount Suirdale, A.D.C., the Hon. T. Sercombe Sinth (Acting Coloninl Secretary), the Hon. R. D. Ormsby (Director of Public Works), the lon. F. H. May (Captain Superintendent of Police), the Ho E. R. Belilios C.M.G., the Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, Captain Muller, Mr. J. Dyer Bail (Acting Registrar General), Mr. A. G. Romano (Por- tuguese Consul), Mr. K. Uyeno (Japanese | Consul, Dr. J. C. Thomson, Father Vigano, Mr. A. Seth, Mr. G. J. Piercy, Rev. T. W. Pearce, Mr. J. W. M. B. Arthur.

Dr. Wright read the annual report as fol-

Queen's College, January, 1889.

Hon. T. Sccombe meg, 21st Ja

Acting Colonial Secretary. Sir, I have the honour to forward the Annual Report on this College.

year.

The toul number on the roll for the year 1298 was 1,344, or 132 in excess of the previous The largest numbers present in any one month were 1,014 in February and 1,007 in March, as against 961 and 953 in 1897. The argest attendance in one day was 991, while in

189 it was 911.

241n spite of thus raising our number of seats from 924 to 1914, we were obliged to turn away over 120 boys, therefore reported to the Government that the demand for admission exceeded the accommodation, and recommended an increase in the rate of fees from 1st April. His Excellency the Acting Governor, on the advice of the Governing Body, approved, and Government Notification No. 103 was accord. ingly published.

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10-Mr. Jones has been seconded to the Supreme Court throughout the year Mr. Machell went on twelve months leave after six years' service and nearly a dozen years' con sinuous residence in the Colony. Mr. Hankey, who was acting for Mr. Jones, left for Australia on 1st July, fr. L. Ut, 10th Chinese Assistant, died of small-pox in January last.

11The Oxford Local results this year showed considerable improvement, there being: 59 per cent. passes instead of 18 per cent. Ten certificates in all were obtained-4 Senior, 3 Junior, and 3 Preliminary. The non-Chinese passes are fighly creditable. C. B. Hayward obtained distinction in English in the Junior Local Examination, being bracketed seventh our of a list of sixty-three so honoured in all England.

12-Through the kind services of the In -spector of Schools, the declaration of poverty imposed in 1893 as a condition of competing for Free Education at this College was removed. Candidates must be scholars at the Govern ment Anglo-Chinese District Schools. Eight boys offered last February, but none qualified, the elementary work being far too weak. Now that the Scholarships competition is restored, it is to be hoped that, as in former years, it will prove a stimulus to aiming at a higher standard in the District Schools, and that, as a conseque ence, boys from these schools may, on admis sions to Queen's College, be found fit for higher classes than the Preparatory School. The re moval of this restriction was, I believe, the last act in connexion with Education performed by the ex-Governor, Sir William Robinson, G.C.M. G. and it will be highly appreciated by the Chi nese, as in the ten years when these scholar- ships were open the Free Scholars often highly distinguished themselves, and all of them obtained respectable appointments, which, without Free Education, would, in most cases, have been beyond their attainment.

13-In June, His Excellency General Black, C.B, as Acting Governor, honoured us with a personal inspection of the work of the College We were the more gratified with this mark of kindly interest as it is ten years since we were similarly favoured.

fees.

IB-1, Pan Chouk.

-

Ng Kai ChE. IC Senior-1, Hayward, C. E.

Junior

Ghulamali, R.

Ismail, S. A

HA, Leung Taz Shun.

Ho Shai Wing 11B-1, Hung Hing Kam 2, Chan Kwan IIC. Senior 1, Ramjahn, D.

-2, Nakasawa, 1.4.

Junior-1, Dalbasho, A. K.

A

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- Me Intyre, T. H. Hung Kwok Loung.

Kwok Ying Kün.

El Shin.

1 Chung

Tat Man

IVA-1, Fung Mun-chak (Morrison.)

Chan U-tsing. Lak Tseung shang,

TVB-1 Chan. Man-to...

- Lau Hing-lun. VA-1, Leung San-pong.

-2, Pau Shiu-ki.. B-1, Wong Kwok-shum:-

-2, U Shau-san,

Yung Kai-pong. Chau Shui-lin.

VIA-1, Maks Shinge

-2, Ng Fung-fu, Via-, U Shing

vic-

-2, Yung Hin-chung.

Chau Ching -2, Ling Kin-shang. VILA-1, Chan Sz-yui.

Ip Ching-lau. VIIB-1, Lo Ping-kwan.

Leung Shiu-kai. VIIC-1, Fung St-chan.

→2, Ng Shui-ki. Villa, Yan-ú

-2, Lam Kwan‹ün.. vitt-1, Ho Pótin.

2 Lau Ting-lam vilic-Li Ching-i

Names.

Tó. Fuk-hi,

of Donors Messres-Ny Kwok". Ching, T. Jackson, W. Whiley, H. Mody, Ho Kwan-shan, Tsoi Chee-bee, Fung Wa-chun, Lau Hing-sun, Weng Shu-tong, Yeung Naion,

D. Hutchison, Ip Chuk Kal Leung Yan Fo, Mok Wan-sheung, Mok Tso tsin, Wan Tsing kai, Li In-wing, Ip Shun-kam, Kwok Sik-sam, Ko Vik-kam, Chan Po-tung, J. P. Madar, Sin Tak-fan; A. G. Romane, Ho Tung, Lau Wai.. chun, Leung-ún, Ho Fuk, Hu Shun-chun, Messrs, Gaupp & Co., Commitice of Tung Wa.. Hospital; Head Marter, Dr. G. H. B. Wright,

His Excellency, who was received with 14.-We are much indebted to the Hon. applause, then delivered an address. He said Director of Public Works for several improve he had read the account of last examination, ments. The loopholed wall over-looking the and so far as one could gather from that the premises from Bridges Street has been made progress made in the school appeared in certain solid, thus putting an end to a long continued cases to be fairly up to the average. The at series of nuisances and interruptions. A spiked tendance was very large. One point had struck bar was placed on the gate leuling to the bim that he did not quite understand. He had no playground 10 prevent incursions from street doubt Dr. Wright could explain it satisfactorily. ragamuffins. The store room was removed It was reported that many boys were evidently elsewhere, and the partition between its former beyond their depths in the upper form. This was site and a small class-room having been removed attributed to rapid promotion. On enquiry an additional large class-room of 60 seats was he found that this rapid promotion had taken provided, increasing the accommodation by 24 place in consequence of a large influx of boys scats, with a possible annual gain of $576 into the lower school and finding a large number of vacant seats in the upper school. He cen• This institution has recently providedfessed that at first sight it did not appear to 3. The attendance from the end of March onwards was seriously affected by the plague, several native masters for schools in Borneo him to be a satisfactory way of filling the upper so that it is not possible to make a reliable and the empires of China and Japan schools by promoting boys to it before they bad At Yokolvim, I had the opportunity of attained that proficiency in the lower forms report on the effect of raising the fees.

visit to the Tung Man School, which would enable them to profit by the, however of opinion that not more than a dozen paying boys left on the latter account. Over too boys under the charge of two of aur former instruction in the higher forms. In other words returned in September cheerfully paying pupil-teachers, I found admirable discipline it seemed to him to be like fitting the foot arrears, which varied from $12 to 318; and 148 and excellent progress made in the six months to the shoe instead of fitting the shoc to the foot. There was another thing which new boys were admitted, the largest numbet since the opening of the school. ever enrolled in the last quarter of the year;

had been mentioned by the examiners. There both of which facts may be taken as indications

appeared to be a want in the boys of indepen. that the Chinese recognise the increased rates

dent thought. He could quite understand that as reasonable.

because after all even in boys rather mora advanced index achools this was a want which was very often observed He thought there could be no question of the utility of that large institution, because it was clear that if they were ever to consolidate the interest

all classci. that ought to exist between

I am.

4-The total amount of fees was $21,598, which is an increase of die dintele Rib nöfe than double the collection in 1896. Owing to a reduction of $1,200 in the Crown Agents' account, the cost of the College to the Govern ment was $16,303, or $9,320 less than in 1897.

5-The following table will illustrate the varying fortunes of the College during the last five years :-

1898 1,344

1806

1897

1,043

1,024

***

$$

233

783

327

233

677

230

061

335

825

5%

$47.22

43.61

53.86

31.06

21.61

Number of Scholars.

Number of

School Day's.

Max Minuu

Enrolment.

Monthly

Average Daily Attendantte.

School Fees.

Actual Nett

Expenditure

Average expense. of each Scholar per Average Daily Attend- ance.

6--In my last report, I stated that the sug

SAYS the Manila Times of 25th uho. :-Three Eestion for the appointment of four Senior and four Junior Assistant Masters, instead of six: hundred native soldiers of the Spanish army Assistant Masters, was approved, but that we were paid off Saturday and sent out to Marshould have to await another vacancy amongst veles, by the United States authorities on the the Senior Assistant Masters before the full transport City of Puebla. The tag Forate and number of eight Assistant Masters could be twg cascos landed them on the peach wher attained. In view, however, of the increased attendance and ampier revenue, it has been they were set at liberty. When the insurgent decided to appoint a third Junior Assistant Ashore saw the Puebla coming they made fe Master at once. the swamps, but when the men were all lande scon returned, and ns the Puple was about leave they had gathered in all the freed men and had them under guard in a blockhous near the beach.

7-Owing to various departmental economies ($1,958, the total extra increase in the estimated expenditure for 1899, due to these changes, is $2,207; at which extra cost the College has the benefit of two additional English Masters, and a native Mathematical Master A further. reduction of at least $1,273 will be effected, A PRIVATE telegram received in Shanghai when, in accordance with the approved scliene, ir shall be found practicable to transfer to other a Szechuan merchant from Chungking

departments ond Senior English Assistant Saturday last states that it is averred in Master and two Senior Chinese Assistants quarters in that city that although Yu Man-t This will leave at most $935 as the final actual was compelled by the Provincial Treasur extra expenditure caused by those changes. Wang's troops at Lungch'uan to give up PBM E Ralphs was appointed on March Fleury, Yü himself has succeeded in maklo 23rd, and Mr. B. James, BA, of Merton College, Oxford, arrived on the last day of September..

All the Powers have agreed to prolong the good his excape, and. is said to have fled furth These gentlemen are the two junior Assistant

Mixed Tribunale for one year

THE UNITED STATES AND THE PHILIPPINES

MELCHERS & Co.,

The United States Government is insirping Agents,

(1542 | 10 despatch re-inforcements to the Philippines Hongkong, 3rd Februnry, 1899,

16-In accordance with instructions from the Governing Body,. I examined the Lower and Preparatory Schools of this College, the Upper Scheul being reported upon by Inde Jendent Examiners. The result is as follows

munity spremna de wegge examined.

Lower School, 332 boys cxamined, 249 passed, or 75 per cent.

Preparatory School, 218 boys examined, 208 passed, or go per cent.

of the community in a Colony like this It The work of the Preparatory School is ex- could only be done by an attempt to under cellent, as usual, requiring only the last quarter stand cach other. (Hear, hear) Those boys. of the year for its preparation. The weakness who left the Colony after their short schooling of the Lower Selinol may be attributed to the there, was over must have a certain influence. fact that the prevalence of the plague rendered wherever they went in showing at least that the necessary a repetition of the course of enforced British uation, wherever they had settled, were promotions, the detrimental effects of which anxious to bring the benefits of education home In 1897, was referred to In my last report to the people of China as well as to the people am, however, at a loss to account for the obtru- frum western lande, (Hear, hear. The first sive collapse of the Lower School in the im'necessity in teaching was to enable a portant subject of Arthmetic, the percentages boy to reason for himself not merely to lear in which are far inferior to those obtained in a certain number of phrases. That was, AT Grammar, Geography, Composition, and Engfault he found that had been remarked Bish Conversation, while the results in Reading, by the examiners. Teaching was for the Dictation, and, Transiations from and into purpose of training their minds to think for Chinese are up to the ordinary average. themselves, not to be dependent simply upon Under the circumstances, refrain from.com what they read, but, to be able to utilisa menting in detail on the individual subjects, the knowledge they had acquired thera leaving the figures in the adjoining tables to in thinking for themselves. He would also. speak for themselves. I should, however, fail, point out that it was useless to come in my duty if I abstained from bearing testi there and to learn a mere smattering of English many to the excellent steady work of masters if they did not go a little further and lenm and.boya throughout the year in the face of thoroughly. He would explain what he meant. discouraging circumstances,

A boy left that school when he had just learned enough English to make himself understood, 37.The usual tables of statistics are an sexed.

He then went out and got an appointment in I have the honour to be, Sir,

sonic shop, and he could never do much Your Must obedient Servant,

more, whereas if he remained littla GED. H. BATESON WRIGHT,longer and perfected his education in

D.D., Oxon English.he would become, a much more valu

Headmaster,able member of society when he left-the college and would be able to attain to much higher and better positions, because they must bear in mind that every appointment there was open to a Chinese young man as well as to a young man of any other nationality. It depends Med upon themselves to be able to advance than His Excellency then distributed the prizes selves hereafter, which they could only do by working hard while they were there and. going so far with their studies that they would he really useful to them when they had left there, and not merely sufficient to enable them to speak a kind of p English (Hear

Tuming to His Excellency, Dr. Wright then addressed a few words of welcome to him observing that he looked upon it as a happy omen for them that Sir Henry's first appear- ance in connection with education should be at his own collage, “

as follow-

OXFORD LOCALE, 1898. Senior-Silas, C.D., AA. V

11

15

11

Pestonjec, R., AA: Hayward, E., AA,

Im Yat Wing, AA.

Junior Hayward, C.B;

Li Chi On. Ng Fung Chau,

Preliminary

Ghulamall, R. Abraham, R. Humphreys, Ex

SCHOLARSHIPS, Morrison, Senfor-Im Yat Wing I Junior Fung Mun Chak IVA.

Stewart. Wong Tak Kwong 1

Netilles GR, IC Senior-Sas, Junior-Ho-Hing I

SPECIAL PRIZES, Translation

E, to C. Tiang Fuk 1; -- C to E. Stin Win-in:7.

HISTORY,

A-Tse Tsing Fong, JC Ismail SEREN IIA Fung Shi Tar... HID-Chau Naj Shan.

Composition,

10-Silas MD ITA-Tang Chi Kai, 11B-U Yuk Shu 11C-Solomon

west towards Tibet with several of his fami Masters selected in lieu of appointing one and a band of 200 staunch adherents. It w Senior Assistant Master to the vacancy. Caused be remembered that according to a Chines by the resignation of Mr. Jameson, in Septem11A-Chau Wai Shang

9.On the 1st March, Mr. U Hang-kam, official telegrain, Ya was reported as fingir ber, 1897, in been captured immediately after his BA, distinguished in Mathematica at the Ox fort Senior Local Exantination, 1965, WAS defeat,

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Dr. Wright thanked His Excellency for his kind address, and the proceedings termint- ed with cheers, for Her Majesty the Queen, His Excellency the Governor, and the visitors, Subsequently the school was closed until the Toth of March

THE FRENCH- DEMANDS AT

BHANGHAI,

According to the Universal: Garette the sub- requent demands of the French with regard to the Ningbo Jois house affairs are as follows -- That bo Ningpo and Sulgon roads be extended as shown in plan drawn by the French Munis cipal Council That the ground southward of the Little East Gate to the first creek running Into the Whangpoo, which was formerly in habited by foreigners, the land at Pasienjao and outside the West Gate be included in the French Settlement, -All Chinese "owners of land within these limits are permitted to retain possession of their land on registration at the!! French Consulate.In the event of their wishe ing to lease or dispose of their land, foreigners. should be given the preference that the French may have a grant equal to whatever extension) that may be allowed to the settlement north of Yangkingpang) that a alte covering, fifteen now should be granted to the French for the erection of a French School and Hospital That an indominity of Tis.. 10,000 will be paid. by the French when these demands are com plied whi