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1. Did the death of Gunner Sampaon result from a fall on Battery Path causing a fracturs of the skull ?

2. With what intent did the prisoner pursua the deceased up the Path ? -;

(4.) If to remonstrate, or otherwise des peacefully, with bith, and the deceased mistak ing his intention struck at him, and the prisoner really struck his blow or blows as a parry and In solf-defence that could be excusable homicide | and you will acquit the prisoners.

(6.) If to punish him for alleged amaalt on the woman Desbian, and if the death resulted from the punishment, then the prisoner.com. mitted a wrongful act, if he carried out his in- tention or so nearly carried it put that the deceased acted in såll-defence, that would lis very near the bordersióne detween murder and manilaughter; but you will consider this case to de manslaughter.

If your finding is in accordance with (8.) bai fore you can determine the question of guilt there are certain other considerations to be laken into ace unt,.

(c) If the de: used fell in consequence of the prisoner's blow, and in falling knocked his head against the pavement or the kerb, and died from the effects of the below, you will find the prisoner guilty.

(4). If you think that he fell as be frung round in delivering his own blaw in selli defence, then the fall is so connected with the prisoner's originn) wrongful act that you must find t ́e prisoner guilty.

(e) Hyou should be of opinion that the deceased was much or little under the influence se of drink you must silil find the prisoner guilly, (f) But if you believe that the deceased fell from sheer inability to stand upright, and not in any way as the result of the blow then you will acquil the prisoner.

Again, you must look a what happened from another point of view and consider whether the deceas d fell from the blow, that he was not rufficiently hurt to prevent his getting up again, that he did get up again and moved on, and that be afterwards i. Il and fractured his skull, then

(e) If this fall was due entirely to inability, to stand up right from drink you will acquit the prisoner.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1905.

PROPERTY SALE,

24th Inst.

now lodged in the Namhoï's prison, and pro- bably the chances of acquittal are precatious. There seemed to be no evidence that he was implicated in the Kwangsl rebellion, but there is evidence that he has been a restless man, and that he is in sympathy with reform, and this will probably lead to his execution."

EXPERIENCE OF THE " KHISHO,"

By order of the Supreme Court Mr. Geo. P. Lammert, auctioneer, put up for sale by public Auction this afternoon the leasehold properly known as 83, Wellington Street, together with the building there on held for the residue of the term of 75 years and of the further term of 924 years commencing on the a6th day of june, 1843. There was a fair attendance of property wners, and bidding commenced at $8,000 rising by 550 bids to n co, at which figure it was knocked down to Mr. Chun Ping, the pre-arrived at Moji on the 13th instant from North The purser of the steamer Sarys, which Koren, give the following account of the experience of the stemer Krisho, which, it will be remembered, was recently attacked by a Russian destroyer and had a narrow, eni cape

ant fepant,

RAILWAY ENTERPRISE ÎN.

KWANGTUNG.

The Viceroy and Governor of Kwanglung wires to the Wai Wu po protesting against the gant of a concession of Kwangchow Kowloon line to any foreign syndicate. The Viceroy ys that the Liangkwang provinces must find the money them elves and can not afford to let

The line go to the hands of foreigners.

The, wealthy merchants of Hsinminghsien, Kwangtung, have successfully raised Tls. 400,

for railway enterprise in their province, in Wan-pro

TIENTSIN-CHINKTANG

RAILWAY.

In our issue of Tuesday we printed a "special" from our Shanghai correspondent in nference to the Chinese opposition to the Tentsin-Chinkiang Railway agreement. The following Peking telegram, in the N. C. D. News, amplifies our own wire-

THE RUSSIAN DESTROYER'S ATTACK.

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a minimum of improvements of the school pro- | leaving school between the ages of 16 and 18 perty, or in ordering the necessary books, should have a thorough knowledge of element- stationery, etc, from England. A more pressary mathematics, should be able, at least, to ing difficulty is the problem of getting from read Caesar's commentaries with facility, and home additional teaching assistance. A man translate enty passages (rom French or German would, of course, requim a certain guarantee authors without frequent reference to a die- before accepting a mastership abroad."- Though tionary. For boys, whose homes and probable noone interested in the Colony will be at sase future work are, in the East, a knowledge of "newing the lease of Weishal-wel, has been highest importance. We have eight boys till be leams that a new treaty with China, re- Chinese-both written and colloquial-is of the signed, present indications are that Great feurolog this language as an extra subject, Britain will retain the place! In this connec• tion-Lzwill read you two letters—rapliss' to Commissioner and ir past Batow correspondence l'addressed to His Honour the

(1) M, the Commissioner's letter-

Government House, Port Edward,

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Form 11. Dux prize. Won by R. B. Rouch. Improvement prize. Won hy W. F. Paxton. Sprint Prize for Languages (Latin, cela, German). Won by B. A. Lorenzen. presented by W. B. Buyers, Etq.

'Special Prize for Mathematics. Won by M. A. Lorenzen ; presented by H. C. Davis, Esqidon Special Prize for Biglish Subjects. Wan Pittipias, Esq., by M. A. Lorenten presented by G. D.

BWIMMING RACES. Boats from H. M. S. Andromeda, kindly lent by Captain R.. N. Ommanney, werk of great assistance in those races, which took place immediately after the distribution of prites, Mrs. Barnes, the wife of our energetic O. C. Troops, graciously presented the winners with their rewards, pocket knives and similar useful articles. There were six events in all with the following results:

Conduct Medal Awarded to C. W A considerable proportion of cur pupils finlah" | Lorenzon; presented by His Honour the Com- their education in England. If parents with į missioner.. their boys to take good placer la school at home, they should see to it that. proper tuition given in good time. One parent here for several forms seams disappointed that his boy Wei-hal-woi, n3rd June, 1905, was.considered backward by his school-mester Sir, With reference to you letter of the 4th in England. We do not undertake to achieve March last, regarding the tenure of Wei-hai- the impossible. The responsibility of deciding wel, a copy of which was transmitted to the the agent which a boy goes to school rests, of Colonial Office, I have the honour, by the course, with the parent. It is neither reason direction of the Right Honourable the Secre-able nor fair-either to the bay or the school tary of State for the Colonies, to inform you to expect us to accomplish in a year what that His Majesty's Government do not con- would require two years in another school, sider that the British tenure of Wei-hai-wei in affected or likely to be affected by the result of operations now in progress in the Far East I have the honour to be, sir, your most obe- dical servant,

J. H. STEWART Lockhart, (Commissioner)..

Shortly before o'clock on the morning of the 4th instant, the steamer Kesko was ap proaching a north Korea port, when a Russian destroyer suddenly appeared and opened a heavy fire. The steamer could do nothing in defente, and all on board, believ ing that they would be taken prisoner, pro, eeded to change their clothes and donned their best. In a short while, the steamer was struck by ten shots, in the upper part of the engine room, the funnet, and the upper deck. The Captain was killed, his body being carried away by a shell and seen no more; the chief. steward and a saloon boy, who were changing their clothes beside the Captain, were also hit and their bodies tom into pieces. The pro jectile which killed the Captain sbattered the bridge, while others went through the vessel's hull, but none hit the engineroom and the steamer escaped sinking and safely reached port. The object of the Russian destroyer in venturing out is thought to have been to find a place for landing troops in the vicinity of Ung-subject. keni-wan. Although the Keisho suffered extensive damage from the Russian fire, her steaming capacity was in no way interfered.

and she at once returned to Geosan,~~ Japan Chronicle.

The Chinese Government is borrowing a further sum of 12,700,000 francs (£508,000) from Belgian capitaliste, for inilway extension, aid the agreement has been signed. With rewith, gard to the agreement for the Tientsin-Chin kang Railway, drafted by Great Britain and Germany, the Waiwupu, in accordance with the petition of the people of Shantung pro- vince, has communicated to the British Minis-

the British Minister replied that that was im possible, while the German Minister, after telegraphing urgently to his own Govern: ment is doing bis best, through the Governor o Tsingtao," to suppress the opposition is

hantung.

But (4) if you think that the fall was due to the after-effects of the blow acting either in-ter its desire to cancel the agreement, to which depen ently of a in connection with the affects of drink you w li find the britoner guilty.

The jury retired at 5.30 pm.

QUESTIONS BY THE JURY.

At ten minutes past six the jury returned, and before the Acting-Registrar, Mr. Lec- Jones, bad time to say a word, the Foreman rose:

"The jury would like to know," he said, whether we are bound to decide between those two sections?”

The Chief Justice said-These were para.. graphs by which I wanted to indicate to you the fundamental difference between crime and no crime independently of the minor facts- simply that you might determine whether the original act was a wrongful one or vol.

The Foreman turned to his colleagues and conferred with them for a few seconds: Then he nodded to the Acting-Registrar who rose and asked—" Are you agreed upon your ver dict?" The reply was, "We are." "Are you unanimous ?" "We are."

THE VERDICT.

Do you find the prisoner guilty or not guilty? ---Guilty,

There was a stain Court From the set faces of the jurymen it had been fit that the verdict was against the prisoner, but it was a shock neveril eleys after the long strain.

The Foreman-1 would lie to add a rider: "We find the prisoner guilty under paragraphis (b) and (e), but we consider that there was provocation,"

As an after flught, and in response to a nudge from another foryman, the Foreman added" The sudder was adopted by n majority

of six to one."

of a fine.

. MAGNANIMITY.

The Attorney-General rose immediitely Permit me, he said, to suggest that, in all the circumstances, if your Lordship can see your way, in addition to any punishment you may think it huing to impose, to add the alternative "The Chief Justice-Have'l the power to do 507

A host of authorities were immediately farth. coming, and it seemed that it was in the Judge's di creinn to grant the op jon of a fine. The Chief Justice-Is there any means by which I can indicate the destination of the fine?

The Attorney-General--I am afraid not. It must go to the Crown,

The Chief Justice-Have I the power to

indicate where the fine should go?

The Attorney f'eneral-Im afraid not. The prisoner was told to stand up.

THE SAMTENCE.

AN OIL STEAMER ON FIRE,

THREE VI EMEN INJU«ED,

THE ADMINISTRATION OR SAGHALIEN.

STRINGENT REGULATIONS,

Regulations to be observed by vessels and travellers visiting Saghallen have been issued by the War Office. The regulations consist of eight articles, which state that for the present the port of Korsakovsk only will be opened to vessels visiting the northern ports of the island, exception being made in regard to vessels that have obtained special permission from the Minister for War or the military authorities ad- The Dutch Petroleum Company's new ministering the island. Only Japanese veasnais steamer Parlak (1,087 tons net), which had just will be allowed to enter the ports of Saghalien, arrived at Wonsung on her first voyage up from and no foreigners will be allowed to land in the Sumatra, caught fire at her anchorage off Bash island, unless they have special passports from Island about 11.30 on Saturday morning (12th the Minister for War or the military authorities inat. The flames completely got the better of in Saghalien. In the case of Japanese, those the officers and crew, who seemed to despair of who are un'er the ban of the law of Admoni preventing ber from becoming a total wreck, tion, have been declared bankrupt, or have no though the pilot, Mr. Armisted, worked hard to fixed occupation, will not be allowed to land. save ship and cargo. Captain Carison, the All vessels entering the ports of Saghalien and elarbour Master, was early on board, and work persoas landing on the island must abide by el incessantly for 24 hours to save the vessel the regulations and orders issued by the mili from sinking in mid-channel, which she threat-tary authorities, who are empowered to stop the ened more than once to do. A telagiani was entry into all ports of vessels, the landing of sent to Shanghai, and about 030 pm. lise fire visitors, or to detain or order away vessels or float with eight men belonging to the Mih-ho- persons from the island, when such course is loong and Hongkew Companies went down to deemed necessary.—Japan Chronicle, Woosung; some of the Delo, e men followed later. The fire was in the foremost hold of the vesel, which was full of benzine in tins, and blazing fiercely, frequent explosions taking place ant rendering the work of the firemen very difficult and dangerous. As it was the benzine was doomed from the beginning and efforts had to be mainly directed to checking the flames at that end as far as possible and saving the hull and the rest of the cargo, con- sisting of cargo oil in bulk, which was separat ed from the benzine by a double bulkhead

filled with water.

As the result of one of the explosions three firemen were rather badly injured and had to be brought up to the Shanghai General Hos pital for treatment. Messrs, W. E. Keay, Veinberg, and J. C. Beckhoff were serving

streams near a hatch when the explosion took place below and they had the worst of its force, It carried then off their feet and they sustained pasty burns about the face, but luckily no bones were broken and they should be about again,, not much the worse, in a few days. Less fortunate was a Chinese, who was blown up by an explosion," and fell through a batch into the furnace beneath. In a few seconds nothing remained of the poor Another Chinese who went to the forepeak to pay out chain was never seen again, fire of the foreign engineer of the slip was severely burnt and was removed to hospital at Shanghai,

fellow,

The Chief Justice said- Aaron Ell's, after a To add to the difficulties of the situation the very patient trial, you have been found guilty dames were practically under when the Perlak I bave listened to what you have said in your began to drag) She travelled safely between own defence. It is suggested that you should two steamers, and a tug which was sanding be mercifully deals with and the learned Aby was eventually able to secure her and tow torney General has secon, ed that suggestion, Therefore, under the powers conferred upon me, I propose to fine you $500.

There was a buzz of excitement in Court which was calmed immediately.

The Attorney General-You must add on alternative, my Lord, otherwise if the fine was not paid the prisoner might linger on in prison Indefinitely.

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WEI-HALWEI SCHOOL.

PRIZE DISTRIBUTION,

Another difficulty with us is the social ques ❘tion. Mrs, Smith is not on calling terms with Mrs. Brown, and their respective husbands are not members of the same clubs. They would like to carry this sort of thing into the school room even, and their children must not as sociate in the same play-ground. It is not a question of character, or the risk run of moral depravity, but social caste pure and simple. These little social, distinctions do not trouble educationists much in the United States, or our large colonies, though very apparent in Great Britain.

L. Beer, Esq., Head Master..

Wei-bai-wei School. (2) Letter from the British Embassy, Pekin.

Peking, 3rd July, 1905, Sir, am directed by his Majesty's Minister to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of Jano 21st-informing bire that there are por: At this school in deference to the strong feel. sistent rumours that the British Government ing against Eurasians-a feeling often carried are about to return Wel-hai-wei to China, and to extreme and unfair lengths we are com asking to be furnished with information on thepelled to exclude this class. All we can under. take as regards pupils admissible here is that a Sir Ernest Satow directs me to inform you boy; whose general influence on younger boys that such rumours should be entirely disregard-is pernicious, will not be allowed to stay. ed.—I am, sië, your obedient servant,

ROBERT COLLIER. Herbert L. Beer, Esq.

Wel-hai-wei School. Our Hongkong Connection.Mr. Johnston, our chairman at the last prize distribution, said he thought the school should be advertised more, and that it was little known in Hong- kong. We now have five pupils from that Colony and presumably the advantages of education in the excellent climate we enjoy are being recognised by parents there.

Sports-Last Easter term we played two foot-ball matches against the Gun Room Off- cers of H. M. S. Amphitrite and H. M, S. flogue. We lost both-the first by 3 goals to nil, the second by 6 goals to sil. Our school team was evidently not sufficiently heavy, but we hope we gave our opponents good games, We certainly derive considerable benefit as a school from these friendly contests. This after noon, as the weather is fine, we propose 10 have some swimming races,, Mr. Barnes has kindly promised to give away prizes to winners in the different events,

· 1—50 yards (open) won by J. H. Bandinel. Presented by His Honour the Commissioner.

250 yards (under 15) won by W. F. Martinson Presented by Miss Beer,

3-50 yards (under 1a) two prizes, won by (1) C. C. Walker, (a) E. Grimble. Presented by His Hanour the Commissioner,

4--200 yards (open) won by W. W. Conner. Presented by J. W. Fell, Esq.

5-Diving Competition," won by J. M. Bandinel.

6-Comic Race, won by W. F. Martinson. Presented by Mrs. H. L. Beer.

Long distance swimming :-On the following Monday several of the bays spending their vacation at the school nuempted a "long: swim." Three boys-W. Roope (aged 14) C. C. Conner (18), W. F. Martinson (aged 13)— succeeded in crossing the western entrance from the beach in front of the school to Iiu. kung-tan, a distance of about 2 miles, Contributed,

A FAMOUS SINOLOGUE.

Miss Helen Legge has performed a filial duty in publishing this book. The late Dr. Legge was a man of such noble character, calm wisdom, and profound learning, who did so much for Oriental scholarship, that an account of his life is bound to be interesting and of great value. But Miss Leggs does not appear to know much of the work of a biographer. For instance she does not tell us what his father's

College of Preceptors Examinations. Our first public examination was held this term at

Health Record.Our health record has again ancestry is. His personal characteristics, child- the end of June. The great majority of been good. We had one case of severe ton hood and education are dismissed in 8 pages. Perhaps out of deference to her father's modesty secondary schools in England send candidates silitis which developed inflammation that ne-

she did not wish to say much of these but shë in for the Oxford and Cambridge Local Ex-sensitated a small operation. Beyond this we

allowed the book to contain many illustrations aminations or for the Certificate Examinations have had nothing sufficiently serious to men- of the College of Preceptors..

tion. Our thanks are due to Capt. Aylem, R. of places and scenes visited by the late profes We found it more, convenient to ask the A.M.C, for his kind professional attendance.

sor. There are quite appropriate in a book of Staff-We are under obligation to Miss Cal-travel but decidedly out of place in a piece of latter body to examine twelve boys here. The Rev. F. Perry kindly acted as Local Superin-der for her assistance in the house and with blugraphy. Again of the 244 pages which con atitute this volume a good many pages contain tendent; three pupils took the 1st Class, or the little boys. And I take the opportunity of "Senior" papers; five the and Class, or "Junior", thanking Mr. Fall for his loyal support and matter of interest only to the farmily and friends help in the sclical and class room. Hi. Inter of Dr. Legge, while the space allotted to the. four for the 3rd Class,

As the papers have been sent to London for est in sports and swimming is also much appreis comparatively small. It must be stated, how literary and linguistle laboure of the sinologue, correction, it will be some time before the reciated.

ever, that the book was originally written as a suits are known, All the papers. seemed of average standard except the Senior Arithmetic, mostly presented by parents and others inter- labour of love for private circulation alone and as the preface explains "to have dealt ade. which was unusually difficult-almost unfair.ested in the school. There has been unavold.

have written a letter of protest to the Secre able confusion owing to the rearrangement of quately with the literary side of Dr. Legge's tary of the College concerning this

classes for our public examination, and rather

Career would have taxed the time and energy The ages of our candidates for the different | than that a boy should consider hò is under à

of a scholar versed in the language and thought of China. One must therefore overlook these classes approximate to the average ages of disadvantage, we are giving in two instances candidates of the same standard at home" it is,

more than the usual number of two prizas to I fear, too much to expect that all bave passed. each form, There is a type of boy-inclined to take things easily-who ofen benefits by failure in an examination,

cram,

"A White Man's Country."-Our chairman at the last prize distribution said he saw no reason why as sound a preparatory education should not be obtained here as in England. The climate-as His Hon. the Commissioner says in one of his official reports-is that of a

white man's county."

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The prizes, as on previous occasions, were

The Conduct Medal this year is presented by His Honour the Commissioner. The boys vole on this, choosing the most decent fellow in the school, but a boy who has once stained the medal is not entitled to it second time. Edgar, orenzen, and Major have already, ob- tained it, and 'to-day it goes to a boy who received 23 votes out of the 31 given.

You will notice that the word "education "

little defects in the book and consider it on the whole as worth reading, says the Singapore Free Prest.

He duly presented himself before the Direc tors of the London Missionary Society and was accepted subject to the medical report as to his fitness for a hot climate. The doctor's verdict, we are told, was unfavourable, and was to the effect that there was a tendency to con- sumplion, and that if sent to Vacao, he would probably die within six months. But Legge, like most true Scotchmen, was anmoved in his purpose. He went and consulted another doctor. To his inmense joy he was pronounc ed fit and perfectly sound. This doctor was afterwards widely known as the famous Sir William Jenner.

But we labour under some disadvantages, Many boys in the East, through force of circumstances, suffer from a defective early The success of most functions depends to a education ; and wilere the foundations are bad, great extent as the weather, and the third it is too much to expect a satisfactory super struc are. We have boys come to school at annual prize distribution af this school on Fri day, 28th f July, was held under ideal circum about 13 with some knowledge, perhaps, of necessarily is of frequent occurrence in a school stances, to the unavoidable absence of Sir Arithmetic and English Grammar, but little or report. We, of course, use the term in its Gerard Noel, Captain R. N. Ommanney. zone of Latin, French, German, Euclid or widest sense--development in physical as well H.M.S. Andromeda, took the chair and dis Algebra. To bring such backward boys up tons moral and mental directions--all necessary tributed the prizes. Swimming races, of which the level of others of the same age we are forced factors in the creation of that composite being visitors had a good view from the school front, to hurry over work which shou'd be gone the perfect man." If we succeed in turning

Legge thereupon started for the East, but as followed the mare important function in the through more gradually-in fact we have to out men who are approximate to this ideal: school-room, which had been tastefully decorat

young men who will be true to the school met- China was not yet open to Europeans he was cd with flags and standards kindly lent. for the

Another drawback is that the long vacation to Deo Patriseque Fidelis "you will, I feel. ordered to go to Malacca and become the occasion by the Army Service Corps department of two months comes in winter at a time of the sure, agree with me that our aim and object as principal of the Anglo Chinese College al of the st Chinese Regiment. The Commis- year more suitable for study; and in July, one a school have in some measure been obtained ready started there by Dr Robert Morrison The Chairman said:-Mr. Beer, Ladies and (1782-1833) Here he remained some years misoner's .party included His Hon, the Com- of the warmest months, we have school. The

reason for this is that the majority of our boys Gentlemen, I first of all wish to tell you how superintending the printing press attached to missioner, Lady Buxton, Mr. and Mrs. Barton, of Tientsin anf Bishop Sliff. There were also

come from Shanghai and further south, and exceedingly sorry Sir Geraid Noel is in not the college and applying himself assiduously present Captain Shortland, H.M.S. Hogue, their parents prefer to have them home in the being able to distribute the prizes today. He to the study of the Chinese language. Besides Captain Savery, H.M.S. Diadem. Commander cooler weather. Some even spend their sum had promised Mr. Bear to be present but has this he had to teach and preach and succeeded and Mrs. Yorke, Captain and Mrs. Barues,. mer vacation at school. As a school master, had to leave for Chemulpo. Lady Noel also in converting several Chinese lade among whom Rev, and Mrs. A. G. Walker, Rev. and Mrs F. speaking from the purely educational point of wished me to say how the regretted not being were Goh Boon Siew, Lee Kim Lin, and Song Hood Kiam, all of whom, afterwards, accom- ferry, Rey, and Mrs. ". Richards, Rey F view, I have no hesitation in saying that this able to come, as she is sure she would have en Waters, Lieutenant and Mr. Jones, Mr. and seversal of the natural order of things is-injoyed being present immensely-especially to panied him to England where they were given Mrs. Shand, Dr. and Mrs. Marsh, Mr. and Mrs. principle-wrong and while we can under see the boys receive their prizes. When Sira liberal education and had the honour of being

stand the desire of a parent to have his SDD

Gerard found he was unable to come, he asked presented to Queen Victoria at Buckingham Swan, Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey, Mrs. Platt, Mr. Gardin, Mrs. Smart, Mrs. Ellis, Mrs. Matheson, come home at the more favourable time of the

me to take his place, and it has given me great Palace. Mr. Song Hood Kiam on his return was Mrs. Larkins, Mrs. Hickin, Mrs Murphins, year, I am not at all sure that privilege is not pleasure to preside here to-day (applause) for many years the Chief Cashiez of the P. and Miss Macrae, Miss Blomfeld, Miss Parkhill, obtained at too great a cost.

I am not fond of making speeches, so will. S. N. Co here and died a few years ago soon confine myself to a few remarks only. after Legge's death. He was better known Miss Warr, Miss out, Miss Gresham, Micssrs.

as the father of Messrs, Long Ong Slang, M.A R. F. Johnston, District Magistrate G. P. An

I am glad the school has progressed so drewe, R.N., E. Carpmael and R. H. Elias,

well and wish Mr. Beer continued prosperity LL. M., and Song Ong Joo both of this place. The Headmaster said :—Capain Ommaaney,

In the future, in fact, that the school will

To turn to our subject. It was in 1843 that

ber closer in. Before midnight the fire was

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Commander-in.

grow so large that it will have to be called Dr. Legge removed his whole establishment Chief had promised to take the chair on this

"College As Mr. Beer says the school has from Malacca to Hongkong, and it was here extinguished, and, thanks entirely to the efforts of the Fire Brigade, the vessel herself and the occasion if able to do so, but left yesterday for

several disadvantages, but the very reliable in that he was destined to perform the work which Both as regards climate and sanitary sur formation he has recently received is more

made his name famous among sinologues and Chemulpo. He has kindly asked Captain oil in bulk are saved.

Ommanney to take his place, and I assure you,roundings the situation of the school is

Ihan most people have been able to learn con. Europeans resident in China-the translation According to the latest news, the vessel was

of the Chinese Classics. · How the Hupendous pumped out and ready to come up to Shang.Sir, that we feel greatly honoured in having generally admitted to be excellent and suit cerning the intentions of our Government as

scheme entered his head is thin. Ai ha hed the Senior Captain presiding today. For able, therefore, for the education of the white regards Wei-hai-wel (applause). The school han

some reasons it would be more desirable to man's children. Not least among the ad-

cannot have much competition in sports; but

now come closer to the great land where he have "Prize Day" at the end of the year, but vantages we claim is that the school is in ter competition is not always good for a school, as had set his whole heart upon going when we had an unfortunate experience fast year, ritory under British rule. We hope it will not it breaks an otherwise continuous course, of young man, he felt more and more convinced school for the daughters of study, and sometimes causes top great excite that he should not consider himself fit to work when visitors were prevented from coming by be long before

usually severe weather. This and the com Europeans is also established here. But pre-

ment. It is true that the midshipmen of the among the Chinese if he did not now set him. paratively small resident population of Wei Judice dies haid, and on the part of the Gogur, defasted the school at football, but the self at once to study their classical books. He haiwel in winter have decided us to fix the

European, accustomed to the sweltering heat school, beat the Andromeda, of which I am found that in no country is the admiration of distribution for the end of the summer term. of Bouth China or the Yangtse Valley, the captain, I do not wish to hurt the feelings of scholastic excellence so developed as in China. Apart from the school our audience last year prejudice against education fo the East has the midshipmen who are present, but shall 1 No kingdom where learning is so highly re was very small. May we hope that your pre- been very strong. The success of our school say, it gave them a chance to wipe their eyes? ferenced. He further found that the Chinese sence in such numbers today is—in part-an is, perhaps, some indication that this pre (laughter). The conduct medal, 1 see, is given possessed a treasured literature and were judication of goodwill and friendly interest in | judice'ls dying out,

by the Commissioner. I think this must be eminently a reading nation. "It is true," he the school? The school was first opened in Not long ago, I met a gentleman who told ma

from ours but they are far removed from bar- barism. When we bear in mind that for four January, 1901, when, for the first term, there he had sent his two boys-both under eight-partly as be tells me because he never said, that their civilisation is very different

Blahop Stiff in proposing a vote of thanks to corr spondent of the N. C. D. New stated consisted of one room. On Mrs. Beer's return a mere child of home influence in this way may the Chairman said he was very pleased to be thousand years the people bave been living and

Writion from Canton on the 5th inst., the were four day-scholars, and the school premises to school in England. A parant who deprives earned such a reward himself (laughter), For some time past the Viceroy here has had from England in the following May, we rented consider he is justified, nay forced by circom present at the prize distribution. He remem flourishing there, growing and increasing, that his aye on a man of advanced views named Chu Kwei. The unfortunate fellow is only ceive boarders. That term we had six, of whom responsibility. In my opinion be has chosen the was at school some 35 years ago. The Dean, Grecian, the Roman, and more modern em a house in Port Edward, and were able to re- stances, but none the less he incors gave bered very well the prize distributions when he nations with some attributes perhaps of a higher charactor-the Assyrian, the Persian, the thirty-three years of age, but he has seen a

one is with us still. Our first prize distribution greater of two evils. (speak from experience, who used to present the prizes, made such long pires, have all risen and culminated and decay. good deal of life. He went to Honolulu at the was held in July, 1903,-His Bon, the Commie- for my parents sent me home at seven from speeches that they could hardly keep them age of eighteen, and spent some eight years sioner presiding--and by that date the school India to a boarding school for alx years). It selves from yawning. Their desks in those days ed, and yet that the Chinese Empire is stil there and learnt English well. Then he lived contained 20 boarders and five day scholars. at different times in Japan, in Hongkong, and In January, 1954, we moved into our new pre- deficiency in the Far East, to render it less gles. Captain Ommanney he believed, letended tants, why, it is clear that there must be among in Macao, ately he has been teaching a mises, and at the end of that year there necessary to send a child to school some 10,000 to make a five minutes' speech to each recipient the people certain moral and social principles school-rather in one of the new colleges about were 23 boarders and one day scholar. Our miles away from his home. In the hill-stations of a prize, but unfortunately the desks effec- of the greatest virtue and power Legge thus which I wrote last time-in Heungshan There day scholar-our "one ewe lamb-left us with of India flourishing schools have been tually prevented his kind intentions (laughter), began his ille-long work, and studied the is no doubt that he is a man of advanced views, some precipitation last Easter to take up a established for the benefit of Anglo-Indians. Remembering his own experience as a boy he doctrines of Confucius and Mencias and other classical books of Chipa until the results of his und there are whispers that he is hand in glove position in an architect's office in Shanghal. It used to be considered the correct thing to would not tire them with a long speech, but with Kang Yüwel. When the coolic traffic To-day we number 33 boarders, an increase of send little children bome, but now prejudice is would call upon them to join him in cheer was at its height. In Hongkong, he was Albough the ecle, during her short stay

so per cent on last year. As the school was built yielding to common sense. It is all a question "use your desks as much as you can"-for Mr. bere, has proved herself very useful as a repair employed by cae of the firms os interpreter. It to receive 40 only, it will be seen that we are of supply and demand and, with the growth Beer and his school (loud applause). ahip for the destroyers it is bellered on acis obvious therefore that Chu is not one of the approaching the limit of our accommodation of the foreign population in the Far East, and common crowd. He has for some reason or The school's progress, and ultimate success a more general knowledge of the excellent count of her slow steaming power that she also other incurred the auspicions of the Viceroy, or fallure, are so closely bound up with the climate of districts in N, China, which border will return to England..

who has charged him with sympathling with future of Wei-hai-wel, and the important ques. on the Gulf of Pechili, wo may expect other Admin Noel in expected to return to the rebels in Kwangsi, and supplying them sion of its rendition to China or a prolongation schonts to be established in the future. If morrow in the Alacrity from a cruise north with weapons. This charge he indignantly of British tenure, that a reference in this report people out here, who constantly decry local accompanied by the Iphigenia,

denies. However, he has been arrested. When to a somewhat hackneyed subject is, I trust, education, are right, then these schools at the A. COALING RECORD.

he was brought before the magistrate, he refused permissible. No one will question the state various kanatoriums of India are a gigantic During the coaling of the fleet laat week, the to kneel and wished to raise his hat, as foreign- ment that a first condition of commercial or mistake; and does it not become the bounden competition to secure first place was very keen.ers do instead, seeing that he had eschewed professional success is security of tecure, and duty of every self-respecting Britisher in the Commencing at 5 am H.M.S. Andromeda | the parive costume for European clothes. But we clamour for this security. Though Wei-bai- great self-governing colonies to send his little took in over deg, tons in 3 hours 20 minutes. | such request was scoffingly denied him, as was wel has been a British possession for 7 years, enes to the home-country?

our Government is apparently still making up Curriculum. The standard of education wa This is a record for this class of cruiser coaling to be expected, for just then the officials were from a collier, the average ton per hour being in no mood to grant him these privileges. He is mind concerning it. We are, therefore, aim at is that of the average grammar schoolin 173.6 tops.

was forced to kneel upon the ground ila is compallad by this circumstance to spend | England. That is to isy, we consider a boy | W. Martinson,

The Chief Justice--What would you suggest? The Attorney-General-Six month impri

ronment,

The Chief Justice-Then the sentence of the Court is that you be fined $586, or in default six months' imprisonment.1 would also ug gest that some considerat on should be paid to the family of the deceased.

The Court-room was deserted in ten seconds. There was no demonstration whatever. The large crowd in the street melted away like snow in the sun,

The fine was paid,

NAVAL NOTES.

[From Our Correspondent]

Weihaiwei, Augant 1415. Another great change in the flect will shortly take place. It is rumoured that H.M.S. Bo chanie will commiselan as flagship for the China station and that the cruisers Rogue and Sutlef will leave at an early date to join the Home Fleet.

During "aturday night the Fire Brigade was called out to another blaze in French town, off the Rue du Consulat Extension. The out break was in a Chinese house, standing by itself, and it was quickly got under. All the Companies attended, but three streams only were required, the rain also assisting,-N, Č. D. News.

CHU KWHI IN TROUBLE.

HONGKONG INTERPREIER

is our ambition and hope to supply an obvious were not so bice nor so suitable to show their there with its four hundred millions of inhabi

LIST OF PRIZE WINNERS.

Form V Dux prise. Won by M.A. Loren tes; presented by P. F. Johnston, Esq. Im provement Trise. Won by W. H. Edgar presented by J. J. F. Bandinol, Esq.

Form TV. Dax prize. Won by C. W. Loren zen presented by 1, Edgar, Esq. and prize, Won by J. P. Maller. Improvement price.. Won by G. A. Bayer.

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Form III. (Upper) Dos prize, Won by E. Walker, presented by G. Grimble, Esq.

Improvement prize. Won by T. C. Conner. Form III. (Lower) Dus prize. Won by

toil were gradually given to the world to his magnificent edition of the Chinese Classics consisting of eight large volumes, with copious critical and exegetical notes, prolegomens and ladexes,

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When the translation was partly finished Legge was bewildered as to how the expense of publication was to be met. But with the aid of a friend he soon found a patron, is the person of the late; Hon'ble Joseph Jardine, one of the merchant princes of Hongkong,

Certainly as far as bulk goes the eight large volumes placed on a shelf look imposing enough and must be admitted to be a truly monumen. tal work. But the translation as examined by later and riper scholarship appears to be one sided and is calculated rather to saislead then guide those who seek to understand the

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