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TELEGRAMS.

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The Coming Elections,

LONDON, arst December. Lord 'Curton has refused to stand for the City MANGA

The City Liberal Association has adopted Sir West Ridgeway as their second Liberal candidate.

British Subjects in Russia. H.M.S. Sapphire has arrived at. Kiel, en route to a Russian port, to protect British subjects.

The Strikes in Russia. Twenty-two railways participate in the new

strike in Russia.

**

The joint council has issued a manifesto to the workmen and troops calling on them to revolt, and establish a democratic republic.

Later.

THE RUSSIAN BOURSE,

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE

'ANNUAL REPORT.

The following is the report of the School during the past year, read at the prize-giving day yesterday

In view of complying with the wishes of the Inspector of Schools, Chinese is taught in the College at presant for one hour every achoul day. In addition to the above subjects we have class, assite the teaching of book-keeping, men established a shorthand class and a typewriting auration, and the elements of vocal music. The In reviewing the scholastic year of 1903 results of the Oxford Local Examination were find there were 334 boys on the Register and of very good. We presented but one boy in the these iga were new, omers. Our average dally Senior and he succeeded very honourably. We attendance was 245.89, the highest attendance presented three in the Junior and two succeed during the year being 288. The vast difference ed. Eleven boys sat for the Preliminary and may be attributed to various causes:-Many nine succeeded, one of them coming out with Chinese boys come from different parts of the third class honours and distinction in geography. Colony and spend some days in the school I am glad to say that a good number of parents after which they disappear without even saying take a great interest in the weekly report good-bye. Among other classes of boys there There are, however, some parents who do not seems to be no end to birthday festivals. One prize it at its just vatae, and seem to ignore its day it is the grandfather, another the grand-existence. Our monthly and quarterly examina- mother, father, mother, uncles, aunts, brothers,tions continue to be bold faithfully and the sisters, all pase in turn, and of course the boys results are sent to the parents that they may that parents who understand the importance conducting themselves. The boys of the are required to enhance the solemnity. I think see what their sons are doing and how they are that men of businers and education attach to college continue to take great interest in the punctuality should insist on the children's inter-school games and spona. Unfortunately adherence to the requirements of the school or their playground is so limited that their suc college in which they place them. Permission coss must naturally be far from satisfying their of absence when asked for shall never be re- aspirations. Before concluding we have to fused if sufficient reason is given for such en make mention of the great less our college has absence. It is very unpleasant when parents, sustained by the death of the Right Rev. A popular leader has arisen in the Baltic or more, will simply give a scribble to the effect factor of this institution. We also have to after keeping their children at home for a day Bishop Piazzoli, a most distinguished' bene. provinces named Maxime, a wonderful orator,that the buys were absent with their consent, lament the death of the Hon. E. R. Belilios, who is blindly obeyed everywhere,

thus leading them on to a spirit of independence who was a signal benefactor of the college, and and insubordination which will inevitably whose memory will always remain in connec characterize them in after years.

tion with the school through the two scholar The Report of the Inspector of Schools was ships he so benevolently founded for St as follows:

Joseph's College. I beg to tender my very sincere thanks to H. E. the Governor for so graciously consenting to present the prizes to the deserving boys of the school. I also sin- cerely thank His lordship the Bishop who, notwithstanding his many calls, has so highly honoured us by his presence here to-day. I Hatton, Mr. A. G. Romano, Consul for Portu have also to thank Major-General Villiers gal, Mr. J. J. Leiria, Vice Consul for Portugal, Major Pedley, Mr. Ho Tung, Messrs. Brewer & Co., Mr. Jose Machado, Mr. C. J. Goncalves, Mi V. H. Deacon, and Mr. Anthony Shing Kee, for so generously contributing to ou Prize Fund. I avail myself of the present occasion to offer my hearty good wishes to one and all' for a very Merry Christmas and a thrice Happy New Year (applause).

The terrible uncertainty in Russia is re flected on the Bourse. Russian fours falling 20 764.

The situation in Moscow is serious and martial law has been proclaimed. The city is in darkness with 50,000 men inside.

St. Petersburg is in a similar position..

[Private.]

FARNHAM, BOYDS.

INTERIM DIVIDEND,

Discipline and Organization:-Good, Stan- dard 1. has been divided into two divisions in deference to H,E: the Governor's, advice given at the last prize-giving, That particular altention should be paid to the beginners. I regret to say that nothing has been done teach the Mestra. Benjamin, Kelly and Polts writ-drawn to this point in last year's report. Dus Chinese their own language. Attention was ing under to-day's date kindly inform us that boy questioned, a boy of about fificen, did not they have received from Shanghai the know a single character. When a Chinese following telegram :-----

cannot read the simplest letter, notice or name "Messrs. S. C. Farnham, Boyd and Com- over a shop, he cannot be called properly pany, Limited, have declared an interim educated. For this reason I am unable to dividend of Tis. 4 per share payable on the report that the organization is "thoroughly 6th January, 1906. The transfer books will efficient." be closed on the and proximo."

CLAIM BOR LAND SOLD.

In Original Jurisdiction this morning, His Honour, Mr. A. G. Wise, Paishe Judge, presid ing, Leung Hung sued Hing Chin Wah for $11,718 3a, being the amount of purchase money. for a plece of landed property in the New Territory, sold by plaintiff to defendant in January 1901,

Mr. M, W. Slade instructed by Mr. L. d'Almada e Castro, of Mesars. Brutton, Hett and Goldring's office, appeared for the plaintiff, the defendant not appearing either in person or by representation.

The plaintiff was called and proved the claim, and judgment was given for plaintif with costs.

THE CLOSING OF THE GATES.

In examinations time is wasted by copying out the questions and ruling unnecessary lines. The boys frequently forget to put their names and the school at the top of their papers.

Sapitation:-The ventilation of the rooms THE PORTS OF CALL IN THE FAR seems now very satisfactory. Additional doors have been made so that it is not necessary any more to pass through one room to go to another.

Apparatus: The maps in some of the rooms need renewing, especially those used by Stap- dard it. Much new apparatus has, however, been bought recently. Slates should not be used above Standard III.

the bays are boarders and seem

English, Colloquial:-The great majority of to speak English by the 'natural process. to learn Nevertheless, their fluency should not blind the teachers to the fact that they constantly employ foreign idioms in their speech, and these constantly appear in their composition's even in the highest standards.

Reading --Good.

EAST.

SOME POSSIBLE CHANGES IN STEAMSHIP CALLING PLACES.

The Victoria (British Columbia) Daily Colonist, of Nov. 26, made the following obser vations concerning the ports of call in japan and other parts of the Far East:-

SATURDAY DECEMBER 23 1905.

DEPARTURES FOR ENGLAND:

To-day's Advertisements,

-THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE,

1898.

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARK.

TROOPS', HOMEGOING.

Me L. McDonnell, Lieut. G. B. Macdonald, Among those who left for Southampton, op the transport Danera, yesterday, were Capt. Major L. H. Parry and arg men of the Royal Garison Artillery; Major L. J. Doppiag Hepennál, Major F. H. Le Breton Simmons and Lieut. H. F. Dankes and 35 N.C.O. Rad men of the Royal Engineers Lieut. G. de H. C. Stevenson, Lieut. W. F. Helume and 184

NOTICE is hereby given that YUET N.C.O and men of the 2nd R. W. Kent Hongkong and elsewhere as Tobacco Manu

TUNG TOBACCO COMPANY, carry- Regt. Capt. E. C. L. Fitzwilliams, Lt. and Q.-facturers have, on the 18th day

ing on business, at Victoria' in the Colony of M. T. Pesar, warrant officer and four N.C.O. One thousand bine hundred and five, applied November, of the Army Service Corps; Capts, F. W. Lan belle, E. V. Aylen, and I. S. Harvey, and 18 ing Trade Mark

for the registration in Hongkong in the KE NC.O's and men of the Royal Army Medicat

GISTER of TRADE MARKS of the follow- Corps: Lieut. Col. F. W. Bunny, Lieut. (A.CO.) J. Embleton and foremen Blake and Hearle of the A. O. Department; three warrant Colonel F. H. Haynes, of the A.P.D.; two officers, fiva N.C.O. and men of the A.O.C. | | N.C.O.'s of the A.P.C.; Lieut. F. C. Chandler, of the Army Schools; Lieut, W. H. Hodgson (119th Infantry); Major A. E. Hatch (rath Baluchis), and Lieut. C. B. Wabab (Chinese Regiment).

Da

COMMERCIAL.

TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE,

London-Bank T.T.

Selling.

demand............ France-Bank T.T,

Do, 4 months' sight ............... merica-Bank T.T. Germany-Book T.T..... India T.T..............

Shanghai-Bank T.T......

Do. demand

Singapore T.T. '....... Japan-Bank T.T. Java-Bank T.T

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2'6 9/16

2 of 2015/16 2:57. +491

.2.08)

di 527

71) aom..

The illustration or representation of a Pagoda with mountains and treas in the back ground, above, the illustration are written the Chinese characters

reading Fa Tap meaning Flowery Pads

and underneath the said illustration are written the Chinese characters

in the name of YUET TUNG TOBACCO 臺粵東烟草公司 being the came of COMPANY, who claim to be the proprietors

the firm Yaet Tung Tobacco Company"

thereof.

The Trade Mark is intended to be used by the applicants forthwith to respect of the following goods;-

MANUFACTURED AND UNMANUFACTURED TOBACCO, CIGARS AND CIGARETTES

IN CLASS 45

A Facsimile of the Trade Mark can be seen at the office of the Colonial Secretary of Hong- kong and also at the office of the undersigned.,

Dated the 22nd day of December, 1905,"

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors for the applicants,

8, Des Vaux Road Central,

Hongkong,

.......71 % prem. | PORTLAND AND ASIATIC STEAMSHIP

...133

4 months' sight L/C, .................2'1 1/16 6 months' sight L/C...................2/1 3/16

COMPANY.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

5.S. ".NICOMEDIA,"

Intimations.

Special Opportunity

AT THE

ROBINSON PIANO

CO., LD.

ONE GETS A POOR RETURN FROM A PIANO IF IT IS A MERE ARTICLE OF FURNITURE OR AN INDIF FERENT MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.

ATTACH AN

APOLLO

PIANOLA

AND ALL MUSIC IS AT YOUR COMMAND.

A CONCERT OR DANCE PROGRAM:

ME AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE,

$290 UPWARDS.

HIRE OK HIRE-PURCHASE SYSTEM.

RACHALS'

PIANOS

$550, formerly $870.

30 days' sight San Francisco & New York 501 FROM,PORTLAND (OR.), YOKOHAMA, JUST UNPACKED

do.

511.

4 months' sight 30 days' sight Sydney and Melbourne 2/1 5/16 4 months' sight Francı enses ....2.62 6 onmths' sight

KOBE AND MOJI.

THE above steamer having arrived, Con- 2.631 T. signees of Cargo are hereby requested to

'4 months' sight Germany.pandom 2.14 Bar Silver................................................30 1/16 Rank of England rate Sovereign

.9.85

ORIUM QUOTATION", To-day's quotations are as follows

Malwa New

Old

Older

Per picut .@*1,020/1,040 @ 1,060/1,100 ..C 1,120/1,160

Per chest [email protected]

Paina New

Bewares New

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Old..........................@ 960

..............@ 937k-

920

Old ..... Persian (Paper) ............ ta

To-day's Advertisements.

THE HONGKONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY

A SCOTCH CONCERT, to celebrate the BURNS, will be held in St. George's Hall, Anniversary of the Birth of ROBERT

at 9.15 P.M. ». City Hall, on SATURDAY, 77th January, 1906,

Seats may be reserved at the ROBINSON PIANO CO., LTD.

W. ARMSTRONG, Hon. Secretary. Hoogkong, 33rd December, 1905,

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SANITARY BOARD Office,

Hongkong.

TO THE OWNERS OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS,

The steamer Athenian of the C. P. R. line is due from Hongkong and the usual ports of call. in China and Japan. The usual ports of call are Amoy, Woosung (the port of Shanghai on the Yangtzse river), Nagasaki, Kobe, and Yoko hama. With the changes which have been The closing of the gates in Peking, just be.

Composition and Grammar:~A large pro-made and are in prospect in the Far East it is cause it goes on daily, and may apparently go portips (17 boys out of 29) of Standard V. on daily for centuries to come, is probably one

obtained less than, 45 per cent of marki at probable that ere long there will be other calls "of the "sights" least witnessed and talked of, examination. It would appear that promotion made in the Orient. It is by no means impro- Have by those foreigners who may have chan. has been somewhat hurried. Standard VI, did bable that within a year, or less, many of the ced to run for it near closing time. The daily better. Their composition was good on the Oriental steamers will make a regular call performance is marked with a due ceremony whole, though, the essays were lacking in

Fusan, in Corea, after leaving Nagasaki, which is quaint and' full of interest to the intel-matter. Half the standard got half marks or ligent onlooker, as the closing by no means over, and two thirds over 40 per cent. There

whence steamers at present proceed to Shang- signifies the mere bringing together of the are only three boys in Standard VII. They hai, or rather Woosung, 'which is the usual heavy wooden doors and the barring of the did well in grammar but their compositions anchorage for steamers of any size trading to Emperor's highway against all camera. At the are not up to the mark.

the big port of North China. Fusan is the appointed hour a preliminary signal is given by

Handwriting-Deserves more attention. It terminus of the recently completed Trans- a large gong or iron shield being struck with a is not good in the upper standards. In all big iron bar fifty-times in such quick succes English subjects it was noticeable that on the

Corean railway which will shortly be sion as almost to defy calculation, and this is one hand the work was done very neatly and connected at Liaoyang with the Chinese followed by too double simkes commencing lidly, on the other hand the work of even the Eastern Railway and the Trans-Siberian slowly and dreamily for the first half and besi boys of the upper standards was marred system to Europe. These changes, to say gradually increasing to ball burricane rapidity; by absurd mistakes in grammar and spelling. and this set of 100 blows is repeated in preciso Geography:-In the lower standards the has a large outlet at Fusan on the southern nothing of the internal trade of Corea which ly the same fashion three times. When the local geography and the outlines of Alia were third and last cycle of goug strakes is well known. Standard V. had too long and too cast, will make Fusan a most important port TAKE NOTICE that under. No. 5 of the entered, an, a number of eid, and at this wide a syllabus and failed badly at examina.and the steamship owsers will not be long in VENTILATION BYE-LAWS (as amended), DOMESTIC CLEANLINESS and season very much ba wadded and muffled tion in consequence. Standard VI. on the discovering this fact. The Japanese companies every Domestic Building or part of such Build. up old "Charlles", started a series of dis. contrary did very well. The whole standard have started a fast ferry service from the porting within the WESTERN DIVISION of the CITY cordant yells to all and sundry to hasten" obtained over 40 per cent, of marks, and 75 to Shimonoseki in connection with the Sanyo han one family must be Cleansed and Lime- OF VICTORIA.occupied by members of more or they will be shut on, and this combination per cent. of the boys got over half-marks. Railway which connects, southern Japan with of signals is followed by'a jostling stream of Standard VII, did well.

washed THROUGHOUT by the owner during Tokio, There is also another port which will the months of November and December. people from both directions. Presently the

soon be made a port of call for the Oriental rush slackens until only a solitary pedestrain, or possibly a man on a donkey, full tili, a be- lated ricksha, or a beavily laden cart straggles through. Then a movement is made with the gates, yelling, bursts out' afresh and another rash ensues, the gates being meanwhile half closed and, occasionally opened a little way agalo, until the outgoers having meanwhile coased, there is a final rcrimmage to get into the city, and the process of closing, which has Arithmetic-Standard I. have been doing takes some ball bour in all, is concluded, The mental arithmetic daily with very good results, huge iron plated doors having clanged to Standards, II, to VI. were rather disappointing monster iron pole is dragged up and placed Common sense does not seem used enough, across them on iron supports, being retained and very simple problems were found too In position by a padlock of enormous propor- difficult for solution. Standard V. were es. tious and of the well known Chinese type. pecially weak in the conversion of dollars into There are in all the cities of Peking some 19 sterling and vice versa, in decimals, and their 'gates and 'the same ceremony is observed at | inability to use the unitary method in the each, but at such thoroughfares as the Hatamen solution of problems. In Standard Vi. the there is naturally more traffic and the process work was neat and the methods were in most is probably proportionately longer.-P. &^, T. cases good. But there was a want of accuracy. Times,

THE WEATHER,

The following report ls from Mr. F, G. Figg, First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory:

On the 23rd at 11.45 a. The barometer has risen over Japan, and Luzon, and fallen alight- ly in N. China

The anticyclone has spread Eastwards over Japan, the contral arça being apparently situat ed over the Yellow Sas this morning..

Gradients are somewhat easier, but very strong monsoon, must still be expected in the Joumors Channel and the China -

Forecast irong NE"to E. winds) fale.

History:Is very well taught., Very intelli- gent answers were obtained in Standards VI. and VII, The papers taken as a whole show the boys have a real grasp of the subject. Standard V. again did not so well.

Mathematics:-One boy in Standard VII. Senior obtained full marks in papers set in arithmetic, algebra, and geometry--a remark- able performance. Ilis work shows that the teaching must be excellent.

notice means that the Houses should be Lime: N.B. The word "Throughout" used in this

Casings and Stair Linings, all Ceilings and the washed in respect of all the Walls of each Room and Staircase, all Cubicie Partitions, Stair Undersides of Roofs both in Main Buildings, Offices and Servants' Quarters and inclusive of Verandahs.

Walls Limewasbed up to the level of the first The Back Yard should have ita containing floor.

good condition, however, need not be' Linie | Carved, Painted or Polished Woodwork in

'washed but must be Cleansed.

send in their Bills of Lading for Countersigna- ture and to take immediate, delivery of their goods from alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge of the vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense,

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us-in. any case whatever.

S. SILVERSTONE,

Acting General Agent.

• Hongkong, 23rd December, 1905+

Auctions.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

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PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of

the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held. on WEDNESDAY, the 17th day of December, 1905, at 3 Pat, at the Offices of the Fublic Works Department, by Order of His Ex- cellency the Governor, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Deep Water Bay, in the Colony, of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from aand day of June, 1886,

.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Boundary Measurements,

Marine Lot No. 21.

ick Lot 44, DeepT

Water Bay.

Adjoining

No. of Sale

Kegbuy No

LOCALITY.

XX, HW, SE,) NW,

13.12

A

Anzusi Rent.

Upset Price.

109 100 195 196 19,600 90 1,980

Hongkong, 16th December, 1905.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received instructions

"

to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

on

THURSDAY,,

the 28th December, 1905, at 2.30 P.M., ar No. 5. "Fairview," Robinson Road, Kowloon, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, THE WHOLE OF 'THE

(Particulars from Catalogue), TERMS -As usual,

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers, Hongkong, 22nd December, 1909, 11285

PUBLIC AUCTION,

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE, of

liners, that is Osaka To a great extent Kobe is anxious to do its own shipping business, al is the port of Osaka, but the largest city of Asin

though at present, until the completion of the harbour improvements now neating comple sion, comparatively small vessels alone call there. The government has spent $1,500,000 (gold) in harbour improvements and the city of Osaka has spent $7,500,000 (gold) to which it is estimated another $5,000,000 will be added to make the work com. plate. Tokio is also anxious for a harbour. The Western Division of the City lies to the VALUABLE LEASEHOLD scheme which would involve the expenditure West of Tank Lane and Cleverley Street. of many millions. As is known, Tokio lies on

G. A. WOODCOCK, sitante at Wing Lak Street, in the Colony the river Sumida, where it joins Yokohama bay; and Yokohama is its port. The' port is

Secretary,

of Hongkong, to be sold by Auction, IN ONE LOT. comparatively shallow and not too well pro- tected. structed, and the majority of ocean liners an

To improve it breakwaters were con- TURKEYS.

chor off the bund within the breakwaters. Only small steamers of a few hundred tops go

Dated this and day of December, 1905 [1287

APPLES.

Algebra: The subject is very well taught to Tokio. Dredging is constantly carried on a PRIME AUSTRALIAN TURKEYS,

More time might be given to the solution of Yokohama. The work of making Tokio a port: problems,

Geometry:-Taken in Standard VII. Sentor and Junior, In the Junior division the argu- ments were not written out as if the writers were altogether convinced of their truth.

Drawing:-A new subject. No great advance

specially imported for XMAS and NEW YEAR, Price: 70 cents per tb, plucked.

CHOICE CANADIAN APPLES, JUST ARRIVED, 30 cls, per lb.

would occupy considerable time and be most expensive, but Tokio papers cherish the iden and it is mooted frequently in one or other of the Bhimbuns of the capital. Nagasaki is par- haps the best protected harbour of the Japanese coast, but the pretty land-locked harbour, is a has been made with it so far. Excellent small one. The largest dry dock in the Orient, terials have been procured, and it may be hoped that of the Iwasaki yards, is located there. that St. Joseph's may before many years pro Shimonoseki, the chimneys of Koji smoking duce draughtsmen of the quality it once used like a miniature Pittsburg, but they are not to do,

good harbours." The currants run too swiftly THE HONGKONG FROZEN FOOD and accidents are frequent. - Kobe," to, a great “Grant --I recommend a grant at the rate of extent, is exposed to, winds from the song la

́fact, it is more of a roadstead than a harbour,

Hygieno-Not begun, 1987

SUPPLY Hongkong, aged December, 1905.

PROPERTY,

on

FRIDAY,..

the 29th day of December, 1995, at 3 PM,'-

· BY.. Mr. GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer,

at his Sales Rooms, Duddall Street, Victoria.:

IN NEW STORE,

BECHSTEIN,

STEINWAY

KRAUSS, HAAKE,

RACHALS,

WERNER.

A STOOK UNEQUALLED

HIRE

IN THE COLONY,

OR CREDIT. Hongkong, 15th December, 1905

'Trade

TELEPHONE NO. 735

XMAS

AND

Mark

NEW YEAR

HAMPERS

(From $15 and upwards.)

- HAMPERS,

CONTAINING 12 BOTTLES

OF THE

Choicest Wines, Spirits,

&c.

&ò,

We invite you to call at our office and make Your Own Selection from our exten

sive stock in all lince of Wines, Spirits,

The Premises are registered in the Land Office 1 MARINE LOT NO. 35 and SEC. TION A of the RECLAMATION" to MARINE LOT No. 35, with the Messages Liqueur, &c. and Buildings theroon, known an Non, 354, 196 and 158, Wing Lok Breet, Victoria, Hongkong.

For further particulars and conditions of sale, apply tow

EWENS, HARSTON & HARDING, Vendor's Solicitors, or to

M. GEO, P. LAMMERT

Ave Auctioneer

Hongkong, 19th December, zgoj.

H. PRICE & CO., WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, 13, QUEEN'S BOAD ORNTRAL Hongkong, soth December, zyegő: