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TELEGRAMS.

[Renter's)

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1906.

EDUCATION IN, HONGKONG.

THE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 19055

The report of the inspector of schools for The Commander-in-Chief of India.gos is printed in the current number of the

LONDON, 21st June. The Standard states it is understood that Sir John French will succeed Lord Kitchener as Commander-in-Chief of India in 1907.

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The Russian Massacres. The Duma deputies are making vigorous inquiries at Belostok, and have arrived at

the conclusion that it is the duty of the

Duma to discover and punish the authors of

the massacres.

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Later,

The United States and the Russian Masscores.

Gazette, and from it we quote in part as follows:-

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.

Excluding $200 paid-by Mr. Arculli towards the cast of the Indian school, the revenue cal

lected amounts to $9,733,50 It has been increased from $9za in 1900, or by more than ten-fold.

The expenditure on education, including Queen's College, for the year was $158,577.58, being 2.28% of the total expenditure of the Colony. The estimated expenditure was $159,315, of which $10,657.43 were not spent.

NUMBER AND CLASSIFICATION DY SCHOOLS. AND SCHOLARS,

The number of schools (Government and President Roosevelt regretfully informs Grant) was 83, an increase of z over last year's the Jews of New York that official action return. The average attendance was 5,323, as regarding the Beilostok massacres is in against 4,970. The proportion of pupils in the practicable, and that any interference couldUpper Grade Schools to those in Lower Grade Bchools is as 3,146 to 1,177. The Chinese side of the Belilias Public School has for the pur- The Situation in Russia, poses of this calculation been treated as an Mutinous outbreaks of troops have occur upper grade school. Upper Grade Schools are

defined in the Grant Code as those with a staff red in many cities in Russia.

only do harm,

Yaurati.

come more and mòra exclusively Anglo-Chin-ones opened-one at Kowloon City and one at ese. There are signs of an increasing desire ou the part of Chiness parents to give their daughters an English education, though the fdeling is nothing like so strong as it is in the case of their sons. Should this tendency be-

'come accentuated, the English side of the school is capable of rapid development to sup Ply the wants in the meantime, the Chinese side must be regarded as the main effort of the Government to assist Chinese female edu- cation,

I take this opportunity of expressing my great regret at the approaching retirement of, Mrs. Bateman, the headmistress, who has held her appointment almost from the foundation of the school.

THE CLOTHE'S THIRE,

**I heard the rattle of a piece of bamboo and on looking up saw a bamboo stick, on which was attached a piece of clothing, being drawn-

Intimations.

A SMALL SELECTION

FROM, THE ROBINSON PIANO 00's

STOCK OF

RECORDS.

DAN LENO'S inimitable Comic Patter: The Huntsman, Who does the house belong to, Going to the Races, The shopwalker, The Mulia man, Mra. Kelly, McGlochell's men. HARRY LAUDER'S Famous_Stotch Comic Songs Killiccrankie, Referee, Stop your Tickling Jack, I'm fu 'the noo, She is my Daisy, Mister John Mackay,

female population than the male upon the Seeing how much more dependent is the vernacular schools, it is a matter for sincere regret that the standard of education among the teachers in the schools for girls should out of the window, I ran out and arrested the be as it is, so very low,

defendant." This was the statement made by Provision was made in the Estimates for the master of a Chloose shop in Connaugh! 1906 for the appintment of two sub-inspectors- one of needlework and one of the vernacular Road Central' this morning, at the Police schools. The officers to whom these appoint Court, when protectiting a coolie for stealing GRAMOPHONE. ments have since been given were temporarily several pieces of clothing out of tua shop appointed in 190s, and I am thus in a position last night. It appeared that for several to report on the success of this further measure of supervision. The schools are now visited nights past the people in the shop noticed that more frequently than has hitherto been pos as soon as they closed the doors for the night sible; terminal reports are sent to the mana- an unknown coolie would take up his position. at the door of the premises and go to sleep. Rers and it is now in my power to check the beginnings of irregularities to a degree that Nothing was sald to this, but soon the di was not formerly practicablo.

covery was made that several triffing articles bad disappeared, Thoy could not directly put the blame on the coolie, for they could not imagine how he could procure the things with- out being seen. Last night, following his usual practice, the coolie was up to time and, as soon as the doors were closed, pretended to go asleep. At the side of the coolie was a thin length, at the end of which was attached a bamboo stick, mensuring about eight feet in

needle. When thecoolinthought "all was quiet" he went round to the side of the shop, and from | ARTRUE__ROBERT'S Trial by Jurg, the open window, draw out several articles of Topsy Turvey, For Thee. clothing with the bamboo. The last piece, how LOUIS BRADFIELD and FARKOA ever, fixed him. He must have taken fright

in songs from all the latest operas. when drawing out the last piece, for the bam. boo crashed against something and awoke the ANDREW BLACK Annie Laurie, Piper O'Dundee, Land o' the Leal, Mac- master, who was just in time to see the bamboo

Gregor's Gathering, Banks of Allen making an exit through his side window. He

Water, March of the Cameron.men, rushed out of the back door and nailed the

Scots wha hac. coolie who had the bamboo and the clothing slung over his shoulder, and in whom he re- cognised the gentleman who slept on his door. step the previous nights. Inspector Ritchie placed the thief before Mr. B. H. J. Gompertz at the Magistracy this morning, and his Wor ship, after evidence had been heard, rent accused to gaol for twenty-one days and to be exposed in the stocks for six hours.

THE DISTRICT SCHOOLS.

The Grant Code section 26 is rather vague An important change has been made in the as to the courses of study of the vernacular nrganization of the schools. They have been schools. It was fell at the time the Code was made feeders to Queen's College, so far as it compiled that the change in the methods of

instruction was so great, that it would be us lies in the power of any but the boys and their wise to attempt to lay down the law too exactly, parents to make them. The courses of study Meanwhile a number of experiments have been tried, and it is now possible to make more have been modified to make them coincida as closely as possible with those followed in the specific recommendations. The course of study lower and preparatory schools of the College, results of experience; and are now adopted in and the time-table given in Appendix Care the and the nomenclature of the classes has been some of the best vernacular schools. It may altered to the same end: the free, entrance be advisable at a later date to amend the Code, scholarships into the college from the 3 district

by making this course, with such modifications as further consideration may suggest, com schools have also been revived. Murenver, it pulaory in vernacular schools. Meanwhile it has been arranged that boys applying for ads same satisfaction to remember, that so full a course could not have been seriously con- entrance examination, shall be given cards

sidered two years ago.

There is a natural tendency on the part of which shall procure them a prior right of ad-

such teachers in the grant schools as have a mission to the three schools; and that boys so direct monetary interest in the amount of the adatitted shall after a year or two, o Again Grant, to permit pupils to attend. in excess of applying for admission to the college, be given

the numbers; sanctioned by the Code for à priority over boys who have prepared them-given four-space. As a preventive, it has been laid down that, when checking the rolls each selves at outside schools. These measures month, all such excessive attendances should must necessarily produce their effect but slow be ignored. ly. The object to be gained'is a concentration in the upper school at Queen's College of the boys who ask for an education of more than 5 years. Unfortunately, the boys who wish to prolong their education to this extent are a small minority.

A part of the Sevastopol garrison has competent to give instruction in all the subjects mission to the college and failing to pass the

mutinied and seized three guns. The myti- neers were, however, subsequently surround. ed and disarmed,

of Standard VII. The great majority of them are English or Anglo-Chinese selionls..

. The steady increase in the numbers of pupils studying English is maintained. The corres There are renewed fears of a renewed ponding decrease in vernacular education has mutiny of the fleet at Odessa and of a bombeen checked. This is highly satisfactory when bardment of the city.

the improvement in the standard of the verna The Black Sea trade is already demoralis-cular schools in considered. It seems to shew that the improvement in them has the approval ed and the sifiles have hopelessly disorganis

of parents. This view is confirmed by the ed trade.

Auctuation in the numbers of the 'individual | The dissatisfaction at Kronstadt has also schools, as ilustrated by the following figures. developed into open insubordination.

STEALING IRAM TICKETS,

RE-BEARING GRANTED.

Nine vernacular schools obtained a grant of $7 or mi re in both 1934 and 1905. The sum of the average attendances in these good schools increased from 405 to 451, and the average is now 50 for each school. Seven schools obtain ed a grant of only $5 in both 1954 and 1905, The average attendance in them decreased fruri 161 to 151, and is now 21.6...

PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

A re-hearing was applied for and granted. recently by Mr. F. A. Hazeland of the 'case in which a tramway conductor received the fall penalty of the law to go to gaol for six The figures for the private schools were taken months, with hard labour and six hours' stacks to a more systematic way than bas hitherto for stealing 100 tram tickets, valued at $5, been done; still they are but an approximation, the property of the Company, a week ago,

The English and Anglo-Chinese private schools The re-hearing came on before Mr. F. A do not include 36 night schools, with a maxi Hazeland, at the Police Court this morningnum monthly enrolment of 635. Of the 3,047 and the defendant was represented by Mr. C. children in private vernacular schools, 5co, or F. Dixon, in the office of Mr. John Hastings.

one in six, are being taught by the new method On his Worship taking his seat Mr. Dixon and the rest receive the time-honoured classical intimated that he had an application to make education. The proportion of girls to bays in the school was as 1,912 to 3,401, a slight in and that was for a further postponement of the

crease as compared with last year. Of the Ha gave as his reason that he knew nothing whatever of the case. The facts were

2,146 pupils in vernacular "schools, 1,292 or 60 in the hands of Mr. Hastings and as that gen- per cent, are girls. tlemas was indisposed the case, could not be proceeded with.

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Inspector Courlay-I think it is hard lines, on the Tramway people, your Worship. They are busy men and cannot afford to lose time at the Police Covit.

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The statistics given shew an increkse of 7%

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The Saturday morning normal classes have born continued throughout the year. Some of the junior Chinese masters have greatly im proved their methods by attending them.

‚‚YAU÷MA-TI SCHOOL,

The school increased in numbers by over 15 per cent and was practically full throughout the year. The new buildings were sealy for occupation at the end of the past year, and are in all respects very satisfactory. The Estimates provided for a considerable increase in the staff. Owing to the lack of accommoda. tion in the old building it was not possible to fill these new appointments in the year under review; but the assistant Maglish master was engaged from Home in time to begin work at the beginning of the new year, bringing the establishment up to its full strength. It is a reasonably safe prediction to foretell, that the schipol will develop considerably in the next year or two.

WANCHAI SCHOOL.

HYGIENE.

At the beginning of the year, the subject was made compulsory in all Government and grant schools. Much interest was taken in it.1 have so lately reported in detail on the year's work that little is left to add now. Towards the end of the year, proposats were approved by the Governmeal to publish a list of experi men's illustrating the authorised text-book, to translate the text book, or such parts of it as ware suitable, into Chiness, and to make the subject compulsory in the higher standards of the vernacular schools.

HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. These subjects were discussed at consider able length; but no definite conclusions had been arrived at by the end of the year.. 'In Hongkong there is one great obstacle in the way of a widespread technical education, which is, that the large class of Chinese mechanics, who need it most, pick up their handicrafts on the apprentice system; and they seldom have any but a very elementary education in the vernacular, on which to found the desired superstructure of advanced mathematics, chemistry or electricity. On the other hand, the classes who attend the Anglo-Chinese 'schools do not usually 'adopt engineering or

the allied professions.

JAPANESE NAVAL GUNNERY.

EXPERT'S OPINION, This is the only Goverment Anglo-Cainese School east of the Clock Tower, except the small school at Tang-lung-chau. Its advanta The Osaka Mainichi publishes an interest geous situation combined with a high standarding article on the progress made in gunnery of efficiency promises that its steady growth by the Japanese Navy, based upon remarks will be continued. The average attendance is

made by Commander Nomura, who, was Low 149, as compared with 115 in 1904, and the net cost of each pupil $11.95, a very low

gunner on the cruiser date during the fate war. Commander Nomura ascribes the victory of the Japanese fleet in the battle of the Japan

in the total number of pupils in Government and grant schools; and the critical portion of this report will shew that the standard of edu cation has been maintained, possibly somewhat impraved, in the English and Anglo-Chinese schools, and has certainly been improved in the the defendant. He was only released on bail vernacular schools. The last feature is satisfigure. yesterday.

Mr. Dixon-I think it more "hard lines" on

Inspector Gourlay-But you applied for the te-hearing.

Mr. Dixon-Yes, I did.

After further conversation is Worship, granted a formal remand until Saturday, neither the representative of the Tramway Company nor Mr. Dixen need appear; for the case will then be fixed for Monday afternoon, July 2nd.

The prisoner was released on bil in the sum of $3,000.

THE BANGKOK-CHINA COOLIE TRADE.

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factory for general reasons, and particularly because Chinese female education is almost

entirely limited to education in the vernacular tongue,

GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS.

KOWLOON BRITISH SCHOOL,

VERNACULAN SCHOOL.S.

Mr. Ho Kan-po, the former master, relired at the beginning of the year; and in his place I recommended, a 'mau of a very, much more advanced type in Mr. Sung Hok-pang. Had there been a considerable falling off in at- The total number of pupils in the Govern fendance when the school came under the new ment schools is 782; and the net cost to control it would not have been surprising; fr Government per caput is $46 17. The corres everyone knows that the relation between ponding tigure for last year is $41.21. The pupils and teachers is much closer among the Chinese than with us, the former 'do not so increase is mainly due to heavy initial and non-uch attend a school as "sit under" a teacher. recurrent expenditure on the Victoria School.

I was the mere gratifying to find that no decrease followed, but that, on the contrary, the The school originally was open to boys and umbers tended to increase. I, therefore, felt girl alike. But it was decided, upon the open-justified in recommending that the staff should he doubled-it has hitherto been quite inade- ing of the complementary Victoria School, to

quale numerically-and that a'small schoot fee, restrict the attendance of big boys. Boys over

25 ceals monthly, should be charged, in 1906, 12 are no longer allowed admittance. This has The latter experiment is a severe test of the bad a certain effect on the average attendance; interess of parents in their daughters, education; the general opinion seems to have been that which was nevertheless higher than it has

parents would not pay for the education of ever yet been, namely, 57.2 for 1903, as com daughters, only to have them pass at an early will go one better with a free passage and free pared with $4.8 for 1994, and 46.4 for 1903. age into another family, may perhaps

The maximum enrolment

was 69, Feci anticipate next year's report by saying that this amounting to $1,979 were collected, which is view, like many others which are based on the assumed selfishness and benightedness of the also a record.

Chinese, has already been stultified by the event. My detailed report shows that the school is giving education than can be had elsewhere in the

It is curomonly reported, says the: Bangkok Times, that the N.Y.K, boat Childer is to carry deck passengers from Bangkok to Swatow at The rate of one tical each. There is also some talk that the North-German Lloyd Orient Line

food.

THE OPENING OF MANCHURIA.

The shifting nature of the population and the consequent difficulty of following a fixed course of instraction are forcibly illustrated by

the fact that, although tog pupils attended the school in the course of the year, the maximum number present in any month was only 68. The average daily percentage of the total monthly enrolment reached the very high

vernacular schools.

much more advanced

· COMMERCIAL.

WEEKLY SHARE REPORT.

Reviewing the share business for the week, Messrs. E. S. Kadoorie & Co, write under date the 22nd inst.-Since the issue of our last re- port there has again been a slight reaction in out market, and although rates in some instan- ces are comparatively weaker, still a moderate business has been put through during the past, week.

Banks-Hongkong and Shanghai Banks have continued very steady throughout the week closing firm with buyers at $815. The London. quotation bas advanced to £93 55. Nationals have been negotiated at $38.

Marine Insurances.-Cantons have funher depreciated to $3523 without inducing buyers, and are now offering at this rate. In other Northern Companies there is no business to report and shares are obtainable at quotations, Unions are wanted at $810,

Fire Insurances-Quotations are unchang. ed. China Fires remain fixed at $85, while Hongkong Fires are in request at $305."

Shipping-China and Manilas are quoted at $308. Douglases have advanced and have buyers at S41 after sales at this rate. Afair

GEO. ROBEY.

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Prehistoric mea, Poor thing, I live underneath, Kładness rewarded.

BEN DAVIES. Songs of Araby, My Pretty Jane, When other Lips, Tom Bowling.

EDWARD LLOYD, Holy City, Death

of Nelson. Yes, let me like a soldier fall, When all the world is fair.

JOHN HARRISON. 'Tis the Day, Come

into the Garden Maud, Sailor's Grave. FRANCISCO. La Paloma, Prologue from Pagliacci, Toreador cong, La Marseii- laise, Lost chord, Largo al Factotum. BAND SELECTIONS, by Coldstream and Grenadier Guards, Besses o' th' Bam, La Garde Republicaias, Bohe mian Orchestra, etc.

Faust, Chinese Honeymoon, Torea. dor, Gondoliers, Cingalec, Belli of New York, Orchid, etc.

SOUZA'S FAMOUS MARCHES: Chorister's waltz, Laughing Water, Mosquito Parade, Navajo Čikewalk, · Darkies' dream, Jolly Fellows waltz, Happy. Darkies, Lea Patineus waltz, Salome, Double Eagle march, Estu diantina waltz, Valse Bleu, Salut d'Amour, In the good old summer time, Loin du Bal, Sword and Lance murch, Whistling Rufus, Smoky Mokes. MELBA, PATTI, Caruso, Tamagno and

all the great operatic artists. Hongkong, 8th June, 1906.

£38

Seato, the superior kunnery of the Japanese demand having est in, Hongkong, Canton And AUSTRALIAN

fleet. The progress made in that direction is largely due to Admiral Baron Yamamoto, ex.

Macao Steamboats have further strengthened their position and can probably be placed at Szó. Indo Chinas have been dong at $77 closing quiet at this rate. Star Ferries are quoted at $30 and S21 for the old and new shares respectively;

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Minister for the Navy. In 1881, while he was stilla Heutenant, Baron Yamamoto in concert with one or two other young officers addressed a memorial to the Minister for the Navy, urging the importance of the study of gunnery. Is

Mining-Chinese Engineerings have not response to this memorial the late cruiser Asama and the late gun-boat Hosho were maintained their position and can be.bid at commissioned as gunnery Training-ships, and Tls. 9.50. Oricatuls are fixed at Gold $14. scientific study of gunbery was imposed upon Raubs have slightly hardened and are now in. officers and men on the training-ships at Mika-quired for at S3f. bure, Yokosuka. This was the beginning of the gunnery-school of the Imperial Navy.

Docks, Wharves and Godowns.-Hoogkong.

WINES.

H. J. Lindeman's

and Whampoa Docks have declined to $155, CAWARRA

Since that time the Navy has concentrated its closing weak at this rate. Kowloon Wharis energy in this direction until the present high may be procurable at Sroz, Shares are offering of Shanghai Dock & Engineering Co., Ld., at standard of proficiency has been attained.

Commander Nomura, after referring in details. 114. Hongkew Wharfs bave receded to

Tls, 222. to the history of gunnery, continues:-"Viewing from the practical lessons learned in the battle of the Japan Sea, victory in naval engagements entirely depends upon superiority of gunnery. The contest is decided by supremacy in this direction, and the victory is consummated by the use of torpedoes. In the battle of the Japan Sea fire was opened at two o'clock in the afternoon, and the Orlabiya, flagship, which was heading the left file of the Russian fleet, went down at three o'clock, while the Endar Sarvaro, the fiagship of Admiral Rohjest.

Lands, Hotels and Buildings.-Hongkong Lands continue dull and offering at $117. Shanghai Lands have dropped to Tls, to and shares have changed hands at this price. Kow- loon Lands fetched $38 and Humphreya' Estates are quiet at St Hongkong Hotels are unaltered."

TAIREN'S STATUS AS A FREE PORT. -

In connection with the conversion of Tairen into a free part, and the establishment of the South Manchurian Railway Company, it is stated that the Japanese Governinent has made arrangements to improve the jetty and provide other additional shipping facilities at that port: figure of 97 in December, are only fell below attended the endeavours to improve the teach vensky, at the head of the right file, caught fire 70 while sellers predominate in Internationals

at about

The expenditure is estimated ¥20,000,000

It is stated that Mr. Yamar, of the Foreign Office, and Major-General Fukushima, are to be sent to China on a special mission. They are understood to have general instructions to

arrange for carrying out the decisions arrived

go during a scare about diphtheria.

VICTORIA BRITISH SCHOO

ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOLS. The lower grade Anglo-Chinese schools were not favourably regarded by the Com- milice or Education, which contemplated their whimate disappearance from the scheme of

aided education. The success which has ing of the Chinese masters has of late years somewhat modified my own views on the sub- The school was opened towards the end of ject; but, at any rate, no master can learn how March, Pleasantly situated on Caroline Hill to teach without assistance. It is often asked why the Government does not open a normal and tastefully equipped, it enjoys the distinc-school The answer is that it has normal tion of being perhaps the prettiest school in the classes every week at the district schools,

Colony,

at by the conacit of statesmen held in Tokio Instruction is given to children under thir-

in all-ad-bour after the opening of the engage mant, and was then almost completely in- capacitated.

com.

Cotton Mills. We have heard of no business Jacally, but quotations for other Northern Mills show a slight decline. Salts are reported of Ewos at Tis, 68 and Lacu Kung Mows at Tls.

at Tis. 61 and Soey,Chees at Tls. 370.

Miscellaneous-Green Island Cements have been dealt in at $18, and China Providents at "The Russian fleet having lost the flagships, So. Bell's Asbestos have buyers at $71 cum the dividend of 18. 3d. to be paid next month, was involved in disorder, and confronting our

From Dairy Farms are quoted at 516. A few Electrics superior force, sufiered tots! defeat. which the Chinese masters from the grant

these facts, it may be seen that this battle were sold at St. Ices are in demand at $240. During the eady part of the week business was schools are invited and advised to attend. war practically decided in about an hour done in Langkats at TIs. 237, but towards the on the 22nd of May with regard to Manchuria.teen, al both sexes, and to boys over that age an amazing difference between such schools, after the opening of the fighting.

They never do; and the consequence is

In close they are somewhat easier. Sumatras have In other words, the Japan Mail remarks, they as is the case at the Kowloon School, the for instance, as grant school No. 15 and the the pursuit fighting on the 28th the cruf been disposed of at the improved rate of Tis. will arrange for exchanging Japanese military small children greatly predominate. It is too new lower grade district school at Tang-lung. sens Iwate and Yakumo under the

73, and Watsons have been booked at Sist. government for Chin se civil administration early to say how far it will be possible to give chau. Unless the lower grade Anglo Chinese mand of Admirál Shimamura, attacked and

TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE. as soon as possible, without regard to

a secondary education to the upper classes; school can serve as models to the numerous

sunk the uusien ironclad Oushakoff. 'Of

Silling. the dates conventionally fixed. They will

private Anglo-Chinese schools of the Colony, it that depends of course on the average length is hard to see the object of their support by the course, the Iwate and Yakume are more power also discuss the question of sanitary arrange. of the boys' career in the school. Experience Government.

fulthan the Ouskokoff," but if the power of guan ments. Another function entrusted to them has

at. Kowloon seems to shew that a syllabus

fars the most important factor in naval fight reference to Tairen. This is to be made a free based on the hope that pay considerable pro- Owing to the absence from the Colony of ing, the Oushakof carried to-inch guns against port. But not a free port in the sense that portion of the pupils will stay for more than 3 the English mistress of the Training Home for the 8-inch of the Iwate and Yakumo. Fire merchandiss destined for any part of Manchuria years, is one based upon sand. There can, Girls, the best of the upper grade vernacular

was opened at a range of about 7,000 metres, will be admited without payment of daties. however, be no doubt that the school is meeting schools has necessarily been classed this year Such a system would be a violation of China's

a genuine need. The numbers on the roll in the lower grade. With a high dollar, the and the Oushakef szok in about half-an-hour. In an egagement at such long range, the so-inch toss from the money point of view is not im sovereign rights, Japan may duly declare

reached 51 by the end of December. Everyportant; indeed, the distinction between the gus must be more effective than the 8-inch gun, Taren free so far as concerns imports destined thing is being done that can be done, in the two classes of schools is not so clear in any for Claotung, which is under her own control,

way of classifying the pupils and co-ordinating respect as might be wished. The fact that the and yet the Owihatoff was sunk without doing but beyond that region China's jurisdiction tre school work, to render the instruction is three schools in the upper grade possess "a any damage to the Japanese ships.” This result

wai entirely due to superior gunnery." commences, and .duties will be levied. The the two British school as similar as possible subjects of the seventh standard as required staff competent to give instruction in all the

Commander Nomura then dwells upon the question, then, is what machinery should be in order that when pupils are superannuated by the Code, has not succeeded in raising their organised for levying them-a custom-house at under the age limit, they may pass into the average performance to very high level, The manner in which the Navies of the Power, Wafangtien or customs offices at every station sister school with the minimun of inconve average attendance was 114, as compared with lace the battle of the Japan Sea, hava set along the like; or a custom house at Tairen aience.

about the task of improvement of both guns and gunnery, and concludes that it is essential itself, where japanese officials would collect the

duck on account of the Chinese, as is done by the Germans at Teingtan. This last plan is gaid to be most in favour.

DELILIOS PUBLIC SCHOOL,

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VERNACULAR SCHOOLS,

148 last year,

The lower grade schools shew an increase from 1,69% to 1,829. This increase has already The average attendance has at last shows a beas considered above, in dealing with slight improvement, being 93 as compared the total figures of vernacular education, with 65 last year,' But the school tends to be. Two schools have been closed, and two now Japan Chronicle

for the Japaness to further improve in the same direction, so thatthey may not be left behind

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WINE, MERCHANTS,

12, QUEEN's Road Ompraka

Hongkong, azad Jups, 1906,

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