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DIOCESAN SCHOOL AND ORPHANAGH.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES.

His Excellancy the Governor Sir Frederick Lugard presaaled the prizes to the scholars at the Diocesan School and Orphanage last Wed-

An under-

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY

spector of Schools, which had not been xand— the contents of which he knew-showed that the discipline and organization was highly sa tisfactory

thai vernacular clair which was

quage

Organised during the past year was successful and thoroughly efficient, and everyone would agree with him when he said the Chinese boy should be able to read and write their own lan The alient point he had to refer assday. The attendance was a vaty large one, to was the increase in the number of scholars among those present being the Bishop of whose fans were paid by subscription. In 1907 Victoria and Mrs. Lauder, Rav. F. T. labusos, there Ware filly-leven and in to8 that number J. Barnett, A. H. Thornhill, GA. Bunbury, was increased by eight, which went to show O.E. Thomson, A. D. Bewart, Hen. Dr. Atkin that boys who could not afford to pay were Bon, Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, Rev. C. H. and sager to get the education affaded them, and M: Hickling, Rev. J. and Mrs. France, to that subscription list he would be glad to Rav. T.-W. and Mrs Pearce, Dr. Jau Hawk, add his name. This brought fortb-loud-ap Mr. and Mrs. Braidwood, Mesari, Ho Kom

plause. Turning to sport, his Excellency Tong. Slo Tak Fan, Li Fing, &c. *.

poke of the

1 proposed second XI football team. His Excellency, who was accompanied by Mr.When it was organised a cup would be ready, A. J. Brackenbary (private secretary) was and he wished the team success. The holidays, received by the headmaster (Mr. Geo. Parcy) were just beginning and the boys would have lots who later read his

report

ofleisure time for sport and he trusted that they We are thankful to say the boys and would keep good for that pastime. He called staff enjoyed excellent health during the upon the boys to keep up the reputation of the Fear and were thus able to do good steady school, which was part of the Colony. They work. With an enrolment of 339 the aver- were usily proud of their school and proud of age attendance on the 737 days buy which

thie Colony and he hoped they would do ther school was taught has rises from 222.5 in 1907 share to promote the prosperity of the school to 242.45 in 1908, which is the highests yat and its good name. reached. Our accommodation for 89 boarders happy holiday. has been constantly full and applicants have had to be refused or kept wailing for vacancies.. We attach great importance to this part of our work as the boarders come more under our in. fiusace

2ad derive more benefit from our teach- log than day scholars.

As most new boys come after Chinese New Yaar, our scholastic year has coincided with the Chinese but it will in future, on the

Since year, Inspector's recommendation.

He wished them all a

INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS'. REPORT. The headmaster theo read the luspector of Schools' report, as follows

Staff. Piercy, 4 assistant, English mas ters, 2 English assistant mistresses and 4 Chi sese masters

On the whole the answering reflects great credit on those who are responsible for the religious lustruction in the School. M

I might, add, that should-like-to-sen tha Catechism better understood, and set to be learned parrot fashion,"

--(Signed), ChaS. E. THOMPSON, PTHE PRIZE LIST,

His Excellency presented the prizes and as each boy cams up to the beavily-laden table for his gift he was greeted with loud applause,

Tho prise that is as follows:-. OXFORD UNIVERSITY LOCAL EXAMINATIONS.

Senier:-Chiu Yau-taz, G. E. Lach. T. G. A. Strangman.

Junior: H. Anderson, G. J. Litton, J. Seuss, Preliminary-H. Wilbau in ITaposts :-). Anderson, }, C. Anderson, Chiu Yautak, Á, E. Janking, G. H. Kuble, H. Lowcock, W. vabory, C. K: May, H. Palmer, H. A. Parker, V. O. Remedios.

CLASS PRIZES. Watch (3) G. T. Litton. Writing Case

VII Standard-(1) G. E. Lace, Silver

of

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Racquets (a) Jav. Hall, Romance of Empire." VI. Standard-(1) Wong Tici, Teanís

Annual"; (1) Lam Ng-fak, "Scott's Poems."

V Standırd—(1) P. Abesser, "Bays Qŵn

Adventure "s(2) A. Gifford," U-pui, "Self- IVA Standard-=(1) Geo. Hall, “In the Teáth

"Duty." Vn Standard(1) Choung Help"i (1) Cheung Hong-te, "How it is made." IIIA Standard (1) G. Mattock, Middy in Command"; (e) 1. Kuight, "Rubber Hunters"

· [I{B Standard=(1) Lão Yuk-ching, "Nottall's Dictionary(3) Le Nun- "Wind and Wave." IA Standard-(1) C. J. Stapleton, Every Boys Volume"; (2) W. Peter, Children's

Discipline and Organisation. The discip line is very good throughout the school,

Organisation, very satisfactory. The sub-| Annual," and end at

Jects which were noted as weak last year, ie, withmetic, grammar, and Chinese have im

the summer vacation. This will give the sen. for classes to months (instead of 5 bithento) to prepare for the Oxford Local Examinations in July and will believe the Lospector of au` cz: aminating at a busy time. To

O`ibAuguTRio-this- change the boys had their promotions in Sep. tembar and the classes began the you's work then. Consequently the examination held by the Inspector from 8th to 16th December was on three months work; he will hold a final examination in June next.

In the Hygiene Shield Competition our team got, 60.43 per cent of the marks and after hold. Toy the Shield for two years lost it, by .43 per cent, which with a maximum of 700 would be 3 marks,

At the Oxford Lotal Examinations a boys passed in the Senior and attained the degree of A. A. 4 in the Junior: lo the Preliminary

This. In the first occasion on which we have bad so many as 18 pasics (last year. 15) and- One little boy, H. Wilnau, altained to Honours In the Preliminary, and was the only Hongkong boy so distinguished. The Rev. G. E. Thomp.

son examined the school in Scriptore,

In March the staff was increased by the go gagement of Me, Sio Pingkwan as clerk and Junior Anglo-Chinese teacher. In April the assistant mation, Mise Armour, resigned after years' faithful work to go to Scotland, Miss E. Cooper has most efficiently taken her place, lo August Mr. 1. D. Brown by medical novice returned to Australia, and in September 'Mr. P.

proved, especially grammar. Chloese transla, tion still remains a weak subject and is rather below the standard attained at other schools.

Sanitation, Satisfactory.

Apparatus-Very nasisfactory.

En Realicient for 470 pupils.

good. There is room for improvement in this subject in the two sop

Classe...

Colloquial; good. Very good in Standard VI. Boys are able to express themselves in simple English without any difficulty.

Grammar, good. In standard V the papers tacked seatness. The work in standards V1 and VI was very good. Printed fotos for analysis should be used by all boys.

and V which were fair polys Dictation. Good in all standards except Compositios-This subject is weak except except in stoodard VII, The English of the essays shown up.by boysin standard Vi was very poct, A common mistake was the use of the plural in stead of the singular number,

The essays of the English boys in this class were especially weak. Standard IV did fairly well, but I and I did badly, Composition will have to improre. The weakness in this subject is flected in the translation papers-ia, Chi cere-English..

L. Browa sailed for England on the completion of his 4 years agreement. Their places have been' most satisfactorily difed by Messi. S. Hora and W. H. Viveath, trained teachers": selected for us by His Lojdilip the Bishop on his recent visit to England. In October the Anglo Chinese teacher, Mr. Lu Cho-bang, bad the sad misfortune to have his house in Kwangtung raided by brigands who carried off his two children, Onc, I fear, has died und the other is still held for ransom. Mr. Lu atop once applied for leave of absence providing his brother as an able substitute and bas since resigned. Mr. Lu Chi-po has been appointed in a stond, Mt. Yau has taken the place of Mr. Wang as Chinese teacher.

During the winter Mr. L. McPherson gave the boys and girls an interesting lecture on Canada, illustrated by lantern slides leat by the C. P. R. Company, and Mr. Brawa lectured on hygiene and explained a series of alides Jant by the Sanitary Board.

Geography, Good.

?

History-Papers were done by the boys in standards V, VI and, Vil, in standard V they range from very good to poor and indifferent. Its disparity between the attainments of boys in this class is most marked, quite a number of boys being at least two classes below stap- dard V in ability. They lack knowledge of facts, while spelling, composition and puncis tion are very defective. În standard VI the quality of the work, style, knowledge and arrangement of matter showed a great advance

standard V and the results, may be con dered decidedly good. Standard VII with

exception did very good papers. Mathematics-Arithmetic. The same stad dards, L., IV., Vend VI, which did poorly in this subject last year are still weak though they have improved. The work of the remaining standarda may be considered good.

standard Algebra.This subject is taken by

VI and VII. Standard V and VI good. Standard VII very good.

Euclid Gold in Standard V. Very good

11 Standard (1) U. Klag-ip, "Airships and Submarines" (2) Ch'au Kwok-chaung, "On

the World's Roof,"

IA Standard (1) D. Gifford, "Sons of the Sea"; (x) W. Mak," Our Picture Book.

In Standard-(1) Yau Cheuk-ling, "Rough Riders of the Pampas "; (1),Chau Wai-fuk, "Heroes of Indian Empita."

SCRIPTURE PRIZES

Awarded by Rev. C. E. Thompson, VII Standard-Chiu Yau-tak, "Great English Writers,"

VI Standard-Wong Tso-i, "Longfellow," V Standard-R. M. Hagar, "Sunday at Home."

IV Standard-Joha Mackenzie, "School days."

Family Robinson

IIIA Standard-W.. H. Stapleton, "Swiss Standard-Li Ping-tong, "Told out

School"

of

A Standard-Duncan Jen, Sunday."

น. B Standard-Chan Kwong-huen," Pilgrims' Progress."

IA Standard-V. Boisseree," How they weat to School.""

Sinodard-Mah Kam-tal, "Greek Pictures." VII Standard-Euclid: W. Hall, Cricket Bat. Short-bead: Leung-kwan, "Creatures of the Sea." Book-keeping: A. E. Hall, Fountain Per. Drill; J. Whitfield, Writing Case. Shakespeare: Joreph Souza, English gary Oxford Examination: H. Wilanu, "Shakespeare."

VI Standard-Mathematics:Li-Torching, Tennis Eng. Literature; J. A. Smith, Football.-

Deed I ever saw. Euclid: P. Abanser," In V Standard-Hygiene: F Bunje, "Bravest search of Eldorado.". Algebra: Ise. Man-bou,

Atlas."

«ld Lieutenant

IVA Standard-Algebra: N. D. Rumjaho,

B Standard-Algebra; P. Wong," Robinson Crusoe."

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JANUARY 16 1909.

being achieved in the prosecuting of the eraside.

Of course; there is no very great danger of the Settlement, but in long a plague-infected an outbreak of plague at the present time in

rats abound the potentialities are great. The "geasures already put into-operation locally for. the eradication of raiz, the examination of dead rats and the incineration of rats caught in traps, etc., are very: well in their way, but the Conncil might go much further. The distribution of pamphlets (in Chinete) among aid in exterminating rats, or the adoption of eir Settlement exhorting. the lecture system of diffusing knowledge among them, would be a step in the right direction and would prepare the Chinden for the reception of further advice should it, at Shanghai Zimer. any later stage, he considered" expedient

the Chinese in the

CORRESPONDENCE.

EWè do not necessarily endoren the opinions expressed by Correspondenta in thin eskumn]

NEW KOWLOON LAND" SALE.

·RE PROPERTY SALE, 7TH JANUARY, toog.

To the Editor of the !! Honakona TrEKÜRKEN.” - DEAR SIR,--i beg to draw your silention to small error in -your article about the above' sale, * If as you write the properties were sold for $3,500 then the properties do not belong to Sir Paul Chater but to me; as Sir Paul Chater's second last bid was $4,000. I offered Sino on top off; Sir Paul Chater hid another Stop; making a total of 19,600 at which Bigure i the last price was fully double the value the voluntarily withdraw from the field knowing that properties were worth to-day-Faithfully yours,

FR, BLUNGK, Oldesloe," Austin Road;

Kowloon.

Kowloop, 9th January, 1909.

HAWAI'S NEED OF CHINESE LABOUR.

To the Entran or 'tan " Howoxana. Trinsesnit”

Sir-The great quation of the Icture relations betweep the people of the United States and the people of China, is one, that must be care. fully thought out by the most able men of America. It is a matter that cannot be avoided or much longer postponed.

We also trust that the question of permitting a limited number of Chinein fo come here, for

Hawai's needs alone, may be carefully con "sidored. There was a provision, in the Act annexing Hawaii, for a possible fatore charge in this matter. Section IX reads: "Thore shall be to further immigration of Chinese into the Hawaiian Islands, except upon such con- ditions at are now or may hereafter be allowed, by the laws of the United States." There can bene real objection, on the part of America, to allowing a limited number of Chinese labourers to enter Hawaii, say a number equal to the japanese in the l lands. This would be of great benefit to both American Rad Chinese interests in Hawaii The following facts will give some idea of the character and present condition of the Chiness now in the Hawaiian Islands.

* CHINESE GOOD CHARACTER.

There is nothing in the nature and character mentrand an American education and develop. of the Chicase, when allowed a kind.fair treat

ebi, to prevent their becoming good and valuable American citizens, In proof theron! ence of the Chinese is Hawaii, a people of ex we submit the results of the fifty yonist resid.

III Standard-Brush-drawing Woog Moties, as the Chinese who bave gone to Califor actly the same class, and from the same locali. birth, Romas Pictures," Music: G. Biochott, aia. The undersigned, after twenty years' Football. Chinese: Chau Ting-food, "Speci work among the Chinese, in America-end in mea Hupten,"

Chloe, with a knowledge of their language, their therature, their ideals, and country homes from which they come and having spent seven years in charge of the Chinese work throughout the Hawaiian Islands, can testify to their assim lating characteristics. It is true that the Chinese

11 Standard-Brush-drawing: T, Anderson, Holiday Annual Chinese Ho Chiu-fengi "Twice Lost."

I Standard-Drawing: Lai Shu-kow, "White Trail." Chinese: Ch'au Wing-hong "Rover

"We have

CHINA AND THE POWERS,

abandoned lands to utility and productiveness. rendering them tax and rant producing pro perles, but we were the introducets of the rice.

· The dismitist from office of Yuan Shih-kal, as you have heard of the marvellous develop wupu, is still too recent to enable judgment industry, which is second only to sugar Much Grand Councillor, and a Prident of the Wal- ment of the sugar industry of the Islands you to be passed upon its effect on Chinese affairs. were not informed perhaps that such unparal. From our telegraphic intelligence it will have loled development was largely due to the labour base learned that not only public opinion of the Chinesid that we introduced rice cul abroad but alto various Governments have re tivation on the Islands. Our people, saate with concem, Two Powen are reported

calceived the paws with disfavour not unmixed do not acquire real estate, and 9 par cent of bave made representations" to Poking »in of it being owned by natives and 20 percent. by it would be a mistake to read too much into this that under cultivation is leaseholds, to percent connection with Yuan Shih-kai's disgrace, but foreigeers. It is closely estimated that there statement. Immediately after the fateful edict are 5,000 persons directly engaged in the in was issued expressing anxiety regarding the dantry, to say nothing of their families, the ex-Viceroy's rheumatism, eight of the Foreige teamsters, and sailors who bring the product to Ministers in Peking mat in consultation and marker. The annexation of Hewall to the Union not only

only brought upon us the burden of read to recommend their respective Govern the to us, odious and unnatural exclusionments to make representations to the Chinese law, but bas crippled the rice industry by authorities on the general situation. Naturally there could be nothing in the nature of a reducing the protective tariff afforded by the reference to the possible reinstatement of Yuan Hawaiina laws under which it thlove. It also Shib-kai. The employment or non-employment prohibited the renewal of the necessary labour of able officials is a matter that has to be left in the fields, and threatens the rice industry entirely to the discretion of the Chinese with extinction. 2

Government, But the various Fowers, tin the peculiar clicumstances in which : Chioa; li placed, charged as they are with the trustee- ship of vast amounts of

DECADENT BUSINESS

"Our merchants, whose customers are pris- cipally Chinese, find their business steadily diminishing, according as that people decrease In bumbers by the returning of their country mes to China, the effect of which is already felt in the mercantile community.

GÖY, CARTER'S ADVICE. i would refer you to the annual report of the Governor of this Territory to the President, wherein ha emphatically advises that legisla tion ba bad by Congress with such restrictions as it might deem necessary for the admission exclude one class of Orientals and admit an- af Chinese labourers. Politically it is wrong io

other at the result must be the turning of Hawaii into a Japanese colony, Under the Hawaiian goverment, there was a persistent endeavour to maistain an equilibrium between the Chinese and Japanese Immigrants and at the same time to encourage immigration from the Caucasian

peoples,"

If in the future a limited number of Chiness labourers are permitted to come to Hawaiiit will increase basiness and stimulata trado not only in Hawaii but also in Hongkong and other parts of South China. The effort to secure. this cod will be continued, and will in time, it is hoped, reault in some modification of the present Ex- clusion laws as regards to Hawall

E. W. THWING. Canton, January 11, 1909...”

WJ

TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED

STATES AND JAPAN, CON- CARNING THE PROTECTION OF TRADE-MARKS, ETC., IN ORINA,

Signed at Washington, 'May 19, 1908.

ARTICLE 1.

Inventions, designs and trade marks duly patented or registered by citizens or subjects of office of the other Contracting Party shall have one Bigh Contracting Party in the appropriate in all parts of Chine the same projection against infringement by citizens or subjecti of such other Contracting Party as in the dominious Party. and possessions of such other Contracting

ARTICLE IGJE

The citizens or subjects of each of the two High Contracting Parties shall enjoy in Chins the protection of copyright for their works of literature and act as well as photographs to the minions and possessions of the other party. 'same extent as they are protected in the do-

ARTICLE 111.

Te case of infringement in China by a citizen or subject of one of the two High Contracting Parties of any invention, design, trade mark or copyright entitled to protection to virtue of this convention the aggrieved patty shall have la the competent territorial or consular coats of remedies as citizen or subjects of the Contract ing Party.

FOREIGN FUNDS invested in this country, haveavery right to wans China against aby course of action that may affect seriously their nationals' interests. The Empire has no reason to complain, of boy lack of sympathy among the leading Power with its self-imposed task of progress and re- form. All the assistance, technical or financial, that China may need is at her disposal, and there is also a-desire to study, her susceptibill- foreign troops stationed in the country. It is ties by providing for the early removal of all

such acts, however, Ex

THE ABRUPT DISMISSAL OF YUAN SHIR-KÀI with all its attendast possibilities that cause Governments less favourally situated than Jas pat and Rasila for the protection of their nation al interests to hesitate to regard the Chinese Gor crement in all respects as one of themselves, For the moment it has to be admitted that no overt consequence of Yuan Shih-kai'a dismiss. al has taken place to cause more auxialy than is aroused by the knowledge that the Chi asse Government, which should be agreed upon a programme of national reform, in quill a house divided against

.

itrell,

Outwardly the terminatios, for the time be ing, of Yuan Shib-kái's career has been affeci- ed with even less pother this attends a minis. terial crisle in a constitutionally governed coun try. The dismissed statesman has retired to his own provinces, his rivals express unfeige- od satisfaction, a few organs in the Press in dulge in denunciations that would not have been published a month ago, but no one shows any disposition to intervene on his behalf.

CHINESE OFFICIALDON TO-DAY

is made up to no little extent of nominees'of Yuan Shih-kal or of his' chlef protégé, Tang Sumo-yi. Tradition would compel the officials. to vacate their posts and following their patron into retirement, as indeed Yuan Shih-kai's son has already dona; bat in mirked apposition to- dismissed. Batesman's mas prominent nom this custom, we find Liang Tun-yen, one of the inees, appointed to a post actually vacated by him. The question at once arisce in the Chu nese mind whether such an appolotment cas be

intended to be permanent; whether Liang Tan-yen cas bold office without variona loss face. If it is sought to break down the hold gained by the Cantonese in the official world, then the present calms with which Yuan Shib. kai's downfill-'a possible first step là thịn direction—hes been received is likely to prova deceptive. Among the

At the close of the bathing season, through standards V and VII. The chief errare wein Caravan," Good Conduc: F. C. Whitfield, in Honolulu and Hawaii, present a definite such Contracting Paily the same tights and political enlightenment has dawned in the Im

the kindness of Mr. A.J. Macgowan, a layach was placed at our disposal and the boys bad their aquatic sports at Repulse Bay

due to want of careful consideration of the questions asked and accounted for the loss of marks especially in standard V. As printed out last year.if a proposition is continued on a new page the figure should be drawn again to facilitate the checking of the proof.

"Robinson Crusoe."

KO KOM-TONG SCHOLARSHIP, 565 G. E. Lice: The proceedings then terminated.

"PLAGUE PREVENTIVE

MBASURE"

CRUSADE AT SHANGHAL..

***EPRESENTATIONH "Ɑ MADE BY FOREIGN"

GOVERNMENTA KAZAN may well be chestions which are exercising Chinese themselves, for the position in Peking is scarcely clearer to them ban to foreign ob servers. The key to this position is held, with- aut doubt, by the Regent himself. If we may believe the Chinese Press, a remarkable era of perial Palace Prince Chun, we are told, being anxious to cultivate good relations with the Powers, has ordered the Walwapu to compiles Each High Contracting Party engages to ex-diplomatic history of the last nine years for his lead to the titizmus or subjects of the other personal, study and for general reference. Contracting Party the same treatment in Chips Edicts which do not actually originate with His in the matter of protection of their commercial Royal Highness are subject to careful revis Dames as they enjoy in the dominions and ion at bis hode; while the chrotic condi porcstions of such Contracting Party under tion of Chinese finance it to be tolerated the convention for the protection of industrial no longer, and a start is to be made by regul property signed at Paris, on March, 1883 ating the revenue and expenditure of the Im

Hong" marks shall be considered to be comperial Pal-ce. From such measures it should. mercial names for the purpose of this conven. prove a short step for the Prince Regent 10

and unanswerable demonstration of the fact, that many of the labouring classes of Chinese who come to our shores, with favourable treat- ment, can and will become a real part of the great American people, with true Americas ideas, ideals, and ambitions, with a horng and family life like our ows, a credit to themselves and to the Nation. In Hawaii to-day, can bì found scores of Chinese Americans in whose homas the children all speak · English... and where the home life is bright and beautiful and arranged on American plans. The Chinese are, an every side, declared to be among the those in the schools and colleges. Many aretion. brightest and most faithful students' among doing splendid work in offices and banks.- More than four baddred Chinese men cojor the rights and privileges of American citizen. ship, some belonging, to the young men's political clubs, to the Knights of Pythias and other organisations.

ARTICLE IV.

ARTICLE V.

Citizens of possessions belonging to the United States and subjects of Koren shall have in China the same treatment under the present convention as citizens of the United States and subjects of Japan respectively.

ARTICLE VL

iske the Powers into bis confidence and pro vide a better explanation for recent events in Peking than bir solicitude for Yaan Bhib-kai's for representations from foreign, Governments rheumatism There would then be no cause and the intereste of law and order in Chick herself would be furthered.

The Hop. Mr. Hewett kiadly lent us a larga launch on Boxing Day to convey the girls and boys of the two schools to "Seston" for their annual picnic, when they thoroughly enjoyed

Geometrical Drawing.Standards, VI and the programme of sports and, the subse

VII only. Standard VI good. Standard VII quent priaci, Another afternoon the boys very good. A cursory glance at the papers spent very pleasantly to board the large shown up by boys in standard VII show their four-masted barque Daylight where they superiority to those of the standard VI boys as

In the current issop of the Municipal Gazette were most hospitably exitained by Captain the figures in the former were carefully inked

Dr. Stanley, in his report on the Public Health McBryde. The Hon. Mr. Hewell-ben kindly Fi sent a framed picture of the flags composing good. Most of the papers were accurately and the discovery of plague-stricken rate in the Book-keeping Standard VII only. Very for the month of December, refers at length to Nelson's signal at Trafalgar, The school cricket, football, tennis and fives clubs are in a really done. The weak feature of some was Settlement and to the measures adopted very flourishing condition. The chief interest the indifferent knowledge of commercial terms, for the eradication "of the rodents, in order Translation. Very weak except in standard to prevent the spread of plague disease ban boen ip cricket and the school is now probably represented by the strongest teams it VII. Boys appear to be unable to express which has wrought great havoc in other Bas ever had. Besides winning all is matches themselves in correct English. This subject Far Easiera pofis, but particularly at Hong against the other schools of the Colony it has should be taken by standards V, Yi and VII og, where the authorities are even now been succesful in matches against the masters,

only: the boys in standard IV do not know it grappling with the problem, Dr. Stanley.

*MORE CHINESE FOR HAWAII. the sailing ship apprentices, Craigengower,nough English to attempt it with any hope of comments on the difficulties which beset the

What there Islanda need is mom Chinais Watsons and the "A" teams of the Civil tuccess. Only 6 boys in all did the translation effective carrying out of plague preventive mea- Service and Kowloon Clubs, Mrs. Toxford has papers in standards V and VI., This subject sutes and it would be well in this connection it bring greater prosperity to Hawali.. Is it just it labourers to fully man the plantation and the Settlement benefitted by the lessonsinart, delighted the small boys by presenting a large should be made compulsory... wooden horie that is on the trot every moment Chinese into English. Poor to standards Vat-epormont cost, by the Government of Honge to allow Korean, Japanese. Porto Rican or Italian labourers to come into Hawal and pol and,VI, fair io standard VII. The translations kong. Dr. Stanley strikes the right keynote of playtime

"It is hoped, however, that,

the Chinese? Some modification of the law In conclusion, I must thank the whole staff | were much too free, portions of sentences were when he says: for the hearty manner in which they have co.omitted and the English was very poor.

with the exercise offorbearance, plague preven as it applies to these islands is needed.

Hawaii should be foremost in helping to operated for the instruction or amusement of English into Chinese-Poor except in stand live measures among the Chinese the boys, and also the following gentlemen for and VII which was fair. The style of the ultimately prove successful; for it is essential bring about justice and fair treatment, not only that the ppathies and co-operation of the for China's sake, but also for her own (atgre presenting prizes-Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett..anslations was weak, wrong characters were Hon. Mr. Wei Yak, C.M.G, Hon. Dr. Aikinson, lied, and Dames of places such as Vladivos Chinese should be secured from the very outlife and prosperity. Is Hawaii to, be a great set, otherwise the exit results, which followed trade centre of the Pacific, a future llongkong. Rev. FT. Johnson, Metsis. L. Arnold, F. B. Ltock and the Straits were not known.

or Shinghat of America? the introduction of sanitary measures la Bowley, Fung Wa-Chuen, Ho Fack, Ho Tung,

The following is an open letter from the T. Hunter, H. Hastings, Li Fukituko, Li Ping,

kong may be reproduced in Shanghal -Bio Tak-lan, F. Southey, and Wong Po-chuso, eport that he suggestion made in last year's course, Hoogkong at that time was in dire President of the United Chinese Society of

The Bishop then called upon the 'Governor report that separate Chinese classes should be straits as a result of the plague visitions;

"In 1893, when the Queen was dethroned, formed has been adopted and there are ñ w 4 prompt and severe to address the gathering and present the prizes. vernacular classes A,B,C and D. A. and. B. and had to be "put into operation the Chinese took no active part in the revolu

measures were peces.

His Excellency congratulated the school on distinctly weak. The boys in the lowest toately, we in Shanghai have sat yot

the two top classes did well but C, and D were irrespective-of-all-other-considerations. For tion, having much confidence in the wisdom of

the leaders of the organic change. Although the marked increase in its attendance and pro- classes seem disinclined to take this sub reached that stage. In its endeavour fe com

annexation was the prime motive with those gress over that of last year. In 1903, he said, ject seriously and it is somewhat unimisfactory bat the disease which carried off so many for the pecuniary benefits they might obtain leader, some for patriotic reasons and others the average Extendance WAE 195, in 1906, 223, on to find boys of 16 years of age unable to read members of the community annually the Hong by the annexation of this comptay to the Unit the following year it had risen to 226, while this

kong Govemment had to organise and main year averaged 242. As regarded the efficiencystadled are reading and composition.

or write their own language. The subjects of the school, his Excellency painted out that in ] Grant-retard the school ai ''tbaranghir coolie.rat catchers but the Government failed i æħbad to realize that the sonexation of Hawaii or subjectes of one High Contracting Party advanced; bat in the southern portion, whars

THE OGVERNOR'S REMARKS.

Hygiene Elementary.-Very good. - Advanced.-Foir only.

fifteen, of 35..

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(Signed) E. D. C. WOLFE,

Inspector of Schools, SCRIPTURE REPORT.

may

to a friend in America:

* THE POSITION IN PEKING, however, is not the only subject that is likely. It is mutually agreed between the High Con- to be engaging the attention of one or other shall be enforced so far as applicable in any large loans for railway purposes have recently tracting Parties that the present convention of the, Powers friendly to China. Several

other country in which either Contracting Party been floated in Great Britain and on the may exercise extra-territorial jurisdiction, Continent, and the Government stands in All rights growing out of the pissent conven- | uced of further advances from the same sobics, tion shall be recognized in the imular and other In nearly every case the loan rests upon an possessions and leased territories of the High Imperial guatantes and this has satisfied sub- Contracting Parties and all legal remedies proscribers in the past. The ultimate destination vided for the protection of such rights shall be of the loan in naually in the province where the duly enforced by the competent courts.

ARTICLE VII. D

in a cosily sanitary, staff, including a corps of ed States, we do not think they saw far enough. Unauthorized reproductions by the citizens

The

as we form,

railway is being built; and the central Govers- meat has been content to devoiva the allocí": Any person amenable to the provisions of tion of the money to local railway, officialL the convention he possesses at the time the Uch as pointe, close watch is kept upon present convention comes into forco merchan: such expenditure, it is pouble that the dise bearing imitation of a trade mark erament will ultimately find that it is receiving owned by another parson and entitled to pro: a poor retura for its outlay. Friction between, tection under said convention shall remove or the provinces and 'king must ensue, which cancel such false trade mark or withdraw sack will prejudice China in the future in Europeap merchandise from the market in Chips within Doner markets. Even at this juncture some of bis convention. six months from the date of the enforcement auxiety provalis regarding

THE TIENTSIN-PUKOU LINE," ARTICLE VISE.

for which a load was recently fosted under; such, favourable auspices. In the norther section work, it is understood, is already well

graphs of the citizens or subject of the other baon made in spite of monetary advances prior to the operation of this convention of the the presence of Chinese officials connected with works of literature and art as well as photo the line is more falt, little or no progress bill Contracting Party published after the 10th day Protests have been lodged with the Managing of 1906, and entitled to protection In Director of the railway, and it remains to be

May virtus of this convention shall be withdrawn seen whether the Feking authorities will be year from the date of the enforcement of this The good will of Great Britain towards Chies convention.

ensures ready response to all loans that she ARTICLE IX the ratifications thereof shall be exchanged at London. But capital in notoriously why, and auctions not only in the English market, but The premant convention shall be ratified and in other markets that, lably, their cue, from

forcs together with the convention relative to custom, is springing up la Chins of using Tokyo as soon as possible. It shall come into is likely to become sentimental as well. The the protection of inventions, designs, trade British money for expenditure on apa-Britis marks and copyrights in suck exchange of ficatione, ten days after materials the case of, ther foreign least In witness whereof the respective Plonips: would be well it similar clauses, ware inseria such action is specifically guarded against, and Among other means adopted to attain end, Chioase lecturers were engaged, who

tentiaries have signed the present conventioned in all financial agreements relative to British toured the city during the day and early even be thap such restriction under the wall duplicate and have therenatamtred their capital. Many matters call for the serious consideration of the central Goveromant; and log and delivered orations at street corners, ac for our benefits for the solo paleting out the advantages of the sanitary walls

Dons at the City of¬Wayfrögtön 10th those who wib Chida well will hope that the measuros imposed, and the necessity for such

PARA MASCHINESE ACHIEVEMENT,

day of May in the nine a hundred and friendly 34 representations, to which the dir mansuros, Thaas lecturas had their effect, "Daring this long residence of our people | sizlik year of the Christian or corresp ding missal of Yarn Shib-kat, his given (rice wil though, of course, the prejudices of the Chinese on the falands.it is admitted that more was to the 10th day of the month of the 41st lead to a closer undertanding about the were not uprooted in a day and svan now havs, dons by us toward darsloping, the resources of your of Meijli vistaty

Prince Regent and fomigo Governments) for not disappeared in the Crown: Colony,th Wo the country then by any other class,,, Not paly

bankfit of this Empire - "kowater, Kat Kraine Sorosa" ja "bara ya reclaimed led from the vih restored

At the request of the Rev. F. T.. Johnson j in the streats or the occupants of the hope Labontets for Hawail, pho can endure the tropi• ¦ from sale or circulation in Obine within one || alive to their responsibilities in the matter."

cal heat, the demand is sure to us that the repetition of the requirements in that line is

be necessary to suggest that the admission of perfour, Still, to those at a distance, who are not acquainted with the situation, it may

allhough it in an integral part of the Union, Chinemto an isolated tropical land the Hawaii could work no injury to the inhabitants continental part.

the Oxford Local Examinations seventeen boys efficient and recommend a grant at the rate absence of this co-operation militated against cause of our being injured, of course, to secure the assistance of the Chinese. The would mortelly injure as large a part of the passed in 1905; twelve in 1906, in 1907: and in 1958, the large amount of eighteep---*

the complete success of the sadiliary opera, result which the staff, the boys on the Colony

was the concomitant extension of the exclusion tions. When a case of plague occpired laws of the United States to this Tentory. should be proud of. Last year, in the bead-

in a Chibutë house the matter was- kapt

To condne oursáives to the necessity for master's report, be suggested that the building,

| secret ; if death ensued the body was dumped should be extended, more specially for the boardars, numbering 89. He agreed with the hon, secretary) undertook the scripines ex departed leaving the dead body behind them, committes that some extension was necessary, amination at the Diocesan Boys' School, bpi.taking with them their belongings, which but during the past year there were many calli for money and money was tight. In the sewering is the senior forms, In the VII germs, and so aiding the spread of the scourge I was surprised and pleated at the splendid may ressonably be expected to contain plague coming' you, however, he hoped there would form out of a possible 14, the senior bay, a to other partions of the city. In the face, of be better fortune and that it would be possible Chinese, obtained 133, the next boy obtaining such difficolins the crusade against plain for the committon to pat the work in, band. It sa marke, which was closely followed by To waged without that degree of success which was very; striking that every school in the others obtṣiping (1) marks,

might have been anticipated and it was even Colony was increasing aumbers. A day or On the same paper in the VI form the high tually realized that Jual essential to secure two ago he laid the foundation, stown at the St. est tharks obtained were 111⁄2 out of a possibis the Co-operation of the Chinese. Stephan's College. The Government, District School, at Suiying-pson, had also increased The sewering in the V form too was excel (and, requirað, farther extension. The Ellic tent, Out of possible so there were two boys,

School had recently been extended, who obtained y marks each, ware w

I am sorry not to be able to report the same College was overcrowd and something good answering in the IV form, Ost of a por, had to bọ động for the sanitation of the sibin to the highest mark was only stopp

4.col. Spatius, of higher educalion for The 111 for answering vil very good, of

· Exošilency "remackid? that – the|| Milog the highest out of a potable, jo, sa Kwal: mostring: mnous consideration V. The visa soos in the two teresi forma was

The cupons of the Tacortey good,

whócome cramped again. Queen's

You are aware that we have travelled back and forth from Chins to the Hawaiian Islands. for more than a century without restviction

ZARE ROBERT, BADO