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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT. Before I sit down I should to the boys, Mr. Piercy has told you that given to-day. I have been here on several previous like to express the thanks of the Committee occasions. This is not the first time I have and the Management of this sobool to all those who have helped us during the year. There given away the prizes here; I think it is the
are those At any rate it will be
who have subscribed-we hear fourth or fifth time. the last occasion, as I shall be leaving the very little of them-towards the upkeep of colony on the 1st February and probably I the school, because yon must remember that the shall not see any of you again I want to school has no endowment and is entirely depend- speak to you about success in life. I hope ent on school fees, Government grant, and none of you boys think that the end and aim of subscriptions. Our thanks are also due to life is to make money. I know the world the prize givers and to Mr. Bannister thinks that if a man is rich he is successful, but for his kindness in conducting the Scrip- if he is poor or makes no money he is a failure. ture examination which in previous years I hope none of you take such a pitiful view of I had the privilege of conducting myself. failure and success as that. There are two We must not forget to thank Mr. and Mrs. kinds of success-worldly success and failure Piercy for their able management of the and eternal success and failure Boys who school and also the assistant masters. We regret have passed so well in Scripture will remember to say that before long we shall lose one of our the story of the rich and successful man, who masters, not that he is going away from the went to our Saviour and said, "What shall I colony, but that he is going to another place to do to inherit eternal life ?" Our Saviour's carry on the good work which he has done so answer was, "Go and sell all thou hast and give well here. I have now to invite any of our to the poor." The man went away very sor-' friends who are here to-day to inspect our rowful, for he was very rich and nobody believes buildings, and if they walk round the buildings that he accepted that good advice which was I hope they will walk into one of the class given to him. And boys, you recollect the poor rooms, where a number of drawings are on widow, who threw her mite into the poor box,
Some of them, especially those by and I think you boys will guess which of these Chinese hands, are really admirable. To you, two people was held in the highest esteem in boys, I bave an announcement to make which the sight of God. Now worldly success is a I am sure will give you pleasure. Your holi- very good thing. It is very nice. to be a days begin to-day and they will last until the Governor, or a Chief Justice, or an Attorney 14th February, when I trust you will be back General, or a Bishop, as I hope your friend here. While you are away please remember Mr. Cobbold will be one of these days-it is that you have a duty to perform to your school. quite within the limit of expectation. I have Some of you go a very great distance, some no doubt you boys will recollect the story remain in the colony, and some remain in this of Robert Bruce. He fought against the Eng-building. Whether you are here or whether you lish in no less than eight battles and his army was dispersed and he fled on every occasion.. One day he was thinking sorrowfully about his reverses and whilst hiding in a cave he saw. it is said, a little spider wearing its web at the top of the cave: He saw the spider swing its line one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight times, and each time it missed its mark, but at the ninth shot it succeeded. Bruce, on seeing this, said, "I am not going to be beaten by spider," so he collected all his troops and won his ninth battle against the English. So, my boys, never be daunted by a failure. But there is a greater We are success than that of Robert Bruce. not here to rush through the crowd and get as many plums as we can out of the world's cake, We are here to do good and that is what I wish
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are away remember that your conduct reflects either creditably or discreditably on the school to which you belong and to which I hope you are attached. With these remarks, ladies and-gen- tlemen, I will ask you to express in your heartiest manner our combined thanks to His Excellency the Governor for his kindness in coming here to-day.
The boys returned thanks by prolonged ap- plause and then raised cheers for the Queen, for Mr. Cobbold, and for Mr. and Mrs. Piercy..
SCRIPTURE PRIZES.
VII Standard:-G. Benning. VI Standard:-John Olson.. V Standard :-Edwin Long. IV Standard :-Charles Olson. III Standard:-F. Moore. II Standard :-J. Thomas. I Standard:-H. Jex.
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EXECUTION OF THE BURD STREET MURDERERS.
The three men, Iu Ming, Wan Shek Ki, and Wan Shun, who were sentenced to death at the last Criminal Sessions for murdering a man in Burd Street, were hanged on the morning of 12th Jan. in Victoria Gaol. Not having received passes the representatives of the Press were re- lieved of the unpleasant duty of having to at-
tend the execution.
The inquest was held at noon the same day by Hon. H. E. Wodehouse. The jurors were Messrs. G. H. Thompson, R. Lang, and C. F. Harton.
Chief Warder Craig said the execution took place at 6.15 a.m. and was carried out by six officers of the gaol staff. The executions were simultaneous. There were present in addition to witness and the other cfficers, Deputy Superintendent Howe and Dr. Thomson.
Dr. Thomson said that death was practically instantaneous, the cause of death being dis- location of the neck, thereby causing compres- sion and rupture of the spinal cord.
The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence.
A CAVE DWELLER IN HONGKONG.
LIVING ON LEAVES AND WATER.
A curious specimen of fallen humanity was literally uneathed at Morrison Hill on Sunday night by a Hongkong police constable. This fragment of society was found in a cave which he had himself dug out and in which he had been existing, according to his own story, for two months, during which his food consisted solely of leaves and water. It is difficult to
The following are the honours' won by pupils name his nationality. He speaks a language in 1897-
OXFORD UNIVERSITY LOCAL EXAMINATIONS. Junior-E. S. Ford (2nd Class Honours
which is more French than English, but it is certain he is neither French nor English, He doesn't know, or pretends not to know, where he was born. His skin is very dark and almost as
to bring before you boys to-day. Pray be bracketed 3rd in "English "), G. Beuning, black as his hair, which is somewhat long and
obedient to your teachers. Conquer yourself your idle habits, and any bad traits that you have in your character, and try to make this little corner of the world a little brighter, better, and happier than it is. Always be obedient to your teachers, to your parents, .to your brothers
and sisters, and they
will so influence you as to make you and the world happier I have to thank Mr. Piercy for asking me to come here, and I may say it has given me a great deal of pleasure to distribute the prizes. No good work ever fails. A kind word, a penny dropped into the missionary box, any kind act of that sort is a treasure and brings its own reward with it. So I say to you boys, aim high. Fight for the right and you will succeed. Failure is quite impossible if you are strenuous in all your attempts to do good. What does the poet say
"Noble effort cannot fail;
Truth is great and shall prevail." In conclusion I wish you boys a happy holiday and I trust I may hear, when I am in Eng- land, that the school is making great progress under the able management of Mr. Piercy and his assistant masters. (Loud Applause).
W. A. Lewis, W. Reiner, R. H. Waller.
Preliminary :-E. R. Herton, Li Chi-on, J. Olson.
LONDON COLLEGE OF MUSIC EXAMINATIONS. Theory of Music.
Junior Pass Section :-E. S. Ford, 1st class. Pianoforte Playing. Intermediate Section:-E. S. Ford, 1st Class; C. E. Hastings, 1st Class (Honours); W. J. Clerihew, 1st Class.
TONIC BOLFA COLLEGE, LONDON. Singing: Elementary :-E. S. Ford. Theory of Music: Elementary:-A.J. Mackie. Staff Notation: Elementary :-E. S. Ford.
NAVY LEAGUE ESSAYS.
"Command of the Sea" (1) G. Benning, $12; (2) W. A. Lewis, $8.
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Use of the British Navy:" (1) E. S. Ford, $12; (2) R. H, Waller, $8.1
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CLASS PRIZES. VII Standard:-E. S. Ford. VI Standard-Li Chi-on.
V Standard:-Chan Yam-tung. IV Standard-Choy Po-sin. III Standard-Leung Cheung. II Standard-(1) Lam Shik; Blumenberg.
1 Standard(1) Chiu Tah-fan; Him-shau,
(2) W
(2) Ch'an
SPECIAL PRIZES. Drawing:-IV., Lam Tso-au. Singing-V., Hans Moore. Drum and Fife Band:-Fifes:-B. Hen- riques. Drums:-J. R. Wong.
Rev. R. F. Cobbold-Before we part I wish to express our thanks to His Excellency for his very great kindness in coming here to-day, which he has done so often before, and for the exceedingly kind words which he always speaks to us to you boys particularly and especially for his kind helpful words which he has spoken to-day. We regret very much that this is the last occasion he will be here to help us in this way. He has referred very kindly to the possible success of thi school in the future and bas with further kindness said he will always tako an interest in it. If we are fortunate to attain the success such as he desires to hear of I think it will be very largely due to the follow- ing of the wise, good, and kind advice he has 'ning. ·
Algebra and Euclid :-VI., Li Chi-on, Physical Geography:-V., R. T. Strangman. VI., J. E. Piercy.
Algebra:-IV., Choy Po-sin. Physical Drill:-J. R. Wong. Map Drawing:-V., Chan Yam-teng. Good Conduct (awarded by ballot)G. Ben
not very clean. His clothes threaten every minute to fall from his limbs, and his bare feet appear as if they had never been encased in boots. How he came to Hongkong is about the only point on which he seems to have definite
knowledge. He says he came here in an Ameri- can three-masted sailing ship from Honolulu. The captain ill-treated him and be refused to go back, preferring the seclusion of a cave to any ship's forecastle. His hands, which are like lumps of catgut, certainly suggest much hand- ling of heavy ropes, so the story of his importa tion is doubtless true. He must have had a terrible experience since bis arrival here and yet be seemed perfectly happy and contented.. His philosophy was supreme. He had no money to rent a room and he turned to and made his own house. He obtained an old car and with the aid of the broad, sharp blade dug out a cave in the face of a bank in Morrison Hill. The entrance to the cave was about a foot and a half wide, and the cave itself was about ten feet by three feet. His furuitare consisted simply of his trusty old oar. In this earthen hollow be lived undisturbed for two months. Two raw potatoes were found in the care, but he says he ate only the leaves of the surrounding trees and drank water, and when he was not doing one of these things he slept, But for the policeman he would have been there yet and perhaps he would have eventually died there. He was found by Police Constable Hoggarth, who took him to the police station, where he had the fortune to fall in the hands of a good Samaritan. He complained of violent pains in his stomach and Inspector Mann applied efficacións remedies in the shape of wholesome spirits. The prin was allayed and then the outcast was feasted with port wine, eggs, and bread and butter. He ate ravenously and even the egg shells disappeared down his throat. At the Police Court on Monday he
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