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$700; Library, Government grant $600, ex- penditure $4,500, deficit $3.900 Museum, Government grant $600, expenditure $2,400, deficit $1,800. The nett loss of $1,400 was made up by the transfer from the reserve fund.
PROPERTY SALE.
At his sales rooms on Márch 2nd Mr. G. P. Lammert, auctioneer, offered for sile by public auction two lots of valuable leasehold property, the front of which abuts on Caine Road.
The first lot put up was all that piece or parcel of leasehold ground known and registered in the Land Office as the remaining portion of sub-section No. 1 of section A of inland lot No. 148, having an area of 2,522 square feet, and on which stands the valuable leasehold messnage and premises known as No. 26, Caine Road. After keen competition the lot was knocked down to the Rev. Father Maria for 822,100.
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The second lot offered was all that piece or parcel of leasehold ground known and registered in the Land Office as section A of sub-section No. 1 section A of Inland Lot No. 148, haring area of 2,098.06 square feet, and having erected thereon the valuable leasehold messuage and premises known as No. 94, Caine Road. Bidding in this case was also spirited, closing at $16,000, at which price Mr. Sin Tak-fan was the purchaser.
Mesers. Johnsou, Stokes and M-stor the solicitors for the vendor.
THE TEACHING OF HYGIENE IN SCHOOLS.
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The report by
Mr. E. A. Irving, Inspector of Schools, on the teaching of hygiene in the schools of longkong, affords interesting reading. Mr. Irving says:
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able to assimilate much of the teaching in so short a time. I am, therefore, of opinion that instruction in hygiene might be deferred till standard IV. The handbook is really too hard for standard III. to use as a roader.
During 1905 the total number of children receiving instruction in hygieue was 1,524.
HONGKONG ODD VOLUMES' SOCIETY.
The annual meeting of this society was held at the City Hall on March 2nd, Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., presided over the members pr sent.
The CHAIRMAN stated that the paper before members showed the report and statement of accounts from the 31st Octobor, 1904, to the 31st December, 1905. During the period nuder review five lectures were delivered. Since the 31st December threo lectures had been delivered under the auspices of the society but they would appear in the next roport. The statemout of accounts showed, as against the balance brought forward from last account on balance in the bank on December 31st, 1905, of 31st October, 1904, of $195.89, that they had a $317,36, so that the finances of the society wero in a sound condition. As members were prob. ably aware, they contemplated holding an ex- hibition of photographs and other arts as well under the auspices of the society shortly. If they were to have such an oxhibi-
tion, it was necessary that the society
should be well supported, therefore, they would require members subscriptions in tho near futuro. He begged to more the adoption of the report and accounts.
Mr. F. BROWNE seconded, and the motion was carried.
The election of officers was then proceeded with, and resulted as follows:- H. E. the Go- vernor, president; Mr. W. H. Purcell, hon. treasurer, and
M:. II. E. Pollock, hon. secretary.
There is no doubt in my mind that a really practical knowledge of the rudiments of hygiene, has been acquired. That was my im-
Mr. POLLOCK said he would do his best in pression before the examitation, the results of the future in the society's interests, but there which only serve to confirm it. The best was a great call on his time. Members would papers were full and accurate, the worst con. have noticed the express circulated inviting all tained singularly little of the meaningless who wore interested, whather members or not, verbiage which examiners learn to look for at to take part in the proposed exhibition of the bottom of any considerable number of photographs and pictur.'s. He was sorry there papers. On the contrary, the worst papers, was not a larger attendance at the meeting, but with few exceptious, gave me the idea that the did not know that that necessarily implied that writers were either struggling to express & the public were not prepared to support such au correct idea, though languago failed them ; or exibition. Thore was always a difficulty in else they were in the position of one who has getting people to attoud meetings, probably fully comprehended an argument, but finds that owing to the many amusements provailing, he is unable to recollect all the stages thereof, Some time ago a letter from the society with when he wishes to reproduce it. Many faults regard to the exhibition was published in the also were faults of omission rather than of com- press. It invited people to communicate with mission. As an example, I will quote one of him on the subject, and he had heard from five or the worst replies of the worst boy in the worst six different people, and believed that if the iden team to the question on the uses of cooking. was put into practical shape, they would He says:-"Because food has muillions of
fiud gorms
that thoy had practical support in it, and they make us have many diseases, 80 behind them. If seriously taken up they would that we cook our food to destroy all gorms aud find that the general public would join in, we can escape from diseases,
and although they could not at first expect to get a complete exhibition. yet your by year they would find an improvement, and more people would exhibit. They ought, at all evouts. attempt to see whether an exhibition could bo held. It was accesary for this purpose that a working committee should be appointed and he proposed Miss Bowley, Captain Marchant and Mr. C. H. Gale as members.
The papers were very fair, if I may be allowed to say so.
I cannot help regretting the absence of a question on the sources of malaria. Thanks to the action of the Government, that disease is disappearing from Hongkong, but its pro. phylaxis will not cease to be of vital importance to Chinese boys, so long as they continue to return for their holidays to fever-ridden homes. Turning to the methods employed in teaching the subject, I do not think all the teachers taught as much by experiments as they might have done. A few seem to be unable to dissociate the word from the ideas of stoppered bottles and small explosions. A little ingenuity is indeed required. I have been asked with rhetorical effect, whether I proposed to shew classes by experiment the affects of an excess of carbon dioxide. And yet by breathing through a straw into lime water (a preparation which no family is without) the ravages of this gas may be illustrated in the most startling manner. I wonder how many of the pupils who discoursed on damp courses, had been taken to the nearest house under construction to see one.
The elementary course is not long, and few ohildren leave English and Anglo-Chinese schools before reaching the fourth standard. If they do, I do not think they will have been
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Mr. F. BROWNE seconded, and the proposition was agreed to.
It was agreed that the committee should have power to add to their number, and that arrangements in connection with the forth- coming exhibition should be left in their hands.
The meeting then ended.
The Foochow Echo publishes a translation or a proclamation issued by the Acting Viceron of Min-che publishing an Ediet from the Throne in regard to the boycott of American goods. A comparison of the dates of the receipt of the Edict and its publication, our contemporary remarks, shows that the Aoting Viceroy kept it in hand unpublished over four months. The purport of it is that the boycott movement was "rather too hasty," and had better not go on.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.
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place at Taikoo last Saturday has resulted in The Maxim gun competition which took
Cup from Right Hall No. 2 by four points. Left Half No. 2 Company winning the Gascoyne
The positions of each are herewith indicated: Left Half No. 2 Company (Field dress and drill, 32; time, 21, strength, 22, accuracy, 122; total 197)...
Right half, No. 2 Company (Field dress and drill, 31; time, 29; strength, 33; sconracy, 100; total 193)
Left half No. 1 Company (Field dress and drill, 26; time, 18; strength, 40; accuracy, 88; total 172)
Right half, No. 1 Company (Field dress and drill, 20; time, 9; strength, 13; acouracy, 83; total 125)
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVE ASSOCIATION.
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GOVERNOR'S CUP 1905. Mr. W. D. Braidwood put in the highest and is thus entitled to hold the Cup during card for the 1905 Governor's Cup for February March. He also wins one of the spoons pre. sented by the Association, while Mr. Blowey takes the second spoon.
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Below are the principal scores :-- W. D. Braidwood A. Blowey J. H. Pidgeon J. Whittall
W. H. T. Davis J. J. Stubbings E. W. Terroy
+ :
580
49 + 20 69 56 10 62 sor. 54 +
66
62
6
53
60 6 = 59
56
2 58
11
44 14
58
重量
G. M. Hurston
34
24
58
Sir Francis Piggott
51
4
55
A. W. J. Watt
49
6
55
11
J. McCubbin ...
14
55
11
46
52
42 10 43
52
51
W. Goodfellow H. W. Fraser... Dr. Evan-Joues
GOVERNOR'S CUP, 1906,
In the second month's round for this Cup Mr. W. J. Saunders put in the highest card and thus holds the Cup during March and also takes the first spoon presented by the Associa- tion. Messrs. and Pidgeon also receive
spoons.
Below are the principal scores:- W. J. Saunders 70 C. E. Thomas
J. C. Gow (Ser.)...... 67 J. H Pigeon (Scr.)... 67 11. J. Mackenzio A. Blowey
A. J. Williams
3588
68 J. H. Underwood... 58
61
. E. H. Boavis...... 69
J. McInnes.
60
67
C. H. W. Kow
59
67
Hon. L. Barnos-
07
Lawrence
68
GG P. L. Miller
57
65
E. A. Hewett......... 57 GI W. M. Stewart
57
56
56
.... 55
55
63 J. J. Stabbings
52
W. D. Braidwood
63 L. G. Bird
52
6
62
Dr. W. B. A. Moore 52
H. Watoman ...51
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W. H. T. Davis T. P. Cochrane H. T. Richardson G. K. Haxton Sir F. T. Piggott J. M. Henderson. J. T. Douglas J. C. Pater.. A. W. J Watt
J. S. Lewingdon A. Moir
W. Dobbs
64 G. A. Hastings.... 61 Hon. G. Stewart
61 I. W. Fraser.
03 J. McCubbin
FATAL TRAM ACCIDENT.
At the Magistracy on March 1st before Mr. F. A. Hazeland and Messrs, C. J. Cooke, S. A Nevills and E. J. da Silva Loureiro, jurors, an inquiry was held into the circumstances connected with the death of Cheung Li, who was killed by a tramoar in Connaught Road West on the 21st ultimo.
The motorman of car No. 12 stated that he was travelling at the time from east to west. When near the Kwong Tung steamer's wharf a Chinaman, carrying a bundle, passed in front of the car. On seeing the Chinaman crossing he rang his gong and applied his electric brake, but the man was knocked down. The front of the car struck deceased on his right shoulder and he was thrown to one side, the guard Inoemting his leg.
H. Coombs, Sanitary Inspector, sıid he was on the verandah of a house in Connaught Road at the time of the sccident. The violent ringing of a tram bell attracted his attention, and he looked down in time to see decessed knocked down. He was never under the car.
After hearing further evidence, the jury returned a verdict of death by misadventure.
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