Fresh efforts are being made to put life into the Volunteer movement in this colony, but with only a very moderate share of success, The truth is there is not the same incentive to volunteeri that there in Shanghai, ur port the knowledge that the res have only themselves to depend upon se of a sudden émente of the natives, practically renders it a duty for all able-bodied foreigners to join in the scheme for self-defence and take an active and personal part in it, not only for the protection of property but of their wives and families, Here the colonist relies upon the garrison and navy. True it is that the garrison would pro in case of attack by prospect ever may be the actual fuct, and the three thousand warriors garrisoned in our midst, with the various forte and torpedoes, inspire a sense of security that nevtralises the attractions to oar youth that a nniform and the handling of guns usually present. Hence it is that nothing short of war scare has ever been successful i however, force the ex.
teer Artillery Corps bya Maxim Gun Corps. A sufficient number of active young men have joined to non four gui and it is hoped that further recruits. will be secured, enough ut least. to mau si altogether. Even this would be a very small force, as eight men suffice to work a gan. The provision of " Volunteer Institute, which will be opened next mouth, will doubtless help to popularize the force, A NEW scHooL.
Another rather important new building rapidly nearing completion, Belilios Girls' School, Belilios hing made the education in Hongkong his own. He recently "fered, if the Government would give the site of the Old Central Scho between Hollywood Road and Gough Street, to erect handsome new building there ut his sole cost, and this offer the Governor accepted. The architect has succeeded in ery went, substantial and school-house, two storeys ving four large class rooms on also a fair-sized playground below, abutting on Gough Street. The main entrance is from Hollywood Road below, and not far from Victoria College. The structure will supply great want, the Government school for girls being at present Judged in a small private a crowd ed, noisy part of the same street. I hear that the building will be completed and ready for opening early next mouth, THE MACAO FIRE, event of the week kong. An exten-urred at Macao on Tuesday afternoon. It originated in the Chinese quarter of the market of San Deming", and spread rebidly until the market and some sixty dwell in the vicinity were enveloped in the flames. The efforts of the Fire Bri-gude were supplemented by x body of from the Portuguese gunboat ud they only succeeded in arrest household gods and were rendered tempo-
vated by a scarcity of provisions, must of the market supplies having perished in that building,
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