The results of the public examination, conducted by the College of Preceptors last July, ba been received, and are as satisfactory as those of the examinations of past years, The College of Preceptors, an association of people engaged in educational work, the oldest of the school examine corporations in England, and its certificates are recognized as a "guarantee of sufficient general education" by over twenty professional and other bodies in the United Kingdom.
The following list of candidates is arranged in order of merit, going by the totals of marks obtained.
Juston Exaexation (7 candidates, all passed, 3 with Hon-
1. E. J. Judah (Shanghai), Honours and distinctions in history, arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and mensuration, 2. W. H. Bower (Japan), Honours, 3. Midford Beer (Weihaiwei), Honours, 4. L. Bertes (Shanghai), Distinetion in drawing.
5. R. A, Macfarlane (Shanghai).
6. F. A. Sampson (Shanghai), Distinction in algebra.
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