'The Acting Governor, Maj.-General Gascoigne, K.C.ALG., formally open eid the school house at Kowloon, the gift of Mr. Ho 'Tang, on Saturday last, the 19th inst., before a' fairly large company. 4 fter preliminary speeches from H.B. and Mr. Mo Tung, the latter presented'a silver key to the Governor on which was inscribed, " Kowloon School, opened 19th of April, 1902, by HE. Major-General. William' Julian Gascoigne, K.C.M.G@., Officer Administering the Government, of Hongkong", and also'a silver salver bearing the sine inscription, as a souvenir of the occasion. Taking the silver key, the General then led the way to the doors, which he unlocked and declared the school open. Cake and wine was then handed round, when His Excellency proposed the prosperity of the School and the health of Mr, Ho Tung, which was duly honoured, and the proceedings closed.
More Mining Ventures to be wound up.
At the annual meeting of the shareholders of the Queens Mines, Lal, held yesterday, it was announced that a meeting would' be called shortly to go into liquidation. A similar announcement was made at the rly meeting of the Olivers' Freehold Mines, La. held thesame day. The Chairman mentioned in the course of his speech that they had won $450,000 worth of gold from the Eureka Mine during the last five years, but unfortunately it cost them more nat to get it. The ore is very refiracthe stone difficult to mine.
Suicide of a German Merchant.
Mr. Oscar Wegener, partner in the firm of Lauits, Wegener & Ca., merchants, com-mitre! suicide in the morning of the 24th inst, by shooting himself in the head. He complained of being out of health for some time, but no particular importance was attached to it. On the night before his death he was dining with of any Kind being noticeable. Tu the fron and appeared as usual, no peculiarity morning his "boy" took hin his customary cup of tea, after which he had his bath and retired to his room to dress. Shortly er a loud report was heard and on going to the deceased's room he was found ivin; the floor quite dead, with a bullet-wound in his right temple, A note was found in one o! his pockets to the effect that with is hi ith shattered, he had no desire to ye hinger. He also left an envelope ceil to his "boy" in which was en-230, a gift to the boy and which was ed to him. Mr. Wegener bad been a jde:.t in Hongkong for twenty years, was a Gennan by birth, between 43 of 44 years of age, and unmarried.
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