One of the things that the late Governor took the deepest interest, and especially the study "f the English language. On Monday last at Quecs the Hon. studies when the classes are recon. structed after the hot summer months, at the beginning of October. The range of subjects covered by atudeuts is large, The successful students won prises for German, Physics, Bookkeuping, Machine drawing, Chemistry, English, French, shorthand, and other subjects, At the prize-giving the audience was not large, students that attend Hongkong, June 27. Queen's College, but the proceedings Were enthusiastic. It appears from Rice and Other Squabbles, Mr. Browin's report that seventy-six upon the East River, the students had passed with credit, fifty home of many monasteries, and of many had passed, and 103 had received corp lests, has Intely been the scene of tificate for regular attendance. There serious troubles. First, on the day can be no doubt that these evening the Dragon boat festival some diicnlty classes will do much good among ros tthe right of way. The poothe ambitious Chinese, to whom Ble farclved, (who were of course two different clans) determined to fight it out they give the necessary portunity in in the good old Chiness way, and providing themselves with guns, wont out to The Sanitary Commission, moot in battle array as they used todo in At the mooting of the Logislati olden timos, Some older men, however, Council on Thursday the Hon. H. who weren't peraunally interested, mai Pollock, x. c. claimed the privilege of aged to patch up the quarrel, anti th fighters dlebanded for the time. But pro-replying to certain statements of His Excellency at " previous meeting, and bably will be no final peace until Aghting has been done and some tome strong words were used during lives sacrificed. the discussion that followed. Mr.
The second quarrel was really " rice Pollock called a remark of the Hon. riot. Some of the poorer of the the Attorney General an "imp people seem to have been in nood of ce" and regarded the decision of Tice; robbe.s got wind of the discontent Acting-Governor on one point as and promptly organized a riot. About monstrous." One little bit of the twenty shops and houses wore raided, debate was very refreshing to th and two set on fire and burn and police were vt: I object to that remark. after som no Tight to twist words of ging the rote ty 10 the neighbourir that Ihave tried to roll log oF grind an axe for some on scarcity of rice almost bor-especially one who was my colle dering on starvation in many parts of the on the Sanitary Commission, It was province, and #0 these troubles absolutely fe stantly ' recurring. They The Acting-Governor: I did not local, and have no political si twist your words, for the present.
Mr. Hewitt; You imputed things te
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