mysterious affair occurred in th Harbin Rosd district on Sunday. In the early morning, between five and six o'clock a coolie went to the Harbin Road station and reported that he had seen a foreigner sitting on a stone near the Medharst College, and below hit in the creek, The police hurried to the scene, an found the foreigner, who proved to ill sitting. on the stone. In the vicinity overturned ricsha, and the corpse ricsha coolie. The affair is shrouded in mystery, Both the foreigner and the coolie were covered with mud from head to foot. There had evidently been straggle. Theforsigner was arr sted, and the body of the coolie was removed to the Fearon Road mortuary, where, after a carefal examination, no marks of violence could be found, except bruises on the left eye and one: knee. Accused was subsequently charged at H.B. M.'s Police Court and our report of the proceedings will be found in another An instance of the incompetency of Chioese interpreters and the efficacy of "pidgin English" was afforded in the Police Court on Thursday moroing, ring when Mr. G. W. King was endeavour to ascertain from " Chinese witness how many servants were employed on certain houseboat. The witness seemed unable to understand the question, but a ray of intelligence gleamed forth when Mr. King said—" What pi man have got that side; boy, coolie belong mi," answered the "Which man make bed all Yes, one piecee, coolie up oskee bed." And the information sought was obtained.
A NEW SCHOOL, Until now all the schools for foreign children that have started in our midst have been located either in Hongkew, or the Central district, and the needs of the many children' in the Western district have been overlooked. To sny need, Miss Tytler recent!
school on a small scale in Babbling Well Road, which was so well patronised that it has now passed the experimental stage, and, having been transferred to more commodious premises at 1) Love Lane, is about to blossom forth as " The Shanghai High School and Kindergarten." Miss Tyt-ler has obtained " qualified collea ne in Miss Scott, v. t. a, and the new school will be formally opened at the end of the summer. The subjects taught are in accordance with the Cambrid Local curriculum, and include Scriptare, English, Mathematics, History, Geography, Science, Latin, French, German, Singing, Drawing, Painting and Needle. work, and attention is also given to rill and calisthenics. The school boars will be from 9.a.m to noon and 2 to 4.30 p.m. daily except Saturdays and Sundays, with quarter of an hour's break daring each: period. The school has large garden where tennis and other
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