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the principal German newspapers are complete -falla in its duty - to the alled with discussions as to the cause children, but actually becomes the hot and the best methode to adopt ita care bed which fosters the evil of child- of the evil is to be effected. As the suicide, and the school can not repair, Literary Digest remarks in translating for at least can repair only in part, the some of these opinione, this is the errors in child-training which pravail children's era,--at least so we are couder the parental roof" stantly being fold-and one would almost think that children were the chief element in the population. They have a special literature-fiction, poetry, and history-provided for them. They are dressed and shed delicately, and ther very generally sit at table with their alders. The school is one of the JUST RECEIVED, most imposing buildings in the city or a strong trait in the Tentonic character for Belgium,
village, and the childish brain is catered while Germany was still an inchoate to by finely graded, well-written, and mass of independent kingdoms, princi attractively illustrated text-books. The palities and grand dachies has certainly old theory of subjection in childhood disappeared since the Man of Blood and
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His Ercolanoy Yang Shon Minister designate to Boldam, and Special. Envoy We are afraid that the worthy Pro to Norway, Sweden and Denausk, arrived fossor has allowed himself to be carried from Canton this morning in the Chinese away somewhat by the strength of bis criar Ho Pik. He proceeds to Europe own feelings. The evil undoubtedly is. The Governor entertained him að on Wednesday next by German Mäl
very great, but we can scarcely imagine tunaen at Mgantain Lodge to-day, the that family life has decayed in Germany guests including B. E. Sao Fra Chien, Total Sa Yu-teht, Captain Wu Ewang to the extent that he describes. The
tuta, Dr Ho Kai, Mr Wai Tuk, Me Brewin, sentimental idealiam which was such Mr Harris, and Mr Bribosis, the Consul
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MONDAY, AUGUST È 1908.
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Torm, August 7.
Japanese Government has
believe that Lord Kitchener's appointment na Field Marshal and High Commissioner of the Mediterranean foreshadows his appoint-lished a lengthy Commseniqua relativa in ment as head of the military forces of the Antung-Mukden railway silair. the Empire when they are co-ordinat
THE ANTUNG-MUKDEN RAILWAY.
*THE TIMES” ON THE.
SITUATIONS
The newspapers deplore China's an jastiinble attitude which has compelled Japan, vary reluctantly, to take sich a step, and they hope China will see the necessity for a sincere and amicable settlement of other questions still open between the two Clovernments. The majority of the papers also say that there we furgent necessity for the re constraction of the line and that Japan was compelled to take action, but they hope between Japan and Chin fondly in the future.
IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE
THE CASETERED RAILWAY TAOTAL
(Wan Ta Yat Pu's Service)
PRKINO, August 8.
(Reuter's Service to the China alot.);
Losos, August & The Times, commenting on apan's action regarding the reconstruction of the Antang-Walden railway, considers that it is not surprising that Japan has lost tienen in face of Chinese obstraction.
South Manchuria is one of the few The position held by the Japanche in
solid compensations for the sacrifices entailed by the war, without which
which she now uses against Japanese China would not possess the authority|
interests. There will be little disposi tion in England to cavil at Japanese H. E. No. Turg intends to recommend Wham pas some time in the Persis lying action but there will be widespread to the Turone that Thotai Li Tak-ahunį up He had deposited on his arrival the regret at the increase of the tension lately director of the northern section of ahip's articles, register and clearance at between the two countries. It is the Tientsin-Fakow milway, who has the British Consulate, Canton, als knew urgently necessary in the interests of beencuablered for irregularities in cen- it was necessary to have these papers again both to restore the relations existing section with the line, be imprisoned for before entering Hongkong, but Mr immediately after the war. Japan's life and all bis estates confiscated. Lassine, who had been sent up by the rivals are only too glad to create difficul- Paride Mail Co. to assist him by his ties for Japan by supporting Chinese DIRECTOR GENERAL OF NEWS OF THE DAY.
local experience, masured him that the postruction.
RAILWAYS. Two deaths from puerperal fever oe.agonts, were certain to sand down the papers curred last week among the Chiness of by mail, and that he had known many sich Victoria,"
is spared, and the child is spoiled. German Empire, and a rather gross Yet in Germany, says the Hamburger materialism has taken its place. This Nachrichten," "the matter of child suicide abrupt transition from Idealism to PARIS, for the past few years has become of vital Materialism has no doubt brought importance." A thorough study of the various erils in its train, but we feel subject has been made by Prof. O sure that the sober commonsense of the GERABUT, of Berlin. In his brochure nation will eventually devise means for on "Suicide among School-children" checking the crime of child-suicide he considers the statistics, the causes, perhaps even of entirely eradicating it, CHEAP SALE From 1880 to the end of 1903 the have rolled away.
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Anotions.
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annual average of suicides atpong children was 14. But there has been a marked increase. In 1904 there were 8 cases; in 1905 and 1906, severally the number rose to 16 in 1907 to 19, and a startling increase was recorded in 1008 when 28 school-children took their own lives. The professor asks why this crime should be more common among school-children than among others of the same age, "young people in trade, in offices, apprentices, etc., who are "not secluded under auch
protection, nor are the objects of auch forethought and tining as school- children" These latter have their intellectual, aesthetic, patriotic, moral and religious education" most carefully provided for. If the school is to blony, the school must be improyed as us to counteract the evil. He fails, however, to see that the German school system thus affects children, and remarks:-
WANT!
Up to date there have been this year 133 cases of plague within the Colony, of which 120 proved fatal..
Defendant stated that he had beeg að
gases Acting on this advice he proceeded. Nothing was further from his inten tion than to treat with erntempt the Consular authority, although he felt it loaked very mugh as if mich had been the 7th. He hoped the Court would accept
his explanation.
During the week ended August there were three cases of plague, all fatal, among the Chinese of Victoria
Five cases and three deaths from an batic fever occurred in the Colony last week Two ware Chinese, two English and one American.
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While the British fleet were salating
inch gun on the Temersize exploded, the King in the Solent the other day a four-
severely injuring four men." a
There were 30% Europead and 227 Chinese visitors to the City Hall Library, and 169 European and 1986 Chinese visitors to the Museum during the week ending 8th Aug,
was fired,
At for a salute.
In honour of King Edward's coronation We live in an ert of reform, when American, Chinese and Portuguese men of which took place on August 9th-the schools and the whole system of educawar in Hongkong harbour were all daly tion and training have reached during dressed this morning... the last three decades a state of effición- ey which has not been attrineil, without much toil and many sacrifices. The main aim of our present methods is to lighten the work of the child in falling his task. The active zeal of those who have studied scientific pedagogies bas succeeded, we feel sure, in attaining, this object. The result appears in more rational text-books-and's more methodical grading.
Another
The extract of meteorological observa tions mado at the Hongkong Observatory during the month of July shows that the average maximum temperature was 86.5 and the average minimum 78:2 degrees. The rainfall was 12,805 inches and there were 253 hours of sunshine.
Liout, Rockwith, RN, in imposing the fine, advised defendant to be more careful about taking advice in such matters in futaro.
THE FATSHAN AFFAIR.
Satisfactory Settlement.
(From Out Own Correspondent.)
CANTON, August 7,
TSAR AND KAISER MEET.
(Baxter's Service to the China alc.)
LONDON, "August 9.
The Kaiser Wilhelm returning from his northern tour on Saturday met Tsar Nicolas in the Kiel Canal..
TURKEY AND CRETE.
THE PORTE FORMULATES FURTHER DEMANDS.
(Bestar's Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, August 0. The Turkish Minister Athens
TANG SHAO-ET SUGGESTED.
(Wh Te Fat Po's Service)
PEXING, August 8.
R. E. Chang Chih-tung having re aigned the post of Director General of the Canton-Hankow and Hankow Schuan Railways, Prince Ching re commends that Tang Shao-ji he ap pointed to the place...
STRAINED RELATIONS.
POLITICAL NEWS CENSORED,
Elak Ti Yat Po's Service)
PERING, August 9. The publication of any news concern- ing the negotiations now proceeding
to Manchurian affairs is prohibited in Peking. It is said that Japan has sent
their mesting on Thursday when an an-disclaim any ambitions in Crete and
The Self-govemment Society duly beld verbally demanded that Greece should between China and Japan with regard
nouncement was made that the Fatahan requested that he be given a reply with aduir, "which arose through the donth of a Chinese coolie passenger on that riverina reasonable time, otherwise he would Factorily settled The Chairman said that steamer some months ago had been estis take prolonged leavere win
the vessel, had agreed to pay liberal com
Messrs Butterfield and Swire, owners of
DEFENCE OF THE EMPIRE.
SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS
a large number of troops to Chientzo (the disputed territory on the northern frontier of Korea)
Remission of the fine imposed upon the Toye Kisen Kaishr. Steemship Company on the charge of violating the U...cosat- OF wise shipping laws in recently landing tha daughter of ex. Vios-President Fairbanks, CONFERENCE:
at San Francisco, is provided in a decídion. (Renter's Service to the China Mari:)
just rendored by Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labour McHnig. With her Loros, August D
facher and mother, the daughter recently The Defence Conference, now being sailed from San Francisco for Japan on a held in London, has made substantiay world oruise, but at Honolulu, en cable. progress. A sub-committee of military adviced that her husband had been ordered experts prasided over by Sir Wm back to share duty, she returned to San Nicholson is working out the technical
Francisco on the Japanese boat. details of a scheme.
Delegates from various Dominions are consulting with the Admiralty regardin naval matters seperately
This
violated the law, which imposes fine of
pensation to the family of the deceased, and to change the Captain. Thereupon the meeting resolved to send the following telegram to the Wai-wu-pu:-"The Fat- sham affair has been satisfactorily sottied. The owners have promised to pay $12000 compensation to the relations of the da ceased. The captain of the steamer is to be changed. The Portuguese ticket Discussing the Tariff Bill which has collector in to be brought up for further just received President Taft's signature, trial before his Consul. Please inform our the New York Triune says that the Bill countrymen of this so that no further bad can only be regarded sa an attempt to feeling may exist between the Chinese and eliminate unnecessary protective rates and Mare Butterfield and Swire and we ask to pave the way, for a rational application that the former business relations with this.
British firm be resumed." object has been the education of child of the pagective theory
A good deal of talk took place in the ren in the spirit of their nationality. According to telegrams received by
course of which it was stated that the By their studies in German language requested the Duke of Connaught to resign sudden ragee and that it would be well if the N.-C. Daily News the Army Council Portuguese were a violent people subject to literature, and history, children are from the Presidency of the Board of the Chinese had as little to do with them
DON'T IGNORE SLIGHT INJURIES, being brought up with a clear idea of selection, which deals with military pro all possible. Indead, Mr Chan Wai-po, the WB have in spoke many windoT neglect giving every but, wood
ON'T Gorman sentiment and German ideala "motions. This step was due to the Duke Chairman, suggested that no business should white, prominent marchant of Turtle peixon may appear and an ugly sostor eran diarrhoea medicines, saps E. M. or braise prompt attention. Blood rosigning the post of High Commissioner be done with firme employing Fortugunsa Bayon, Tax, U.S.A. bat sell more of the Loss of a limb result. Uhamberlain Added to intellectual studies are the of the Mediterranean.
clerks or assistants. This was in the end Chamberlain's Colis, Cholers and Diarrhoes Pain Balm fa an antiseptin, bands the wound various athletic exercises of the modern Bir Wm Hyndman Jones, Mr. Justice pot in the form of a resolution and was Remedy than of all there put together mapidly and all danger la avoided by its ne Goods per Karongs undelivered after the German school Corporal panishment Sercombe Smith and Mr Justice Thornton passed amid much hand-clapping. Bu asla by all obemists and shorakerpers, is For sale by sil chemists and stemekeepers..
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has been well-nigh abolished. Gorrne alting as a full bench at Shugapore, have Belf-government Society are still after the .3p.m.-Auction of Steam Launch Salio could find no better motto for his life revised the sentence of death passed on scalp of the Portugnese Cossal who they the three Chinese found guilty of piracy accuse of insulting them by making false memoire than the axiom of Greek of Johors into penal servitude for life couations against them in regard to ra-
ongside Queen's Starne Wharf
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VICHY WATERS
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Chinese with contumely in not sending the they preferred death to imprisonment. tlaket collector, who is alleged to have Skinked the moribund coolie for proper the conviction of whole generations of contract for the construction of trial Germans. The age we live in has ment has been secured by the Taiko advanced far beyond this idea-violence, Dockyard, the tender being for $21,500 crossnews, coughness, scolding, and to be completed within 4 months, The blows ero
Tess and less prevalent in our next nearest bid was that of the Hongkong HUNGROSG, MONDAY, August 9, 1959. schools, giving place to gentler mathods and Whampos Dook Co., who undertook to carry out the work in five months for of discipline and more refined forms of $22,400. school management." Then if the school
The Chan Mail
SUICIDE AMONG CHILDREN.
"the memorial celebration at of Ban Francisco es port
is not accountable for the suicide of ita It is surely a.grim commentary on cer- scholars, whore ate we to look for the men-of-war of the Powers are expect tain tendencies of the age that at a time cause? saks Professor Gramar, and be visit the city Chis wa
ERIMIER BALL OF HONGKONG children are given more cars and replies that the Zeitgeist of Germany, One question, was at ones
TO-NIGHT Consideration than was ever before against which the school works, but coun
known in the history of the world, which is rampant in the bome fosters suicide should be on the increase among the spirit of rebellion and suicide in i Stat
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