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SR EENRY MAY'S SERVIJD TO OEASE AT END OF FEBRUARY.
The China. Mail is jaformed by Mr. A.-G. M. Fletcher, the Colonial The Empie Theatre and the Chinese Secretary, that the Officer Administer tou-shops a'joining (which tafere wasing the Government has received a akating rink are being pulle i down. The telegram from the Secretary of State lease of the land on which they and for the Colonies to the effect that the (exßiren at the sort of this m mth.
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Arrested in Des Voeux Road West, with 8:0 worth of morphine in his pos- session, a Chinese was sentenced to three months' hard labour by the magistrate, He was given the option of a $300 80s. Mr. Gardiner, appeared for him and asked for leniency.
Comp ny.
Governor bas tendered his resignation, which has been accepted from the end of February. The Secretary of State has accepted it with much reluctance and warm thanks for Sir Henry May's long and distinguished services. Ho does not doubt that this feeling will be fully shared by the Colony, for which be has done so much. The official communication adda Elle Excellency feels sure that the news of the resigna- tion of Sir Henry May will be received with the deepest regret by all classes of of the community. A meeting of the
LECTURE ON EDUCATION:
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
H.M.S. "TAMAR.”
PARTY.
Où H.M.S.Tamar yesterday after noon was held the annual fancy dress
Last night, at St. Paul's College, HAS SUCCESSFUL CHILDREN'S under the auspices of the CEM.S. an interesting lecture on Education" was given by Mr. L. Forster, Ba, of Victoria |British School. Professor H. G. Earle presided. Mr. Fortar dealt first with the beginning of Education, which was party for the childon of the Naval Dock- in the bands of religions bodies. Not yanh given by the Commodore in charge (until 1933 did the Government recognise | of H. M. Faval Yard. This is the social
that it had any responsibility towards event of the year for many. education and then it made grants, but Commodore V, G. Gurner, R.V.. Mrs. those were made through the churches and Miss Qurner received the guests at: This state of things existed up to 1870, the entrance to the quarter deck. Here when the Falazation Act was pasted. the venerable old ship was perfect This created the School Boards and competition began between Church picture. The quarter dec'r was entirely Schools and the School Boards. The enveloped with tags and banting, and result was that in 1903 the Church with electrically lighted Chinese lanterns schools were practically bankrupt, presented a charming sight. Of all the Aftor referring to the Passive places decorated by the skilful Naval talked about teaching staffs. In the Resistance movement; Mr. Forster mon none previously seen squalled H. MLS. past, he said, the personality of the excited general admiration, and H.E. "Tamar" yeaterlay. The decorations master has been of transcendant import- ance. The Victorian idea was that The Officer Administering the Govern- who should profoundly influence the who was among the guests, was entbus. the ideal schoolmaster was a parson want, Hor. Mr. Claud Serem, C.M.G., character of his pupils by a high moral iastic in his praise of them....... tone, which would eventually be the dation; in other words, the regeneration the adalta to dance, and many did, on a Primarily designed for the children's made of ensobling. the mass of the enjoyment, there was opportunity for of the State was expected to come
Another U.S. Shipping Board retail, the "Courageous" has been assigned for oparation to the Pucido Mail Steamship This bent left San Francisco on Ducember ) for Vodirastock, with a cargo of military supplies, and will arrive in Hongkong at i February 5... Is wil be Executive and Legislative Councils will through the agency of the national portion of the deck that was set apart? despatched from bore about February 19,
be held on Saturday, January 25, at Cinton s'ipments on January 20, were | which a resolation will be moved..
168 packages of bum in hair for Sentile, and `22) of we- Team ora bist Tukye. On Jan. 21 thre came down 410 packages of tobṣd a Ionf for Cairo, 600 äfewia ky. Mampi·les,
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of "spirit-stuff" to chathe their im material bodies. This is not a jest: it is really and truly given by Sir
YACHTING.
system of education. This idea for them. has now been abandoned. In place
Batoro to the children took part in of the teacher, who is continually games of which there was a varied radiating his influence over his selection, including the chute, soosaw, pupils, with whom he is in close and swing, life-saving, Auut Sally, etc, and constant association, we have a succes. sion of experts who give their officiant those were in gress demand, and pro- services and produce efficiency in their vided lots of fun. After an excellent tea pupils without baving much effect upon, there was dancing and a parade of the or interest ic, the development of their children" in fanty custumes. The many characters, What we are aiming at pretty, and in rome cases striking now is not so much culture and a high dresses made a kaleidoscope of colour, moral tone as commercial efficiency god which, echanced by the coloured. The fifth of the series of Club Cham-smartness, Instead of the teacher being lights, made
& fairyland for the sailed off on a kind of lay priest he becomes the little folk. A prominent fancy costume Naval Theatre last night, when a niespionship events was programme of dances was gone through, Saturday las: and resulted as follows tradesman selling his mental wares fors that of Misa Gürner who was
ailk handkerchiefs for Barcelona, and 10 of wolffain ore for Tokyo...
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The Royal Naval Q i «irtle Club had a large attending at their danceîn. the
The old nip in the nie added koenness and enjoyment to the daoin, Chief Weiter
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the most they will bring. This is more largely due to the modern organisation attired in a replica of the uniform of a Course-Lyla Deacon (P) Custof education than to the teacher himself. Chineses policeman, but much smarter.. Suit and Petty Offer Wood, eg wars the Rock Buey (P), Chanel Rock (S): Dis-It is very difficult to get in aqy burgan- Hoe Cheung's tact and experience responsible commo't pe men.
cratic system such as the present that were severely tasted in taking a flash- spirit and tone which are so essential in light photograph of the party. a perfect Achema. This is owing to the fact that the personal responsibility of the teacher is largely undermined by the feeling that he is merely a small part in the colossal machinory-ister" changeable at that which works the system. His masters are people be soldem sees, while he is the victim of
Amity of thing and a bottle of tasty wind eny ola "Obinamsa to break the the law. Bestole them from a gardener's shed in Shackiwan. Infamation given to dotective led to the arrest in an opium divan. The evidence in Con trevealed the fact that he was an old-imer. He wa sent to prison fr 14 digs.
A banishee: retaming before the expiry of bis term, was caught by the Police steating 10 panes of glass from No. 31 Seymour Road. His excpse that he forgot the length of his banish rent term was not cocsidered valid and he was sent to prisen for six months with an additional 14 days for stealing.
Flowing it announcement mide
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9, 1919. Uliver Lodge as a mesang trom the yesterday one this oficial notice-Notin dead. Sir Conan Doyle, we see, Scation has toen received at Military claims to believe that the Cock Lane Headquarters, Hongkong, from Army Hend- ghost was a genuine manifestation. quartare in India that under Was Otico The trouble is that respectable namies
instenc'ions arrangements, ara being made
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spectorate. The nebulous committee which he serves, by its strict regulations demands and gets its pound of flesh, but rarely its drop of blood.
11. Forster condemned the life in the council school, the public secondary school, and the new provincial univer- sity. In these places the kaynote was study and efficierry to the neglect of Eow-the spiritual and emotional. The result was that this kind of education lessened
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The proceedings ended with the old fashioned country dance, Sir Roger de Coverly", for which, and most of the other dances, Mrs. Alderman was at the piano. The party dispersed at 6.3) having spent a really happy afternoon.
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one form of crime but at the same time Street, New York City, seeks a Hong- increased another. Crimes of brutal kong agent for its line of Wright's high assault might leasen but cthers like grade underwear for all countries and embezzlement were on the increase.
climates.
Mr. Forster proceeded:—Thord' is no doubt, also, that our educational estab. O. S. Orrick, President of the No. 180.-Paints, Varnishes, Roofings- Eshments have been greatly influenced
by America and Germany. The com- Californis Paint Company of Oakland, mercial success of these countries before California, is about to visit Hongkong in tho war caused us to modify our institu- the interest of his concern and will be tions and to make them approximate to glad to get in touch with parties inter those in these counties. This processested. was haatened by the war, which revealed
like these carry weight with the mass $5 men who were solisted under the Lecal (3) Daphne Mankind always did worry about of men. They are too opt to say, "If Military Servico Griinince and drafted to (4) Bonita apks and ghosts' and devils and they believe, there must be something Kirkso. They will be demobilized, not in it," Sir William Crookes name ha discharged, and eventually be given Army
so many of our educational defects. not fair to blame the things. It is
helped many a regite and fool to Form 2.21. maintain an argument. What is not
simple, superstitions minds of the
ignorant Ages, but it is difficult to generally known is "that Sir Willians Lyemun, haki a concert on Monday urey The members of the Serzosats Meto, write without impatience of Twentieth Crookes was very short-sighted, and inz, which should have taken place on Century people like Sir Oliver Lodge had no right to take on the job of December 31, bus oxing to foreseen nud Sir Conan Doyle, who have been watching the tricks of "mediums." circumstances it had to be postponed. A As it is, he admitted later on that he must enjoyable evening was spent by all, "advertising spiritualisin for all they had been disgracefully deceived, the earliest part of the evening with arg worth and for much mare, than it Professor Richet in Francs and helped them in this stupid business, were also eminent men in science assistance of the S.E.F., to which fand so many bereaved people being willing whose names have been abused. They special vote of thanks was vated. Henga to clutch at any straw to often the made a report on the "medium" sad recitations we plentiful, and
low. Orthodox religion as yet is sapin Palladino which rather very enjoyable evening wis concluded
with the National Anthem.
Lillard tournament, followed by refresh- manta ably citered by Muster Gauner
The race for the Heyward Hays and Gal Classes will have to be re-salled at a later date. as the yachts fishing in this class exceeded the time limit U p.m.
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stupidly referred to the "supernormal divided in its attitude. Good religionaalharacter" of some of her feats. By men naturally-are-tolerant-when-Sir this they only meant that they Conan Doyle says things like this couldn't see through them, and they
"Our teaching is that degara mat- ters little, that the object of all were careful to say that they did not religion is to produce spirituality, Her willul deceptions have long been accept her spiritualistic explanation. that happiness in the next world notorious, but these names are still depends on life in this. I religion cited in support of the spiritualistic produces spirituality it is a success; claims. It is not true to say that if it is a mere formula it is but a curse which eats the soul away."
scientific men have been largely con
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a was it frequently happens that ments Electrical Equipment, Manofuc nations exchange ideals. We are so surers of Iron and Steel, ota-The later impressed with the resources of our national Traders Corporation of 25 Beaver adversary, we fix our minds on. Bis Street, New York City, invites corres-. points of superiority, that we amepondence in relation to a general line of diately try to emulate and surpass him exports including automobiles, milway po those points." The Prime Ministar said in a recent speeab that the fentare equipmen, electrical equipment, iron and stoel manufactures, sole leather of German life we had to fear most was codensed milk, oils, paints, parafine his education." The main weakness in our present wax, and tobacco and cigarettes.. The second performance of the Howitt educational system, so the lecturer No. 988, Winos-Messra, Laizi Calis-
night, was outirely satisfactory, and better if the laws of God were inculcated connectious for the introduction of Calis religious instruction It would be Street, New York City, sak Hongkong there was a laige and attentive audience in the schools. Were tolerance and love nao wines and invite correspondence. "Within the Law" is a play in Acts for cur neighbours taught there would No. 989. Fine Chocolates. The by Bayard Vellier, described as an be fewer wars and consequently less American "crook" play. It proved very waste of energy in producing armaments Elmer Candy Company, Inc., of Faw Interesting, and was well played right Seventh Commandment ware installed looking to the introduction into this and weapons of destruction. If the Orleans, En Invites correspondenco through, without a dull moment. The story concerns Mary Turner, & sales more deeply into the minds of the field of their chocolates and candies
young and purity generally, an taught No. 30.-Magneto Parts and Gen woman in a large emporium owned by by the Church, implanted in boys and crator Brushes-Paul G. Neiboff and Edward Gilder. Accused of thefts,-she girls, less would be heard of loathsome Ca, Inc., of 350 N. Clark Street, Chicago, is sentenced to three years' imprison-diseases and the energies of many IL invite correspondence in relation to ment. On relcaso she becomes opal doctors would he turned into more a line of magaalo parts and generator of Joe Garson, & turger, (but one to whom profitable directions. It is said, for brushes. the audience instantly takes a king), instruction in youth the Irish are the
instance, that owing to the careful No. 901-Perfumery and Toilet Agnes Lynch now makes ber appearance, most chaste men and women, of the Articles-The La Valliere Company of having been taken up by Mary Turner. British Isles. The present educational 518-62: Bienville Street New Orleans, Agnes is the lively element of the piece, system was, the lecturer saidh lacking a La, coks Blongkong connections for the On the other hand, many of the verted to tolerance of this nonsense. ing the Government has been pleased to laughter. Mary Turner marries Richard the nation has passed, or is passing,
His Excellency the Officer Adminster-sud mands the audience into rears of education of the greater part of toilet articles, od, invites correspond: introduction of a line of perfomery and The peaching fraternity have set their muscular action, telepathy (between Medal to P.. 78s Thomas, who has been ge revenge, and the news is broken to has fallen into the arms of Commerce, heavy hardware, sutomobile repair parts
grant the Police Reserve Good Service Gilder, a son of the emporium owner, to from the keening of the Church and ence. faces against spiritualism as a hercay living minds), hallucination, and commended on three occasions since the lather in a very thrilling faith to which the old Canonists said on Des and accessories-Norman S. Wright and No. 003-Ship chandlery, light and Sensible men, not avid
cheap deliberate trickery, account for all October 1316, for zealous and meritorious Act. II. The play had the usual happy placere potest," but which, realising its con of 244 California Street, fan notoriety, oppose it because it is as that has been dose to date. That fraudulent as it is foolish Sir Conan the brain is the organ of mind is not
Fading Gertrude Godert was splendid possibility of service, is re-shaping the ME: SUPERINTENDENTS AND an Mary Turner and had the and whole body of it, rendering it more and Francisco, sesk Hongkong connections Doyle who appears to be stumping doubted by any really scientific man
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ience"held" on, many occasions, more practical and paying close atten- for their line of sip chandlery, light the country and lecturing on it, claime
All Superintendents and Inspectort are until Doris Phillips, in the part of seriously neglected, Clinics have been parts and accessories.
tion to aspects of it which were formerly and heavy hardware, automobile repair to-day. That there can be no function required to attend at Headquarters Office Agnes Lynch, brought them from sat up where free medical attention is that such men-Lord Morley for without the organ remains an axiom, Jon Thursday, January 23, at 6.30 p.m. tragedy to comedy by her humorous given to the eick and poor child, open-Truding Corporation of 150 Nassa
No. 973-Raitans The Premier example-need dhly to read half a
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remarks, and sometimen by her very air schools are being constructed for the unexpected ejaculation. These two delicate child, food-centres have been Street, New York City, ask for samples, The Hos. C.S.P. approves the promowers the stars of the cant. Charles established for the hungry child, and prices, and details of the trade in ratian tion of P.G. 712 Tarrant to the rank of Howitt acted the part of Joe Gatsont play centres for the slum child, Thys peel and core, chair case, etc., and Bergesat, Search Supervisors Squad." a convincing and confident style. Rongid child are being catered for It only
the mental and physical parts of the javite correspondence. Riley sa New York Police Inspector was the system had a soul it would be very good, and caused much amuse-perfect. Of cours it is seriously ques ment at times H. B. Waring was a tioned by many thoughtful men whether room and reason for existence, as there confiding bdeband and acted a difficult the State can successfully provide a te likely to be in those places greater lá and sentimental part well On every band complete education, for a large part of flexibility, freedom and scope for expiri- Already acknowledged
favourable comments, fucation ought to deal and andoubtedly it was deserved, and with moral development, apart from the That is why the Universities and the the full house was deserved tog,
fact that many still urge that religion publio schools remain outside of Govery- We found to take seriously such stories sed, and this alone should be a war, bad for disorders of the stomsch, liver performance when "The Glad yo" will jate like Mr. Fisher and Mr. Sadler al improving of Church education, so that
To night, the company gives its last ought to be the basis of all educationment control as those about the spirite manufacturing. Get and keep Chamberlain's Cough and bowels. If you are troubled with be prosented. The company excel in ways-disclaim any intention of closing democracy might not score too ever It is to be noted that great education. In conclusion Mr. Foster urged the ing spiritual ofgare to soothe new Remedy hand It rever islls, acts hearttura, indigestion ne constipation arrivals from the earth life, and sultan absolutely bamless. For they will do you good. For, mic: by a this style of play, and should again have down the velontary and private instita bearing or too much concerned with
by Chemists and Storekeepers.
Chemists and Storekeepers,
a large amtience,
tions for which, they say, there is much material things,
Unconscious cerebration; unconscious
dozen books and to consult a couple novelist or doddenag chemist goca Therefore, no. mintter what cracked of mediama" to be converted, This
round talking rubbish, commonsense
:
as impertinence. We have all read tell us that what cannot be isn't. →
far more than that, who are genuine-
ly concerned for truth. We have read for instance, "Raymond", the last contribution by Sir Oliver Lodge on the subject of communication with dead; and we have been shocked
to think it possible that pooplo, can
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