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HAYAS REVIEW.
A little breathing space in the rush of social
events
has given one time to sit up and take notice of the machinery of administration of life in this Colony.
PARIS, January 20th.. Havas message states:-
alternoon Deschanel yesterday received Mr. Lloyd Georgo and Lord Kowloon residents have been stir- Derby The three statesmer conferred ring up plenty of old grievances and nearly an hour.
M. Deschanel also received Bignor appear to be very tired of the official Nitti
January 24, 191, Temperature 66.
日四初月二十未已次获年人录中 PRICE $8.00 Per Month
the extra money earned by their mother.
These low remarks about the lives
of the comparatively poorer members of this community are pointers to a moral Another painter is the case of the twelve policemen who refused to accept the pay and the conditions of service in Hongkong and returned to England. Fairplay as a motto is not enough; it has to-day to embrace, the principle of fairplay. The opera com response to complaints, which is in-pany is still going strong and opera M. Clemenceau will continue to preside variably. The matter is receiving going has become quite a habit, in at the Supreme Council.
arrention." Reports of their meeting society and out of society, and every The new Cabinet was introduced this look as if they tend to make a big one feels, uplifted and talks "music, morning to M. Poincare, she nomination aght for civic instice and the right to and looks intellectual, though our good decree having been signed immediately.
implies Among the new Ministers not belonging have a say in the strangements for friend the Adversarialist
that the love of music does not de- toParliament the most prominent is the improved conditions of living. Minister of Finance, M. Francois Mareal Since he was demobilised from the pot te held on Marshal Foch's Staff he bas assisted Clemencean at the War Office, and also held the post of Director of well-known Paris Bank
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Their grievance about motor roadspend upon the intellect fer the rich appears on the face of It As a matter of fact one has read to be warranted, on the other handsomewhere in the dim past that music this Colony seems to be rich enough is the lowest form of art and there to-be able to spare money for making are strong arguments in favour of this b. Isaac, the new Minister of Com-life attractive as well as bearable, and Statement. merce, is A well-known business man,
Music as a collection of sounds, having been some years President of the there is the possibility that the metor.
roads might open up new building harmonious or discordant, his a widely Lyons Chamber of Commerce.
The new Minister of Agriculture. Maites. The trouble is that there is so different form of expression and effect Ricard also is apor-Parliamentarian, much that warks doing at once. Hosupon different nations and different but whose fitness for his post may be pitals, Prisons, Public Buildings are people. judged from the fact that for some years all badly placed and superannuated. The crude sounds of the native and past, he has been General Secretary of the Agricultural Associations of France. The town has outgrown its old Chinese and other Eastern tunes stir Another typical instance of the manner limits and the Kowtocnites feel that and delight the people to whom they in which M. Millerand set about to choose the people who are in the most in- belong and when we compare their competent men for the various positions fluential position and who can throw sounds with our high class classical this disposal is the creation of the netheir weight about have been the first music, our jazz bands of our TRE poof Under-Secretary for Technical Edation, which has been given to Mto have their wants, nay their luxuries times we realize that sounds of all Cupat, who is Secretary of the Mechanics attended to
sorts can be called music and that there may be something low in the art which without being understood can rouse a ferment of passion, or soothe and console, a sad or melan- choly spirit:
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Federation and has for years interested The week's murder trial, read himself in questions of trade and educate the outlines of a very excellent
tion.
JOHN BARLEYCORN'S FUNERAL.
sensational nove of the middle ages. One could imagine that condemned man with anger in his heart, using all the picturesque language of the WASHINGTON, January 17th, The inter-Collegiate Prohibition Associa Oriental, as he made charge after tion has endorsed the missionary work of charge against yarders and keepers. promulgating prohibition in Europe and Starvation, Immorality, bribery and voted in favour of raising million corruption, were some of the items dollars for it.
At New York, many churches celebrated and then the words of the martyr, o r of prohibition fee by ready to die, because he had been a
Many dogs howl when they hear our best efforts and once knew a woman. a clever woman foo, who said I da. wish they wouldn't have music in tea rooms. I cannot hear myself talk.
Talking about music there are some
very delightful new songs coming out
soon. I had the privilege of hearing them played by the composer, who has lately arrived in this Colony after having been severely wounded in France.
The songs which are for children's voices have been composed of words
singing and ringing bells at midnight. bad men, but alious to live a good A unique service was held in the south life in his next existence and to leave ern part of the city when an eccentric behind a record of having helped his evangelist preached before ten thousand fellow creatures. His statements people John Barleycorn's funeral sermon. An enormous coffin, supposed to were discredited and denied, but they contain the remains, was carried from left a nasty conviction behind them the railway station, headed by a brass that something, might be wrong. band and followed by a procession of We all know that everyone out taken from Robert Louis Stevenson's mourners one of whom in a mask and a here is inclined to leave too much in Garden of Verses. One feels that long black robe represented His Satanic Majesty.
the hands of the Chinese assistants, the composer has studied and entered and the Chinamenompradore, cook into the spirit of simplicity and graci
ghar open to squeeze, so ous childishness of the writer. They that the stories of starvation have should prove a valuable addition to nursery and school collections, for it LONDON, January 17th. quite an air of credibility about them. The Times, in an article, supports the On the question of bribery and cor- is no easy matter to Find words and objections made at the recent Interna ruption one always has an uncomfort music scitable for children's voices, tional Labour Conference at Washington able feeling that human nature is frail which are free from silliness and do against the nominees which the League and get-at-able. Prison varders and not savour of the idea of being writ of Nations is entitled to appoint on the Executive of the International Labour policemen are badly paid considering ten down to the child's mind. Office-being chosen exclusively from the dangers and responsibilities their European countries.
profession entails and one feels that their incories should be large enough to place them above temptation.
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE,
We learned from yesterday's report at the Peak School prize giving and also from His Excellency's speech, that Mrs. Main who has had charge"
It points out that Belgium is included; while India, Chins and Japan are left out despite their enormous populations Shut eye, in their calling is a very of the institution for so many years is
workers.
of which the majority are manual
As such nominees are supposed to recreased increment...
In this country the dangers are out originally for the school and who present the nations of chief industrial
countries. was transferred to a Chinese school importance, it is difficult to see how the greater than most Council of the League of Nations which, Squeeze is easily come by and there is to be given the job, when it be when formed will finally decide the is always, the excuse that climatic comes vacant. nominations, will be able to conclude that conditions make life hard and de- A good many people have express no. Asiatic country fulfil this provision moralizing while one stay out here is ed resemment at the fact that the only
limited
children in Hongkong who are not There is very little doubt that the provided by Government with experts average official caves too much, to his in the éducational line are the Peak subordinates; one sees the same ten-children........
profisible and easy road to an in- soout to retire. People are wondering the highly trained lady who came.
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEYS.
DUTCH NAVAL CRUISE IN. EASTERN WATERS,
dency everywhere. The Chinaman My speculations on this subject are is so clever and takes on an outward more or less in the light of inquiry, Lombok, January 21st. ́*
appearance of falling in with our ways caused by conflicting reports. What The Dutch newspapers state that the quite easily. Lack of supervision is parents really want to find out is Government contémplates despatching certain vessels of the Dutch East Indies at the bottom of half the abuses in whether teaching certificates are com- Squadron, notably the Tromp and the this Colony and zoor pay for respon pulsory for teachers in all Government Hertoghendrick, on a cruise of the Straits sible work behind the other half schools, the Peak School included. Settlements, French, Indo Onics, China, People need more money and more Japan and the Philippines..
compensations for Els abroad than they do at home,
WEEKLY SHARE REPORT.
Messrs. W Logan, & Co. report on January 23
Business coponues dull and the. extent of transactions very small. Chinese Banks have been calling advances on shares" and this combined with the approaching Chinese New Year has brought out sellers or both) investment and speculative socks at rates which under ordinary circin stances would be considered very cheap. Beyond the following there are no changes in rates during the week!
Hongkong Macao Steamboats de clined, but shares. could be placed at:
20
Hongkong & Kowloon Wharves are winted at $88, Shanghai Docks at Tls, 110.
Hongkong Hotels at $112. Ewo Cottons at Tls. 465 (er, rights), and Yangiszepoos at Tis, 34.4
STRAIGHT AT IT.
(TIKERE 19-21o use of dar * beating around the brah. We might as wall out with it first at list. We want you to try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. the next time you have, a cough or cold? "There is no reason so far as we"ORD-800 why you should not do so. This pre- paration by its rOSTERO "galoed" a world-wide÷roput "people:everywhere" sponk of it in *Migbesi tarass of praino, là fa fer sala
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The training of a teacher comprises a great deal more than ordinary book knowledge and I have known women I often think that the life of the holding B.A. degrees who were not petty official and his family out here eligible for posts as teachers in is beset with extraordinary disadvan-primary schools, because they did not tages.
bold teaching certificates.
Men and women in similar positions I remember having a violent argu- at home have friends and relatives ment with an educational expert on around them and associate with people this subject. I maintained that the whose tastes coincide with their own, position was absurd, but my an and they have facilities for amuse-tagonist ended by convincing me with ments in keeping with the smallness 4 simple example of a case of a women of their incomes They are not con- with high degrees, being absolutely tinually reminded at and irritated by helpless before a class of infants; she the difference in their lot and that of could not understand why they could people in higher positions or with not understand the simple things she
was teaching them." bigger incomes.
In the smaller environment of this The singing, dancing and recitation Colony, where everyone belongs to at the Peak School the other day was the class that works for aving" very pretty and very charming and we. people are in close contact if not in know that in the past the children actual intercourse, and the well to do who left for other countries have taken lead a life, which appears to the less satisfacory postion in other schools, fortunate to be delightful, gay and but we have to realize that times are luxurious,
moving and we have to move with The contrast is 100 sudden and them and we must see that our child- creates a desire for emulation, which ren are given the best possible ground- ing for their future school careers. is manifested in many ways, de
Men and women who in England This school ranks with infant and were content in live ou small salaries, primary schools, and the teaching to doing their own work, employ boy be of any real use must be carried and amats out here, Cheap fallorson, on the lines of primary schools in and comparatively cheap silks and England and other parts of the Em laces, develop tasto for finery and pire, so that it will be possible to display in cloches, azer
Carry on without losing time: when This is particularly noticeable in the the pupils pass on to accondary" case DL these women who are forced schools,
to try to augment their incomes to meet The Chinese in Hongkong are well the added "expens
of local catered for in education, and in conditions by taking afternoon work plials, the condition of the European more. Lababijares in " both Brespects leaves room Loe improvement on modern
absence
children to
Matary-23 1920
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