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The Hongkong Board of Education met yesterday at the Sanitary Board office.
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WEATHER FORI CASTS.
WHAT AIRMEN WANT.
EVOLUTION OF NEW METHODS.
A revolution in weather forecasting is being created by comercial avia- tion, writes R. Brenard, F. R. Mer Sec., in a Home paper.
Hon. Mr. A. E. Irving (Director of
Before the advent of dying as a Education) presided, and there were business enterprise, the tendency of present-Messrs. S. W. Teo, W. weather experts was to extend the Jackson, Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak, period covered by forecasts and to Rev. Dr. T. W. Pearce, Messrs. A F-issue them in general terms. B.Silva Netto, N. Teesdale Mcfatosh, Aviation, however, called for some- F. Maria; and S. C. Lau, Secretary. thing more definite; and, the dara- The Chairman introduced Messerstion of the average commercial flight Jackson and Mcintosh, who have being little more than three hours, just joined the Board.
the period to be forecasted was com- The first business was the comparatively short. sideration of increased accommoda- A pilot requires to know precisely tion necessary for pupils at Kowloon British School.
The Chairman said that the average attendance of the school for 1914 was 52; 1915, 56; 1916, 60: 1917. 65; 1918, 67 and 1919.72 Before he went on leave he considered that the large numbers were due în great measure to the war. It appeared him that a large number of children were being kept back
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ADVANTAGE OF GETTING
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[By a Marine Guild Member.)
During the last few weeks the subject of the Shipping Dispate has been largely in the public eye and, incidentally, the items of Adjustment Boards and Arbitration have teen toached on, but up to the present, the value of these modern aids to smooth working bas not received the attention it deserves
who do not speak Chinese with sufficient fluency, have a difference of a personal cature, they fight, but more generally, if the difference is a commercial one, they "have one" (and sometimes the other one also) and talk it over, when, more often than cot, they come to some working agreement by which the trouble is avoided or at least diminished and by the mere fact of the rapprochment, other little bristling points of friction automatically tend to be rounded off. That is if there is a geneïne desire on both sides to aim for the best in this best of all worlds.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
BRITISH TURF SCANDAL
SENSATIONAL TRIAL. There is another story in the Japanese Press about an Amer
CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT FRAUDS. ican Indy from Shanghai being shadowed by the Kobe palice. The previous one was aged twenty and
One of the most dramatic trials in was "wanted" for fraud. The present the history of the turf concluded. at one is sixty years old and her offence the Old Bailey recently, when six is that she posseses photographs men received sentences ranging from showing the Japanese maltreatment three years penal servitude to bind- of Koreans.
ing over for conspiracy to cresmit frands, in connection with horse rac-
A magnificent screen made of g, for example, by substituting the polished ebony, with filigree silver three-year old "Jazz" for the two- corners, and panels consisting of year-old. Cost of Mail" in the seascapes beautifully executed in Faceby Plate at Stockton on the 25th
October last year.
One of the ac needlework, the gift of the Japanese Emperor has been presented to Mr cused, Walter Hopkins, was sentenced Lloyd George, through the medium off to Elteen months hard labour, for Baron Hayashi, the Japanese Arabas-attempting to obtain 1,000 from sador to London. The Premier said Hardy, the ex-jockey.and buyer" of that he was extremely gratified at racehorses for India, by selling him the receipt of such an exquisite and horse named "Stubble ** for "Cout rare example of Japanese Art. [of Mail."
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Kokusal furnishes a curious story of the seizure in a Chinese hotel in Makden of a packet of opium being sent as a present to General Chang Tsolin. Considering the fuss made by Mr. Obata when the Chinese. police entered a Japanese hotel in Peking if they ever did enter it, which was doubtfull, in order to arrest a Chinese offender, this per formaree of the Japanese police in a Chinese city is very striking, came ments the Japan Chronicle. It is rendered still more striking by the fact that the imports of morphia jato Japan this year beat all previous re ecrds, and that everybody knows that they are destined for China, It is sending a posse of policemen to extract the more from a brother's eye
after all. He was irritated by sen- stiveness and came away with no great faith.-Japan Chronicle
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what conditions be is likely to encounter daring the bours he is in the air. It is useless to tell him the weather will be fair generally" He wants to know, for instance, the exact height of the clouds and just
Mr. Small, the leader of the Con- how far it is possible for him to see
gress party, recovered from the To-day the seien.ific navigation of
restraints inposed on him in his cap- the air by maps and instruments has
When two sampan ladies have a acity as guest of the Japanese Gov not yet become a habit with pilots difference of opinion they usually ernment, and let himself go when he They find their way across country start to call each other by their pet got to the other side, by way of he expected that a by the observation of well-defined names and take the neighbourhood saying that the Japanese were super large number of them would have land-marks, and, in consequence of into their confidence as to the characsensitive and that they took offence been sent home on the suspension this, the question of visibility is ters of the members of the other in circumstances where nobody else of hostilities; bat" was greatly extremely important Intimately lady's illustrious family..
would see any cause for offence, surprised to find, on returning at connected with visibility is the height Sometimes when Anglo-Saxons, Still, he was kind enough to find the beginning of this year, that the of clouds, because a cloud which
them of “high average intelligence." average attendance for 1919, 50 enshrouds the tops of the hills is, to
He seemed to be much more i far from having gone down, had a pilot who has to cross these bills,
ferested in China, however, and said risen to 72, which he thought was the equivalent of a fog.
nothing concerning Japan so nice as the maximum for the school. The
The sudden, importance attached
he said of the young Chinese who numbers for this year were very to this question of visibility came as
were trying to turn their ancient considerably increased, however, a surprise to weather experts. They
empire into a modern republic. He and especially for this term. The had been accustomed to shelve the
believed that the better minds in total enrolment was now 115, and matter by the use of such a term as
Japan were friendly towards the the average attendance during the "mist or fog locally," and they were
Americans, and that the people in last month or two had been 100. now confronted by a problem the
general had the same disposition, Visiting the school, he was struck solution of which was not made
but he could not say whether the with what appeared to him to be the easier by the fact that no statistics
Government reflected the "apparent overcrowded conditions. The floor as to visibility existed.
attitude" of the people. almost space in several of the class rooms But new methods were rapidly
appears as though politeness had beer. was only 16 or 17 sq. ft. quite in-evolved. The reporting stations, of
in some degree wasted on Mr. Small, adequate for the tropics. In America which there are 40 in the British
Adjustment Boards or, as they are they reckoned about 20 sq. ft. 85 Isles, were required at once to include advisable as a minimum, and in the in their reports a statement as to the far better named in Australia, Con tropics 25 sq. ft. as desirable, all actual distance it was possible to
ferences are the business like form of which was quite out of the see in any direction at the time of of "having one", where the two
At the entertainment given by question with the present Kowloon observation. Careful investigation parties meet, each side having its School building. Not only was the of these reports showed that there points clearly defined ready for sub the bluejackets from the "Titania" LONDON, Offers are invited for the floor space inadequate, but the was a distinct connection between mission to and discussion with the at the Oriental Hotel, Kobe, the other purchase of the following Ex-Enemy
other; generally each side has one or evening relerence was made in one Steamers: staff. also, partly due to the increased visibility and various well-defined more points which "It considers of of the songs to the warship not being Xeme of Gross Fet numbers of pupils. As the Board types of weather.
more importance than the rest and if allowed to enter the härbour, but was no doubt aware, increases of
Stommer. Tonnage. Tonnage, Bult Calculations as to height of clouds. A's important points are not exactly allotted a place outside where access Chow Fa establishment
in the which is a difficult matteras witness the same as B's, and by the Basure of to the shore was liable to be cut off Manila appearing estimates were estimated for early the inability of anti-aircraft gunners in each year in order that the ap to ascertain the correct height of things they rarely are, it is not diff by bad weather. It is rather strange Kong Eng 1650 rapid cult to settle quite a lot of argument that such discourtesy should be Wang Kot 1.777 proval of the Secretary of State zeroplanes was helped might be obtained, and therefore the increase in the number of upper air by each side sacrificing some of its shown the warships of Japan's Ally, Teo Pao establishment of the Kowloon British soundings by small balloons. A quo for the concession by the other Japanese warship visiting a British
less important points as a quid pro especially when we consider that a Terms of sale and full particulars *School was estimated for on the system of hourly reports as to cloud of some of the points more acutely port is always accorded the best may be ascertained on application to, basis of the attendance of March or height and visibility from half-a-dozen desired and, in the case of others to anchorage in the harbour, observes and permits for inspection will be April last year. Apart from this, I stations -DO the Londco-Faris however, there had been great airway" bas
effect a rounding and smothing of the Japan Chronicle. Really, what issued by Messrs. Boostead & Co., enabled local difficulty in getting teachers from characteristics to be studied.
the edges that previously were re with the illegal arrest of British sub- Singapore; Messrs. Balloch Brothers Messrs. jects and discourtesy shown to British & Co. Ltd, Rangoon; home. Out of an establishment of It is a triumph for British meteoro-garded ea acute.
& Co., That this mode of procedure is a warships, one would almost feel Mackinnon. Mackenzie 50 British teachers he was 20 short logists that in a comparatively short That did not mean that there was time, and with no existing statistics seful one is evidenced by the fact inclined to conclude that the Japan Hongkong and the undersigned.
Sealed tenders should be lodged actually a shortage in the schools of to help them, they are able to issue that from 1881 to 1893 no major ere Government does not wish to
trouble marred the running of have the Anglo-Japanese Alliance with Messrs. Mackinnon, Mackenzie 20 teachers because a proportion accurate forecasts of cloud height vessels on the Australian Coast, renewed. Or is it that having made & Co. Calcutta. The tenders which of teachers were constantly absent and visibility for the guidance of everything being arranged at the sure of Britain, the Japanese Govern must be in Sterling, will be opened on leave, about a fifth of them. Then pilots on the continental airways.
triennial conference, the trdable in meat thinks that there & “no room”
at Calcutta on Wednesday, the 29th again vacancies were being filled, in
1893 lasted 24 hours, from that time for courtesy just as Baron Koma December, 1920, and must be valid several cases inadequately but as
on till the inception of Compulsory thought that as Britain opened her for 14 days after that date. engagement of temporary teachers. sideration coeducation was estab- Arbitration the various troubles, as ports to all shipping and admitted MACKINNON, MACKENZIE,& CO. But except for these two points, which ed again. On this point it was they arose, were dealt with by these goods free of duty, there is "no room" alleviated the position to some extent, obvious that in the schools the difconferences and in one case only was for any commercial concessions? it appeared to him that the Kowloon culty was to provide a sufficient there a failure to come to terms, and School was at the present moment staff. It was desirable for the that on one point out of seven dis- inadequately staffed and with respect schools to be amalgamated as far as cussed and which had to be submit- to the temporary teachers engaged possible and there should be no un-ted to arbitration."
These conferences have another he had very little assurance that they necessary restrictions. If the Board would stay (they could leave at a endeavoured to supervise the schools advantage beyond the actual arrange- months' notice) which was very the difficulty would be greater than ment of the matters immediately hampering in the carrying out of the ever. It had been suggested to him work of the schools. Mr. Night many times that one British school engale was present and could give was sufficient.
well as they could be filled, by the
the Board what further information The following were appointed to it required.
serve on the sub-Committee Messrs Hon. Mr. Lau Cbu Pak suggested Jackson, Mackintosh and Mrs the appointment of a subcommittee Hickling..
to go into the matter and Mr. The Chairman stated that a letter Jackson concurred.
discussed thereat, for they necessarily involve the disclosure of many points of importance conducive to the smooth running of a complicated business, whereby each side gets an insight into the difficulties of the other which tends to make them cautious in advancing points or in
stituents are the means of silencing thoughtless argument and thereby giving wiser counsel a better scope.
had been circulated by Mr Mackintosh itiating alterations that are likely to Mr. McIntosh asked whether it to the effect that lectures of educa put a strain on the generosity of the was the policy of the Education tional value might be given to Chin other, and which, being communicat- Authorities to continue the system ese boys in schools in the Colony. Mred by the delegates to their con- of co-education of boys and girls. Mackintosh had kindly given lectures In making provision for the future to British boys in the Hricoa May that should be taken into considera Institute and the Chairman hoped Mr Mackintosh would continue to do so.
All commercial concerns are more tion.
or less devoid of soul, all con- Rev. Dr. Pearce said the growth of He was sure that Mr Mackintosh's an population must also be kept in mind. councement of arranging lectures for centrate their gase on dividends (not The Chairman stated that many Chinese boys in Government schools excepting those whose only capital years ago the Governor of Hong-would be enthusiastically received, is their brain guided hands) and if; kang, Sir Matthew Nathan, express Mr Bird, acting headmaster of Queer's by meeting and discussing difficulties, ed the opinion that the big boys and College, had written to him, asking that desirable position where "to biz girls should not be educated him if it was possible for the bays to know all is to forgive all" can be amount of time and together. On his instructions the go to see pictures which would be reached, no big boys were to go to the Victoria given in conjunction with lectures on patience can truly be said to have British School, and the big girls to educational matters. The films been wasted.
the Kowloon, British School. For would deal with the Life of Nelson,
several years this measure was products of Canada, etc. These were.
extremely unpopular with the parents very generous efforts but in giving The championship of the Hung- of the children who argued that the lectures to the boys Mr. Mackintosh jao Golf Club at Shanghai has been education of boys and girls, together would agree with him in saying that won by Mr. K, M. Cumming (former-i could not be mutually harmful. Their It was important that the lectures by hon. Secretary of the Hongkong objection was that they did not should be both interesting and in Golf Club) with a score of 158, made want their children to travel a long structive,
up of a 78 and 80. Dr Marshall
way to school. After careful con The meeting then adjourned.
put in a 159:
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