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"Oh my dear Mrs. Quiteright, what a lovely box of Cigars. Wherever did you buy them?" "Yes, dear, they are nice. I bought them for my Hubby for Bis Xmas box, and from the Hongkong Cigar Store, They bare such a lovely lot." "Come with me thea, I must get a box for my Old Bay." And they did bat You can all come, we have plenty more.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21.-922.
DOPE" PROBLEM IN
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AMERICAN LADY'S VEWS.
HONGKONG "A peaceful Oity.”
Some interesting notes up in the
Kindergarten $ Well, I don't mind .... Tommy doing a bit, it won't hurt him to lay Low and a' xin, 'but I want him to get on with his lenson," Or,!' again :" "I don't want Jaze to do sty Kindergarten, sha onn play with thora things at home; I want her to learn something The first soocal presentation of at school." I know of nothing prizes to enoccesful "papils of the that is en little, understood and
therefore, to much abused, as Kind- activities of Mrs, Angela C. Kaufman, ergarten. And I hope you will for of Los Angeles, who has devoted her give me if I emphasize again that life to the crusade against the drug Kindergarten is not a subject, but a system of Education,
traffis, have been forwarded to the Most people think it saeand play Chino Mail. A year er en back Mr with bricks and sticks. It may be Kaufman in her endeavour to obtain play at its heat it will be play a first-hand knowledge of the problem the most serious, and most fruitful in all its aspects, made a lengthy time of a child's life is his playtime,
SINGAPORE, Deo. 20. At a special meeting of the Legiala Kowloon Junior School took place tive Council, the Governor aDLouneed yesterday afternoon. The school was that it was proposed to enlarge the inaugurated in 1121 whon over present Council from ten officials and crowding in the Kowloon British eight unofficials to the Governor and School necessitated the transfer of thirteen officials and thirteen un- some of the pupils. Judging from officials, adding to the unfinis's two the good resalts of examinations, it Chinese, oue Malay, one Eurasial and may be said that its first year has
bann oua of unqualified success.
one Indian,
A
CANTON'S PAPERCURRECYA
BANK NOTE :DRAVING.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
CANTON, December 20, Yesterday at the Marabant's Vol- drawing of Provincial Bank notes do anteer Orope parade ground, the first posited with the Hongkong and hanghal Banking Corporation took place. Repreventatives from the Civil and Mayoral yamens were present to Governor's, Finance Commisioner's carry out the draw and members of the Canton Chamber of Commerce acted as scrutineers. It was announ
15 to December 18. notes. to
The unofficials are appointed by A large number of people gathered the Governor except the Chambers of to witness the presentation and an A child's play is earnest work to tour of the Orient. Of her visit to ced that during the period September
China and Hongkong she writes:- Commerce of Singapore and Penang opportunity was provided for in him, and wise and skilled indeed in to whom the right of election is specting the work of the pupils. A the teacher who can lead the child to "I next sailed up the Yangtze the amount of $1,708,300 had granted.
display of drawings etc attracted a knowledge-knowledge of himself and River to Feking and there in its full been deposited with the Hongkong Two unofficials are added to the great deal of interest. Among the of the external world-through this blast, without further explanation, and Shanghai Bank and $600,000 excontive council. They need dot visitors present were the Hon. Mr..E natural activity. a great was shown what "dopa" had done would be redeemed at this drawing. abcestarily
Th detals of the procedure ware, be members of the Irving (Director of Education), Mre: Educational reformer (one of the for this mighty country.
It wis a Legislative Council.
R.M. Dyer, Mr. and Mrs. II. Wylie, founders of this system) said: "The forecast of what I could see for duly pated and the draw want His Excellency explained that the Mr. and Mrs. M. E. F. Airey. Dr. child will develop naturally, as America unless we learned the lossen through without a hitch. Numbers modifications do not go as far as some W. B. A. Monro, Mr. and Mrs W. Bower" and the bricky, sticks, and Obins falled to master 100) years ago. toe redeamel will be i suel in due might wish, but they reprezent an
Forsyth, Mr. A. B. Silva-Netto Rev. other gilts and occupation are used Everywhere there was the filtir and course.
A SPECIAL CONFERENCE. . advance in constitutional develop. and Mrs. G. R. Lindsay, Mr. and Mrs. simply as a means to this end, leading the mental unbalance of a race once ment in the Colony.
D. M. Richard, and Mr. D. W. Salter, thechild step by step from the known potent. No pen nor picture can show
For three hours yesterday a number At intervale during the course of to the unknown, and helping him to what I saw in semi-human form, and of influential citizens discussed means the afternoon the papils entertained wards a natural all roand develop yet the spark of life bovered, flickering to relieve the flasacial stringency and the guests with a programme of songs ment.
feebly in those bodies |***
bring about appreciation in the value and recitations. Clauses A. and B.
Neither is the Kindergarten & sya
"After five months I sailed for of the notes. They assembled in the sang very well the song "Baby Bear" tem that should be confined to the Hongkong, a peaceful city controlled Civil Governor's yaman at the while classer 7 and 8 gave no less Baby Room, so commonly called Kin. by the British. But there again were express
invitation of the pleasure with their senterings of dergarten; its metho le should be used the marks of the great destroyer Finance Commissioner who Mother Sea" and "Goldilocks." throughout the school. The other dope" the halter around the world's personally presided. No practicable Nas Maodatbar and John Salter day I came across the following jotted universal gibbet. Crossing the river suggestion was mooted as it was acquitted themselves in the recita on the title page of a hook: All into Canton, I did my bit in a war pointed out that almost every known tions of The Brook" and "The sided and natural development waged by beings who had no mind as scheme had been explored without gates of sleep." The day was brought in the keynote of Froebel's sys to their doinge, because the brain success. The notes are now worth to a fitting close by all classes joining tem. The teacher is essentially was dead and so the slaughter an about 37 per cent in ratio to silver in the song "Good right."
well as
limited.
subsidiary coins.
NEW MAYOR'S SCHEME, The new Mayor, Kum Choong, has
He suggested that in view of deficiencies in government offices, the new council meet at Government Bouse where the first meeting will be experimentally held on February 19.
·LOCAL AND GENERAL.
s.
The home mails which the “Sardinia "should have brought into Hongkong yesterday afternoon, cid not arrive till 6.30 this morning.
The Fizal Dress Rehearsal of The Tempest to morrow night will be strictly private and only those who have received special cards of invitation will be admitted,
The Headmistress, Miss Skinner; read the school report, after which the prizes were handed to the success ful pupils by Mra. Dyer.
Mrs. Dyor, in thanking the. Hand mistress for inviting her to give away the prizes, remarked-tat-she-was educated under the old system and the might say the had not a single
4 moral trainer
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the application may be changed."
Iftar-these-remarks are somewhat
of a digression and should not have found their way into this report, so
The wad ing will take place short ly of Mr. Cyril F. Maltby, of the Chartered Bank, and 31 as Dois K. pleasant memory of it. Mrs. Dyer I will pass on to other points of in- among themselves. A weed that was be twice the amunt actually, das
Stevens, who is now en route from England by the s.. "Atauta Maru,"
commented favourably on the works of the pupils, particularly the hand. writing which was exceptionally good.
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION.
FOR THE BLIND.
OFFICER'S CLOTHING STOLEN.
A coolie formerly employed ab the R. A. Mess, Granville Road. Kow loon, was charged before Mr. J. R. Wood this morning with the larceny of a suit of pyjamas and a pair of fanool trousers, the property of Capk J. M. Morphy, and a felt hat and a Capt: 0.9 Cumming pair of cuff licks, the property of
an instructor. Whatever is good and "Out of these heinous sights there wise in Froebel's principles as it sparous one outstanding fact so impres plies to little children, apples also to tive that it will live forevet in given out that he is in favour of girls and boys at school. What is true my mind. It was the Great Wall of accepting paper currency in payment for one period of life is true for all; China, of solid granite, hewed by the low intrinsic value, he anggcats to bie department bapwing to its sinews of man's brawny arm of great doubling all payments to make up for strength when China was in the loss sustained. This will mean glorious state 1000 years ago. Dissen that all payments into the municipal tions and labour questions arose first coffers, it made in notes, will have to. tercat in cconection with the school.
easily found in the open field was It remains to be ren how the EDUCATION BOARD IMPRESÁED. a splendid chewing-bit (or as we Members of the Board of Education call it chewing gum). It appeased theersbaate and reneral public will "I met my brother, whom I
receive the proposal, visited the School in November and appetite, and, jokingly, suggestions hadn't seen for a long time. He hit The Director of Education said the the following remarks are taken from were made to applying the burning me in the mouth, and that set me school had emerged most creditably their report:
torch to it. It gaveforth a pleating per DISHONEST MES 3 COOLIE off," rail Thomas Cunningham at from a very difficult year. Ife waN
"The Kindergarten work dons in fame and the name was oplom. Herb Grimsby when charge with fighting. sure all would sympathies very much the two Infant Classes we fond par-men came to investigate. Powders with Miss Skinner during her long and ticularly good. There is a splendid were made, then given se medicine, A burg'ar entered the first floor arious illness and congratulate har on collection of models and suitable bringing on sleep-robbing man'of of No. 1, Peking Rosd, Kuwloon, fast her complete return to health. In her material for use in this form of in- peaceful existence, taking from him night. He got away with $3 600 in absence, the School had been varied on struction, and we were very much im- his country and his name.". cash. The inmates of the flat, aby the other member of the staff in a Pressed with the method adopted for contractor and his wife were not way that reflected great credit upon the purpose of nature study. For one distaibed.
them, the more so as one member att ing, the two Classes appear to be least was of somewhat tender years. pisely graded in the matter of age, He would like to be able to strengthen and we appreciate the fact that the the staff hasaid, but as was usually the younger children have a spare room YESTERDAY'S SALE OF WORK. case be would be shorthanded during in which they may relax. In this the year. Mrs. Dyer had given toom are the small wall blackboards,
Capt. Camming Baid that the first her criticisms on the works of the and we had an opportunity of witness.
"A sale of work in aid of the blind off nce was committed on the Fchool, and they, might accept them. tag the children at work thereon. The girls institation at Kowloon City, third Cunday in November, H The Shina Mail require them to be meinbom
The Board of Education, had also drawing work of these Cats is as was auccessfully held at the Helena (witness) had been to Lyemoon, "Mir 2,3, Kearny, Canton Man made very favourable report. Mr. consequence, excellent. of the Legislative Council,
May Institne yesterday afternoon. and when he cam back, le place 1. An ager of Messrs. Andersen, Mayer and living conclu ed: I ask you ladies.
Classes 8 and 7.The writing is The institutin has been ran by the his falt hat on the hat et ad. When unofficial majority is still denied the Company sails for America by the and gentlemen to join with as in good on the whole, and in the matter Church Misionary Society since the he came downstairs after supper, the Legislative Council, the Governor "City of Paris" on furlough. He giving a very hearty vote of thanks to of reading, we were very pleased with war, sad with a view to making it, as bat was gone. He did not report the giving the officials a majority well dinner by his Chinese friends.
was entertained yesterday to a fare Mre. Dyer for her kindnces in coming the pronunciation. The drawing and far as possible, self-supporting, the loss to the police, because he thought of one over the thirteen unofficials.
kere, remembering always how much singing by the pupils of these upper girls have been taught to make useful possibly some other officer bad taken Evidently feeling that this requires The 1923 calendar issued by the here and at the senior school in many
we have owed her husband's firm both Classes leave very little to be desired. articles of wearing apparel. During the bat by mistaks. some explanation, as the unofficial of which we have received from the The tide of constitutional reform is majority is the barning ideal of conlocal agents, Messes. Mackinnon.
Eastern and Australian Line, a copy respects for many years." (Applause) riding. Already it has swept away stitutional reformers, the Governor Mackenzie and Co., Ltd. ehows a junk
The snuual report atstad:- obsolete conditions in Malta. Ceylon, admitted that the modifications did crowded sea surmounted by a photoruary, 1921. We four mistresses and done in many other Government cffered for tale yesterday represented fow days later defendant was arrested "The School was opened in Feb- India and Burma. Sarging further not go as far as some might have graph of one of the company's sixty papils came here Last it has now reached the Straits. wished. However, he is palpably right Will it follow its present trend and when he characterise the changè
overflow from the Kawloon British School. A very handy little pocket diary somewhat chequered career,
At first we food Hongkong or is this Colony an advance in constitutional develop bound in blue leather wit gold letter through mi fortans I myself was not
had
and fated to remain the Cinderella? maat. Therefore The others have already secured a the gods for small mercies, the more Gordon and Co.'s famous gins. Com-Absence. I cannot speak too highly while thanking ing has been issued by Messrs. at the school for some months, bat the Donnelly and Whyte, local agents for work was ably carried ou doring my
"TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE
Hoxarono, Thumsday, Dec. 21, 1922,
COUNCIL REFORM.
By a Presidential Mandate Mr. F. W. Stevens, representative of the American Froup of the Booking Consortium, bas ben decorated with the Grand Cordon of the First Class "Chino Ho" Order.
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steamers,
SCHOOL REPORT.
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a
In the matter of hygiene, we would the past year they have also bren. The second offenoa, co tinned the recommend that the parents be asked taught the craft of brush-making, witness, occurred an Desember 18 to provide each child with its own which has considerably increased the He missed his cuff links and Capt. cup, and ole) a small hand towel. We gitla' usefulness, making them an Murply lost some clothing. A repost
than B also recommend that weak tea be asset rather
burden was made to the police. eupplied for drinking purposes as is ta the Colony. The articles Sub-Inspector Shannon said that
a year's labour, and included a vaiety of useful things, prettily designed and executed. Many wall made brushes were also to be found on the stalls and sold readily.
Schools,
attendance very good."
In conclusion, we would state that wo found the discipline of the School excellent, And the afternoon
DEVELOPING SPORT
We are still a new school, and have
This aspect is what specially in intim of a bad accident in the Norland came to take her piaco on the very interested in, having started the
staff.
first British Soonts here. There were The School is taught in four clas: none in the Colony until-my-own
in
Although the safe goan some way towards supporting the institution,
RUGBY.
ARMY NAVY.
in a Yaumati brothel waaring Capt. Morphy's fannels.
Defendant was sentenced to six weeks' jail on each charge, the sen tences to run consecutively.
SETTLED AT LAST.
`BAKERS' STRIKE ENDS.
"A settlement of the questions in volved in this matter was reached yesterday afternoon on the following terma :-
For wages
An increase of From $3 to $5 a month..459
$6 $10
13
11
$11,820.
200%
$31.& over 15%
The minimum wagen for small
These increase shall be based on
the wages in fated on the 2nd day Tet Chiese moon this year.
big lead and unless the Commons ardent reformers can take heart from plots with calendar, aporting informa-of the manner in which Miss Jackpot yet got our sports into shape, but more money is needed to permit it to give heed to our petition we have the significance of the change. Hav.tion, memo space and other useful Mrs. Silter, Mrs. Davidson and Miss Dope to do that next term. I believe carry on in the coming year, and any fittle hope of overtaking them. Malta ing ouce established the principle they features, it's diary should prove a Geo.ge rasponded to the need. They there existe a self-forms football contributions will be gratefully re and Cesion now bath have their have striven to have recognised, they boon to its owner.
worked epleadidly in the face of great team unofficial majorities. India has can now hope that practical experi-
ceived by Miss Troon, who is in been granted sweeping reforms. ence will show the authorities above the Holland Chins Trading Co., Lera, signed at the close of the Easter Guides) but this will be taken up Mr. A. W. Van Andel, heat of Davidson, who, for health reasons, re- Wolf Cubs, and Brownies, (jontor Girl difficulty. We were sorry to lose Mra. only three or four Scouts, or rather,
There are at present in the school charge. Hurma's new franchis even in that further reforms can be entely who with Mrs. Van Audel returned Term. The following term Mrs. Hol-next term. It is a movement I sm cludes women. The Federated Malay granted.
from Shanghai yesterday, was the States has had its Select Com- mittee to consider changes in the terests Hongkong. The actual re
thera Settlement a couple of weeks constitution and the publication form in itself has lit de valas for this pony stumbled over a small onerate divisions, an upper and a lower in 1914. I should like to see cash represent the Army against the Navy ago, wile riding a China pony. Theses, each class working in two toop, the Peak Troop, was formed The following have been selected to of the report, is hourly expected. And Colony, as conditions here are widely obstacle enclosing a turncook and By the third term of the year the child now the Straits Settlements, according different. Indeed, oven the Federat. turned a somersault falling with its lower divaion har assally merged above the age of ex, either a-Wolf-matobes at Happy Valley on Sater-boy shall be $3 & month, to a special wire from our Singapore Malay States must work out its Mr. Van Aulel's right sem. The bones into the upper, and most of the Club or a Browie, because of the day, December 23, ab 4.15 pm.
rider undera ath and badly crushing
this Junior School, in the second of the Rugby football corespondent published in this issue, own constitutional destiny without at the elbow war: laly shattered and for promotion. Fourteen children training of the movement. And it R.GA.): Three Quarters-Captain has received its first taste of constitu- help from the adjoining Straits. Mr. Van Andel as bad a trying tims, this year, or rather in January, are is, in common with the Kindergarten Tomory (R.A.M.O.). L. Hugban
children prove themselves qualified excellent ideala and the excellent Back--Ls.
Mockridge (HKS, tional reform.
'Settlements, for each, the p It is still only possible to move the passing on from our Serior class to system of Education, loved by child (HK.8, R.GA) Pte. Pys, L/Cpl. Ceylon's government is vested in a tectorate and the Colony, though arm very little.
be Kowloon British School. The Governor, nemleted by an Excutive almost homogeneous, has its Council of five members and a
own special probleme. With a vast was imposed by Mr. J. I Woad yes on time reached thirty one. This Sisley I just
A fine of $7,500 or 12 months' jail largest class throughout the year has not because it, also, is founded on the Baddard (King's): Halves-Captain The agreement was signed by Tim
been the Babe Its maximum at zature instincts of child (boy and Cross (King's), Lt. Davies (II.ES. Wun fa and Yeung Tapi, "full power Législative Connoil consisting of floating population passing sad to Lerday afternoon on the Obideic from class is the most difficult and the fourteen nominated official members, passing between the Colony and India who was on the previous day most important in the school. It is of the Kowloon Docks for 10 vezy (HR.SR.G.A). Lt. Thompson, Lt. morning
RO.A.); Forwards-Capt Dons representatives of Bakers and Mar. May I just say, in conclusion, that T Bacon (Grenadiers), Lt. Boyes Ltters of 13 Chinese owned bakeriet, six nominated unofficial members and lies in ascertaining who should posses of unlawful posseation of 718 the older the child the easier to teach. with the tea and the decorations...
China, Hongkong'a special difficulty remanded for sentence on a charge well known to Educationalists that kindly and generously helping us Leader (King' ), )
we are most grateful to the members Mortimer, Lt. Bingham, Capt. Hewitt
The men start work to morrow seventeen slected unofficial members. electoral rights. However this argut taels of illicit raw opium. When I would, without hesitation give my The Straits government has hitherto meat does not dispose of our very the cue was called yesterday. Ms best teacher to the youngest class,
Reserve Pte. O'Malley (King's), CANTON BOMB OUTRAGS- consisted of a Governor, an Extrong claims for some measure of C. A. 8 Rute, solicitor for the deand so on throughout the school. scusive Council of seven official made this advance in constituti nal The Mig strate said he was in two reform, and now that the Siraits has fence entered a ples for leniency.
(From Our Own. Correspondent) members, and a
Legislative development our petition, its minds whether to send the prisonse to Wortasch, as far as possible, on Arthur: French Prize, Mary: Rally; Friss for nratices in Work, Elizabeth Clans 7: Class prize, Nan Me Class A Class prize, Itia Woolfer, Couselof offical and technical defect remedied, should jail or not. He thought it was very Kidergarten lines. And I shou'd like prize for habitual mentors, Edith Blyth; prize for handwork, Mornton
CANTON, December 20 eight anofficial members. The 80cordingly carry greater weight when likely that the prisoner was just pass to say here, that Kindergarten in not end. change a ld two nuoffisammbers to presented to the Compasing through the Colony and that the subject of Education, it in a systems Clans 8: Clam prise, Eilean Steel Class B (Division I): 1st. Robert of implication
ed by the author the Executive Council and following change has for Hongkong. Ita Under these cicoumstances he imposed pressions to this effect have best Chester
That is the significance the Straits opium was intended for another port of Education. Not infrequently ex price for la work, Artbar Blyth 2nd Jahn, Salter the Hongkong principl, do not sign of the timer, O
outaida the laTon originality, in the paralty mentioned,
Class B: (Division II): 1, Dorothy arrested in a sampa teach thought sad work, Enn Mitchell Johnstone; Elmer Hammoadoutside the Electric
KINDERGARTEN DEFINED,
EOCOKSSFUL PRIZE WINNERS
The following were the prize winners
"For the rest, the old customs of the several shops shall continue."
Leob