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GENTLEMEN'S
TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS
NEW
SPRING
SUITINGS.
LOCAL EDUCATION.
BRITISH CHILDREN'S RIGHTS.
PUBLIC MEETING CALLED.
LONG OVERDUE, REFORM, MEASURES
BOUDIT.-.
THE CHINA MAIL
RAINY SEASON.
(TOM WRIGHT`STUFF.)
WEDNE:DAY FEBRUARY 7: 1928.
RICE SHIPMENTS TO CANTON.
DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL.
ANNUAL SPEECH DAY.
„HEADMASTER'ON EDUCATION
PROBLEMA.
FROM SAIGON DIRECT,
ARMS AND OPIUM;
HACKS IN THE SEA.
The two Ching boatmen, mid Confound it! How annoying to to he muster and foki, who were the scribbler, is the inevitable, dis sentenced a few days ago to twolve}
Owing to the danger of molestation covery that everything has been, and nine months' hard labour res-
the trip up. Hongkong rice '. written about before, by soine pre-pectively for possession of opium The Bishop of Victoris (the Rt. Rev. merchants have ceased making ship- sumptuous, predecessor. The rainy were again brought before Megia-C. R. Doppay) présid dat the annual mit Canton since Chan Chiung season has come to my island, and trato. J. H. Wood this morning Speech Day of the Diocesan Boje ming's fight. As the harvests have as I sit on my verandah, smoking, on a charge of possession of 19
not been too satisfactory, and stocks and watching happily the falling Maurers and 1,900 rounds of am-School at the school building, Bon of imported rice have decreased, the flood, I am tormented by remem- munition. Originally there was an ham Road, yesterday afternoon. He need for frem shipments is becoming
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To obvists the dangers, arrange- mest have been made whereby Saigon exporter, ship direos to Canton. Several lota have already been received
British parenta hers whose children horing that a Scotsman wrote an additional charge of throwing was supported on the platform by the pressing. are suffering the handicaps of the essay about rain which largely things overboard to prevent seizure. Headmaster (the Rev. W. T. Feather
queers my pitch." I forget but this was not proceeded with Colony's present defective educational his name; but the author of when they were sentenced on the store), the Hon. Mr.. E. Irving (Dir system will shortly have fall opport-High Life in Hongkong, who oplum count. The arms charge wastor of Education), the Rev. N. unity to make their grievances known/introduced me to him, would tell dealt with separately as the 0.8.P. Teesdale Maskintosh, and the Hoa and the practice will be continued.
your interviewer all about him, I had made an application for com-Mr. J. H, Kemp, KO. daresay, if you sead. I'm nearly mittal.
and to identify themselves with the movement afoot to secure mach- needed improvementa.
country.
Three of the students addressed the
sure that his name was Alec, and Sub-Inspector Spear, of the gathering on the school's history, I know he dwelt and wrote in abeep Water Police, had charge of the work and play. Their peaches were The result was that the product of the He wrote beautifully, case and Mr. D. MacCullum dewell received by the audience, who schoole were youths whose character A public meeting has now been too. Then there is the terrible tale fended.
were greatly impressed by the and lives had been ruined by cheap arranged to discuss the whole quee-by W. S. Maugham, in The Lance-Bergt. Carey gaye evidence tion of educating British children bere: Trembling of a Lest." Thats not that he sat out from the bass at speakers fluency and elsar enuncia education. They were Beither Rast- This meeting will have influential only entitled" Rain" but it des Kowloon on the night of January tion of the English language. The ern nor Western and bad neither the cribes the rain now before me. I a0 in a police samman with some speakers were-Philip Mooney, the discipline of their own manners and backing. The Hon. Mr. H. guess it would be the same rain, Chinese samen. He was attracted senior prefect for 1922, William customs, or of the Western Civil- Pollook, K.C., Senior Unofficial Mem-seeing that it fell in Sauna, just by a flare of light on the mast of a Young aye, and Erie Wong Ching laation.
With reference to external examin. ber of the Legislative Council, will over the way from here. Steven-junk unchored in the northern fair Tong. Yoen Kwok Haen addressed. preside, and with him will be the son's Samoa. R.L.S. could write way. He described his manoeuvre the gathering in Cantones on thestions, twelve out of eighteen
.bit, too; and I've felt the wea- to get alongside and board the junk. subject of Chinese studies.
Matriculation candidates, had passed following well-known public menther in some of his yarns, Especi- In the darkness he fell into a bole Afterwards the 70 boarders of the (two with honoara), and one The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, the ally the Scotch mist. All Words but recovered in time to ses first school gave an excellent performance awarded the senior local orrtificate. Hou. Mr. B.V.D. Parr, the Hos. Mr. to Yigmant in this Probibition defendant push some sacks into the Swedish Drill in the school play. In the junior locals 22 candidates had
and Scotch missed! On a real sen. In the hold he found one sack C. Montague Ede, Mr. A. O, Lang.riukified day at that, But let mend three others were subsequently ground; under the direction of Staff-passed out of 35.
Sergeant Huat. "About a dozen other In the course of his report the Ltd. Mr. Bird, and Mr. A. R. Lowe,
not be untanned. See! I gulp revered by dragging, all four con- boye gave a very creditable gyrastie Headmaster touched on the subject back the rising sah, und smile jaining arms or opium.
display on the parallel bars, and of education for British children in through the gathering teams, just
vanlting burse. They showed a high pitch of efficiency and kill, which made it a pleasure to watch the per-
We have just received a smart selection of :---
·CASÉMERES, SERGES, GABERDINES
and FANCY CHECKS for the Races.
INSPECTION INVITED.
The China Mail.
**RUTH, JUNTICK, PUBLIO BERVICE"
FIT and STYLE GUARANTEED.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Mr. J. Kerr, the second A.S.P.. states that the so called bombe that HONGKONG, WEDERDAY, F. 7, 1923. were laid on the trumline at Query Bay on January 28, have been analysed and found to be quart size "Sparklate" soda water yphons
THAT PUBLIC MEETING.
British parents here have waited
their grievances regarding
the
Among the speakers will be Mr. N. Teesdale Mackintosh, Registrar of the University. Parents will also be invited to state their views. Resola tions will be passed embodying the opinions of the meating and these will be submitted to the Government direct.
ན
The date of the meeting has not yet been fired, but it will be sonounced well beforehand, possibly during the next few days.
LOCAL AND GENERIL
Roman Catholics,
Casa
ANOTHER LABOUR
DI: PUTE.
POULTRY WORKERS
DEMANDS.
*POSSIBILITY OF STRIKE
of
formance.
WAS
Hongkong. He stated that British. parents ware inclined to expect a just now a bit of blue sky showed. The wind rages, and the thresh
little too much and to pay too little and hiss of the rain, seems endless.
for the education of their children. He advised parenta to remember that It is as heavy as "tropical "rain; but it slants. Little yellow lakes
HEADMASTER'S REPORT.
nothing weakened the discipline of a have formed between me and the
In the course of a lengthy but school so much án talking in front of road, and they are connected by Down by the
decidedly interesting report Mr. the children and passing adverso rivulets that purl.
Featherstone remarked on the success críticism on the staff: It was vo` use, gate they all discharge through one
of their system of giving no prizes, either, telling parents to send their sluice-like channel, that has cloven thwart the road; and is shooting
and stated that they had been work-children to England to be alucated. its load into the jungle beyond. Our The members of the poultrying on: these lines ever since 1919. With some there existed a certain ducks seem happy. The little wurkers' guild have presented de- With regard to the school work, they amount of disagreement on the white one, who makes such a fuss mands to their employers asking for now had teachers for subjects instead subject; and others could not afford if the, drake ruffles so much as one the benefit of the one per cent. re of for classes, and they had found that to do so. Parents could quite well of her feathers, is wallowing in the late invariably allowed on all-pur under this system a teacher put more send their children between the agen nearest lake. Bedraggled describes chasce. Or the grounds that this heart inle lus work, and examination of ten and seventeen to the Diccesen her. The pools are not "pitted rebate constitutes one of their main results had apparently been affected Bars School, and their girls to the us most writers put it. Say what sources of revenue and that the for the better. Scripture and the Diocesan Girls School. The general One Qainrce
each of you like, s pit's o pit; and as I see granting of this concession would Catechism were taught in all classes, tone of these schools was quite as high diphtheria, exterio cover and cerebro- the effects of the raindrops on the necessitate periodical inspection of though he felt that they needed more as that of bearding schools in Eng-
the spinal fever. were reported yesterday, surface, they are prominences, little a firm's hooks by its employees,
modern booke on the subject. He land, but they needed better socom geysers that, during the moment of masters have refused the request" their existence, appear sharply The men are stated to have said ggrated that a library would be very modation and larger granta in sid.
Speaking as to the Boxer Indemnity The Rev. M. W. Shewell. M. A., pyramidal. The branches of the that an immediate strike will be the useful in this respect as it would 0. F., is appointed Senior Chaplain aigneobas sway from side to side; alternative to non-acceptance but enable the older boys to read more he said that a part was to be spent on of the Fornes, China Command, with between gutts I see them; then a the masters' guild have implied that select books on the subject of Religion education. Universitira could not be effect from January I to administer wall of rain blots them out of sight. they are willing to suspend business and so gain s keaner vision of the carried on without saftoirot "feedary" o all denominations other than I am, happy too, because I am free for a time. They threaten instant ethical and spiritual life. He felt that such as their own school, and there- to stay under-shelter. It I had to expulsion from their promises if the good deal of the apathy of the fore it was necessary that such schools prople towards Religion was largely should be helped to extend as much go to office glib phrase that workers down tools.
dus, to the blind teaching of the as possible. With regard to sending. betrays a misspent past-I should Yesterday morning, a fire broke be shrinking at the foreknowledge
part."
youths sbroad, the report stated :—-- Referring to attendance, etc., more To send abroad youths of sixteen to out in the Western Suburb at Centon of a stuffy riesht, hood and apron and was not under control till 3 pm up, in which i should feel more like INTERP. RT ROWING.
boys had been refused admittance twenty one years of age is generally About seventy houses were gutted a package than an essayist. "This
during the past year than has been admitted to be a mistake. At that The cause of the fire and the amount side up (let's hope) with care, Or SHANGHAI CLUB ACCEPTS. the case at say tims in the past. age a youth's character is not formed,
I should be dreading that ride on of damage is, at present, unknown.
More accommodation had been msds he has not learnt how to work and a the top of one of your troms, where The Shanghai Rowing Club have for boarders than in any previous endden micase from home and school which are comparatively harmless.. After an all day sitting yeater-one gets wetter than by walking telegraphed their acceptance of an year; boarders numbered 110. Also infigens and disciplins will generally The 1st Battalion King's Regi-day, the final stages of the man- bolilly in the rain. is a invitation from the Royal Hong. they had more boarders from outside spoil him. In a foreign counter he is long for the Government to redress tent-the 2nd Battalion of which slaughter car-the last in the cal/refrain in that last which sounds kong Yacht Club to row Interport of the Colony than had been usual in almoer encouraged to think that he is is at Hongkong-is to remain in endar of the January Criminal familiar... I recall (eben, what events here on the 17th March... the past. He gave the following a very wonderful person from the It was notified a few days figures as to nationalities and mystericas East and then' when he years agone) a walk in the rain with
returns to his owt country ha is disap-i brella we had; but it sufficed. I Colony's educational system. They
girl, when love was the only um- that Singapore and Cauton have
also accepted so that, with the parti- places: have hitherto waited in vain. When
wrote, I confess, ballad, telling cipation of the three Outport Clubs, 358 Chinese, 95 mixed, 10 pointed with the reception be receives how I walked with Rosie in the the V.R.C. and the Royal Hong Portuguese, 8 English, 6 Indian, 2 both from his own people and from the Education Board appointed a
rain. It was published somewhere: kong Yacht Club a good programme Greek, I Datoh, 1 Japanese, I Korean, the foreigner in bis own country. If sab-committee to consider the whole
I never wrote, as I might have done, of races, probably lasting for two 1 Russian, 1 Siamese Boarders came Chiness are to go abroad for education a tragic epic telling how love died. days may be expected. usation, British parenta took fresh
The 8. "Glenfallook" reporte
from the following places:Hongkong they should complete their school and 37, Amoy 16, Formosa 12, Manila then a large number of short term university education at home and bopa. Now at last, they thought,
Brigadier General W. D. Connor, meeting with a strong mensoon and and how Rosie and I walked no more together, because Rosie's
Canton 9, Hanoi 4, Swatom 4, something will be done. That sub- U.S.A., arrived in Honolulu on the heavy seas on the voyage out from husband but there! What is the committee has presented its report transport Chaumont and will stay in Singapore. "The .. "Bancs" which uns of raking up the dear dead days but make your own similes, ad lib. Penang 2, Macao 1, Bangkok 1, post graduate Travelling Scholarshipe Hawale month before coming on to arrived in port early yesterday morn of whateanime? I do not walk in It is faining; and the way things Shanghai 1, Singapore 1, Tokyo, 1, should be available to help them to China to assume command of Ameri-ing, several hours overdos, was also the rain for any woman now; and are, I don't care a
Tientsin 1, Hoihow 1, Kongmoon 1, go to universities and similar instit can forces at Tientsin. He is accom-canght in the monsoon, and her stear-I go no more, polens volens, “to Yet I have hated rain ever since Sandakan 1, Korea 1. No less than ations in England, her Colonies and not, be available for universities in paried by his wife and by Mrs. Peter ing gear was damaged. Luckily the office, there to sit in damp things I was a child. Perhaps in my Isst 37 of the above are Amor Chinese oleawhere; the Boholarships should Van Fleet, his molber in law.
damage was not serious and it was and catch cold and get angry with incarnation I was a cat, a Tom cat. from Amoy, Formors and Manila.
In July and August of last year he England alone. An Education foun fate No. I have a big stock of Or perhaps it is just because I was, repaired in a few hours."
tobacco in hand, and a shelf of in the incarnation that I best re-had visited parente, boys and old ded on Education in School and Un- The strong man of the Probibi thirty classics, and I can sit here member, really and truly a child.
Formon, Amoy, and the Philippines, ling Scholarship should produce I needn't describe) and actually it rained I flattened my little sub and the general impression he gained practical, men with Character: and Robert B. 8. Hammond, Rector of Bt. enjoy the rain, as if I had my nose against the window and
Vision; and that is what China wants. was that in all these places there werę Barnabas, Sydney, in a moech at fingers crossed. It will not rain
Chinese who would welcome a modern,
now"
The Director of Education made a Caxton Hall, said in Honolulus forty days and forty nights, as once
well-equipped; wall staffed boarding saw enormous packages, and asked it did. Even if it does, the mail what they were. Oh, that's a browery man is a friend of mine, and comes
school in Hongkong where they could short speech, in the course of which A little older, I abandoned in-send their children to be educated, he congratulated them on their we're shipping to Chins now that the right up to the house with my Over- cantation for prayer, and besought He thanked the medical and nursing success in dispensing with prizes, States have gone dry,' was the an lond Mails, and be will bear this fine weather more earnestly than staff of the Government Civil and remarked that some years ago in Surgeon-Captain H. S. Burniston, wer Mr. Hammond used the story essay henes, to the camps and the any bishop ever prayed for rain, Vintaris hospitale, Dr. G. Thouas, his annual report he said that prize. long overdue improvements in the MG, has been appointed to the to give polat to his demand that the immortality they will give to it with, so far as I can see, about the and Dr. Kew, Bros, for the kindly givings were greatly overdone in the Royal Naval Hospital at Hongkong whole world must go." diy,*** "I abould worry. Years and same effect. So min was anomy to interest they had taken in the school Colony, and specified a case where » Colony's educational system. With the from the 21st alt, and will be borne
years ago, before the movies the child imprisoned indoors, and to Discipline, during the year had been girl of about fifteen years of age was influential backing promised-thespon on the books of the "Tamar," depot
were dreamed of, there were paint the man'forced out in it by economic generally excellent, and they had given's 350 silver cup for winning an sors have all shown themselves verar a great deal of hard work afloat motor ship Kongning" obarged to roller, while a dumed fool of the one who always used to say the the boys were now more on their worked hard all the would probably ship at that port. Captain Burniston Capt, FL Fyne, master of the ed panoramas, unwound from ruller calle. A man I used to hate whs Steenloped the prefect system so that 88 and spoon race, whereas had abe ready champlotsof reform-this meat and ashore in the late war (mentioned three Chinese members of the crew lecturer gave us an accompanying land was needing rain... And of honour both in and out of sohoo!). In top of her form she would probably ing will speak for parents with author in despatches, Q.M.G.).
Lo Hoi, Kong Tai and Korg Reing-running patter. This, ladies and course, when I heard of that bishop ity the Government cannot ignore,
before the Marine Magistrate (Com- gentlemen, le London Bridge, I hated him also. Interfering ass games they had decided to join to have been given three and six- There will be nothing secret about Commander G. H. D'Oyly Lyon. mender C. W. Beckwith, R.N.) this under which a considerable volume Here in my island my sentiments leagues or associations but were penny Little Flok*** He wished its deliberations, nothing secret the renowned International Rugby morning, with (1) unlawfully desert of water bows every year. That are moderating Not only for Always willing to meet other schools them as successful a future as they footballer, bas vacated the appotting the ship at 3 pm on February port of thing. But the pictures, as the reason given that I am in friendly matches He did not about its findings. Both mast mist of executive officer at the Royal and (2), volawfully doing damage I recall them must have been well free to dodge, it. Here it has the think the league system
Naval Barracks, Portsmouth. He is to the engines on the same date. The painted. My memories of them, extraordinary habit (as a rale), of for boys. They were succeded by Demmander A. Sholto one was formally remanded until and of such of the actual scenes as raining at night and stopping for develo Douglas, who commanded various 10.30 am, to morrow for hearing. I have since looked upon, coincide the day. I invented that, as an With destroyers during the late war, and
and the findings have been kept in
the darkest excrecy. Hope has given place to despair again. But this time the despair is desperate. Parents demand the right to know what is happening. They demand the right
Northern Ireland for the present, Sessions-were completed a little be- pending essing how matters are going fore 4 p.m., when after a brief delibera to pan out on the Border, which is in tion the Jury returned a verdict of a rather disturbed condition owing to not guilty" and the driver of motor the reckless raids of the so-called car No. 79 was discharged. Republicans.
The command of the Royal Naril College, at Dartmontb, held
to know whether their grievances are, during the past two years by Captain tionist movement of Australia, Rev.fin a dress, or rather uzdress, that I loved the out-of-doors, and when boya of the school at various places in Fernity at home followed by a Travel-
receiving attention. Hence the public F. A. Marten, C.M.G., O.V.O., passed, meeting announced in the China Mail on January 3, to Captain the Hon. Herbert Meade, 0.7.0., D.9.0.. formerly captain of the "Renown" dung her Indian and Japanese tour with the Prince.
-to-day.
This meeting will enable Britieb parents here to make their complaints 'known. It will also enable them to
support the movement afoot to secure-
command the respect of the Govern
ment. Not only parents but every one who has the Colony's "clare at heart will attend this meeting which might well prove an epoch in the history of education here."
ARE YOU?
Are you troubled with constipation Are you billans or liverish, headachy or blid #1 Ilso Pinketten are your noed being laxative perfection they clot
Commander of the Wyneck, Adanio Elcat, up till Angust last.
piped:
Rain, rain, go away Come again another day.
very neatly. They used to intro- improvement on creation when I claimed duce a storm at sea, and a mall was in my nonage, but I never school, Admiral Sir Arthur Leveson behind the flier rolled a lot of gravel believed it really possible Natura cost K.C.B., Commander-in-Chief of the or peas or something on a big finally, such is all too human, I never educat China Squadron of the Royal Navy-tray, to reproduce the appropriate wasted thought on people who have charges were In the early hours of this morn will pay a visit to Had's next normen. Well, that is just how this to be out at night. Palies for in- boar ing, a man armed with a revolver and week on board bio. Fisgahip, rain IS, HOW sounding in my cars stance. But they get into pasatzes Colony two others who had daggers boarded II.M.S«^ "Hawkina," accompanied Storms at pea do not sound like
junk lying near the Bunghom by H. 1. 8. Despatch, H. M. S that but this rain does. We Ferry what declaring themselves to Diomede, H. 8. Peterled, HMB to have, they tell me t
be searchers for opium and arms Titanis and several submatines he off and on
After abduing the crew, the robbery Aost expects to arrive in Manila on the off, and abido
away such troubles In a night Try left in a boat heading for Kowloon February, 16 and stay until February na, happy as the them you'll feel better in the morn City, taking with them, $14.60 in 24, Lady Leveson and her two happy as ing 1 Of chemists, or post free, 50 cents
Labile, but Chin por vial from Dr. Willians Medicino money and savetal roll of, doth diaghtan
Kienges Road, Bhangbal
valued at $32:00:0
they will go or a passen
sold t thou
Lone
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