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AN INTERESTING TRIP,
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THE CHINA MAIL.
In the kingdom of Cambodia, stands, a marvellous city-built in the tenth century by exiles from India, whose disappearance is one of the many unsolved problems of anthropologists. The remains are unique, there being-one is told- nothing similar elsewhere and nothing.comparable in India itself.
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To reach this wonder city, built entirely of sandstone blocks laid without mortar, the traveller takes a palatial French Mail Steamer to Saigon and then starts on a. Journey Inland which gradually prepares one for what is to come: A river steamer up the beautiful- tropical river, the Mekong, with Its clumps of floating lies, lands one after two nights and a day in extraordinary Cambodian capital, Phompesh with its gilt spiked roofs,and the palace temple with floor of real silver and golden" and jade Buddhas. After leaving Pnompenh one comes to the Great Lake and then sampans i (through a submerged forest up the Sion Reap River. It is decidedly ecrie see nothing but treetops sticking out of the water, the pompous looking pelican placid, ly swimming by and crocodiles basking in the sun Landing at last one is pleased to find a Ford replacing the old-time or notgilette for the last lap of the way, most of it by the side of a palm bordered stream with many waterwheels. At last the towers of the righty temple appear above the trees, one enters the unobtrusive but com fortable bungalow erected by the French Government in 1909 and after a much needed tea-proceed. at once to explore Angkor Wat, the temple opposite.
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The Hon. Mr. Kotewall said he was very pleased to hear that the successes of the School were duc, among other things to the intro-
As at the Taj one is conscious duction of more English teachers in the lower classes, and to of the studied effect of the ap teachers taking special subjects proach first along a 13-yard wide in several classes instead of naga' bordereri, paved causeway taking one- class in all subjects, across the 200-yd, wide meat to the These changes were steps in the entrance pile, then along the right direction, and should show 500-yd. raised causeway through yet better results. as the years the park, where peaceful
(buffaloes and bullocks) graze, pass.
which contains the Our young, friend, Peter Pau, and
pool and two has given us a very clear account elephant of the scheme-for-a-new-school small buildings, possibly libraries, building to be erected in Kowloon. to the steps of the great Western From this account I gathered that entrance. This takes one to rec- the School is still short of about tangular vaulted galleries, orna- $150,000 for the purpose, if it is to mented with the most amazing He said that Mr. Featherstone proceed with its full programme carving in low relief-a. battle could not have assigned him alof work. I wish to take this oppor- between men and monkeys, the more agreeable task than that of tunity to appeal for financial churning of the sea of milk, the addressing his old School, and he assistance to all those who have the doings in the Brahotiniçal Heaven was exceedingly grateful to him interests of the School at heart to and Hell, scenes from the Rama- from ancient Cam- for the opportunity. His pleasure the parents of Old Boys and pre- yann and wa: increased by the presence of sent pupils, to the Old Boys badian history. More than half the Inspector of English Schools, themselves, and to those who a mile of it, the area covered is in Mr. Ralphs, who taught him in the believe that the school is doing fact more than 2,000 sq. yds., yet no repetition! Some- School, and to whom, as to their good work. In view of its splendid there is Tate Headmaster, Mr. George record I am sure that I need only times one is reminded of Greek Piercy, he owed more than he point out this shortage for the work, sometimes of Egyptian, but could properly.express.
desired help to be forthcoming," the extraordinary. variety, the "We have listened with intense. "Let me now say a few words vigorous movement, the crowded interest to the extracts which the to the boys, especially to those figures gods, men, animals-form Headmaster has read from his who are about to leave School, to a whole, which is without à parallel, report went on the Hon. Mr. become old boys like myself," Every part of the outer wall has Tits elaborately designed conven-. Kotewall, and I am sure that we added the Hon. gentleman, have all been struck by the extra wish to share with them the tional ornament, while at frequent brdinary record of successes. It is experience I have gained since I intervals occur, dancing girls of anmost unnatural litheness or more a record of which any school might left School in 1895, first as
rarely ascetics. Just below the be proud, and I heartily con- employé, and afterwards as an gratulate Mr. Featherstone, his able employer. To my mind, the most fluted roof gods leap from the staff, and the boys on the results, essential qualities for success, backs of various animals. Window which represent no small amount besides character, are thorough spaces are filled with carved stone of labour and sacrifice on the partness, and doing things to a finish, pillars. Asin our own catbredrals, of all."
Boys, some of you may think these one is age-struck at the pro He had been very much im attributes of small importance, but digality of the carring, the careful, pressed with the speeches of the my experience, has taught me detailed workmanship in incon- four young fellows: their delivery otherwise. If you work by the spicuous places, the creative joy of was good, and the language used, clock, if you measure your work the artisan so sadly lacking in well chosen. Public speaking by the amount of salary you modern buildings.
Within the court are more lawns, should, he thought, receive greater receive, if you perform your task encouragement in schools in Hong-in a sloven, slipshod manner, or but direct from the entrance one kong than it did at present. After even if you simply make it "good ascends more steps to a smaller all, a language is what they sp. ke enough, you will assuredly be out- court containing four bathing as well as what they wrote; and a distanced by those who do their pools, which furnish superb reflec man was generally judged, and level best in everything they tigns of the surrounding colonades Here and there quite properly, by the style of his undertake, big or small, and see it and galleries.
БОГО the yellow rob- speech He did not for a moment through in spite of difficulties and are
Buddhist monks, suggest that every school-boy obstacles, and the allurements of ed should blossom out into an orator, ease and pleasure. (Applause) have taken possession of this it he should certainly be able to Some one wisely says, "Faithful Brahmin shrine. The sound of express himself, with ease and performance of small duties is the their chanting echoing through the an unlimited supply of skilled the walls and to uproot them would be to destroy everything.. Notably only preparation
grand galleries seems fitting: if Hinduista artists and slave labour. for lucidity when on his feet
"The Headmaster has kindly services." Another person, no has passed from Cambodia it is allowed me to see beforehand his less sagacious, once said, "How well that Angkor Wat is still Chinese ambassador, who saw it is this the case in the erection, held in 1296, said that it marked the together by a noble, tree, in the centre of a great bathing pool, report which contains one or two you start is very important, but it place of prayer.
surrounded by four others into points I wish to comment upon" is more important how you finish One ascends still further to the centre of the Khmer kingdom.
The city of Angkor Thom is of which water flowed, through the In re-up. continued the speaker."
"My young friends, profit by second court with its ogival towers ferring to the subject.Chinese." these two wise sayings, and you and then the glory of the innermost earlier workmanship than the open mouths of stone heads repre-
the that
results will soon find that in their applica- sanctuary with its amazing solidity temple and was the seat of seating a woman, an elephant, an he says
the ox and a dragon respectively, were very poor. "I understand that tion lies the difference between and its five towers shaped like the Khmer kings from
lotus buds bursts on one. Twelve ninth to the fourteenth Ce-There is a huge artificial lake, the majority of the boys in this fallure and success." School are Chinese and Eurasians, "Ladies and gentlemen," con- rows of forty steps each looking turies. The city is built as
#torraco resting on three-headed and there can be no doubt that all of cluded the Hon. Mr. Kotewall, may narrower and more precipitous square, each side nearly two miles the Baral, various smaller temples, them should have a good ground-1 once more express the great than the last lead to this, the long. Long vistas appear as one elephants, the Terrace of Honour ing in the Chinese language. A pleasure I feel in coming to supreme shrine, From this third passes through the doorways, dis-
all sorts of savage beasts, and man cannot be considered educat address my dear old School today, story, 250ft above the foundations, turbing the only present day in showing elephants fighting against The most Innumerable other remains scatiers ed, however high his foreign attain- and in finding it stronger than the splendid simplicity and grand habitants, the bats. ments, if he is intapable of ex-ever, with marked iniprovements proportions of the architect's bizarre feature of this city is the ed over many miles. These can be pressing himself properly in his and progress made in every design, a veritable triumph of form of the five gateways, each explored by the indefatigable with mother tongue, and is ignorant of direction, especially during the symmetry are apparent even to surmounted by four enormous the assistance of the first rate
faces of Brahma, so placed that the literature of his own country. years when its esteemed Head- the thoughtless. N
Less Impressive than this per-one is always seen, full face and official guide, me
Even the most hurried, however, And such a man is certainly at a master, Mr. Featherstone, has been great disadvantage in the ordinary guiding its destiny. (Applause,) fect temple but much more extra- two in profile,
In front of the Gate of Victory should on no account mise an elephant ride round Angkor Wat pursuit of life not only in his native I wish the Old Diocesan continued ordinary, is Bayon, the Hide-and-
building of four courses one above giants, 6ft, high, holding the the other, with a mate of towers, sacred hooded serpent, the seven hill, Prom Bakheng, which gives a each with enormous faces ten feet headed naga, which with the panorama of the whole in its true high af very varying expression, sacred bird, the garonda and the setting of dense tropical vegeta Rooms and passages are so small lion reappear everywhere. that Bayon, can hardly have been The French have done much of much practical users becavating, cutting roads, and
aring away the jungle, from the in several places trees have burst through
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these are the very latest photographs of Prince Hirohi to and his bride, Princess Naxaki, courteously supplied by the Hong-Japanese Consul-General,
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land; but wherever he goes. 1 Success (Loud and prolonged seek, Palace, a pyramid-like | are on each side rows of stone and one up the temple-crowned
ould therefore urge all boys to applause.).
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