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those some alas taken in their self-imposed task-to attempt the seemingly impossible. It is a chastening experience and an uplifting one.
Boxer Indemnity Again.
Britain has decided what she is to do, with her portion of the Boxer Indemnity and as a result. China should benefit on a higher plane than that usually associated. with commercial projects. Japan also has come to a "decision and the result will be a library at Peking, and a science institute at Shanghai. What concerns 13. most at the moment is the seem- ingly admirable manner in which a sum of $2,000,000 annually is
THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1925,
SHREDS AND PATCHES.
The Office pool issues AIN'T, the following to 4 all
whom it may concern": Stocks alo't golog to rise no
more no more.
Stocks ain't going to rise no
more!
How in the world cao the old
folk know
Stocks ain't going to rise no
mikakram more?
M. Clemenceau
to be handled. It was aurely aAFTER DEATH. is finishing a wise and statesmanlike act on the
book. on
part of the Japanese Government philosophy which is not to be to appoint a joint commission of published until ten years after his
death.
"The Tiger" gives no reason for what seems a curlous decision. of times sounds rather dull, and a A book on philosophy at the best
Hongkong has PURE MILK earned Shanghai's"
commendation in Its effort to see that the milk supply is pure by having all Chinese dairies in one spot. The N. C. D. News compares the two places and says:-
"
foreign controlled part of Shang- Of course, compared with the
hal, Hongkong is a spacious place, and it is not difficult to find land for such schemes, whereas here it takes months and years lor any public body to acquire a reasonably large-sized piece of land, no matter for what purpose. One can welk imagine how greatly facilitated would be the work of the Health all the small dairies well removed Department were it possible to get
under
21 members of whom ten will be Japanese and the remainder Chinese, with Chinese Chuir- man. Subject to the powers of uch & Commission being un-book of such a nature by one who from crowded streets and houses, took so great a part in the world and how much better would the war is likely to be no more excit-animals. thrive ing than others of
such Unless of course there are to be
its class, improved conditions. While this
seems a perfectly chapters in it relating to the war. scheme in Hongkong, it must be practicable But there it is; Clemenceau is old, regarded as more or less Utoplan but evinces no signs of dying. It in the present condition of is just as well. Perhaps in ten Shanghai. The only drawback years noone will care a brass that presents itself in the Hong- button for Clemenceau's book, his kong case will probably be the ideas or for what he stood. Now rooted disinclination of the if he had written a book devising farmer to leave his old familiar ways and means of winning. ground, but apparently the the Champions.
authorities there appear to appre- head no trouble in that connexion.
restricted it is obvious that the beneficent aims of "the other side" are not likely to be misunderstood but that the Chinese are likely to see that there are those who seek her good. It is likely that this method of co-operation will be adopted by the British Govern ment when the tire arrives definitely to apply the money now set aside for other than material ends. If so it will be a grent source of satisfaction to all con cerned.
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A GOOD ROAD.
Whois Hongkong's SPEAKING. best speaker HOW NAVAL FUNERAL.
The Colony possesses that Sir William Rees Davies has left us? The
at least one very fine road road: to be Enshrouded in Union Jack question is suggested by reading a
of and bearing upon it the decensed precis
7 Dr.
proud of and that is Macnamara's Nathan Road, Kowloon. Both for oficer's cocked hat and sword, address on "Public speaking" length, breath and general beauty the coffin containing the body of He described Mr. Joseph Cham would be hard to beat. Lieut. S. F. G. Tuke was borne toberlain as the best debater to England they have fine roads and In Happy Valley Cemetery yesterday whom he had ever listened. For the finest and proof against the gun carriage gusts of brilliance and lightning necessity of repairs, even under work? Would a man with simply afternoon
fawn by a party from H.M.S.like shafts of irony and caustic the heaviest traffic, for fifty years un Oxford Honours degree, but Ambrose and preceded by a firing unrivalled. For a finely-phrased West Road. Arrangements are in criticism, Lord Birkenhead is the description of the new Great with no actual training or experi-party of 24 from H.M.S. Titania foursquare impressive presenta-hand for the opening ceremony ence in teaching, ever hope to Mourners present from all navaltion of a case in perfect English, to be performed by the King in secure a position as assistant boats in the Harbour and military Lord Oxford stood; he thought, June! It will have taken four and supreme. Sir John Simon always a half years" of intensive and Presentatives numbered; 100 At the graveside, the ceremony fascinated him, For lucidity, scientia: work to make, at a total was conducted by Rev. Mr. Hamil-precision, thoroughness, and ton (Chaplan of the Titania.) The crystal-clear exposition they would £175.000 a mile, or over £702 cast of £1,000,000-an average of firing party, who were command-not find his equal, and it was a yard. It is 120 feet wide, and is, ed by Licut. Buckle, fired a salute real pleasure to watch him at constructed as follows: A founda- of ever the grave and the "Last work. Mr. Lloyd George stood tion of 12 inches of broken pieces
master under the London School Board? Speaking from memory
would say in rural districts, adver- tisements for teachers
we
that.
even
knew
the way to
the grade required for Hong- Post" was sounded by a Marine unique. and] supreme. No of concrete, brick, and stone; kong invariably stipulate that bugler.
Among those present were hearts of his audience as he did. concrete; and above that two in- the above that alae inches of reinforced such persons must be certificated.. Commodore Stirling, it seems only fair and reasonable. H. T. Raikes (Captain of Sub-gay so quickly and so naturally. asphalt. All sewers, water mains, Captain No man could pass from grave to ches of compressed natural rock that assistant masters brought marines), Mr. E. W. Hamilton, No man could be so persuasive, and cabies are at the side of the out here on the same salary officers commanding ships in could so consume an opponent in road, so that there is no danger of harbour, and naval officers holding a fiercely scornful sentence. He any sinking or damage or uneven- should have the same qualifica-dockyard appointments.
had the race faculty of making ness owing to overgreat pressure, tions for teaching: the aptitude Wreaths were sent by the every man and woman in a great Nathan Road did not cost this, for actual teaching is not possess. following:-Commodore Stirling, audience feel that he was talking but it is a very fine road.
solely and exclusively to them. matteraptain R. H. T. Raikes, Lient. No man added to the genius of. ed by every one, no
Comdr. R. W. Blacklock, Lieut. the orator, the skill of the dah ter, whether he holds one or a dozen and Mrs. J. Hill, "From a at to the extent that Mr. Lloyd George
Beechfield," Submarine First did:
and
ST. PAUL'S
Hongkong-
The discus- SOFT COLLARS. sion recently In the China Mon
We are threatened with a return
University degrees.
Furthermore, if persons not Lieutenants, Officers and men of Macnamara, were learning the Mail has not lead us far.
Women, concluded Dr. Submarine L8, Wardroom Officers technique of public speaking wear soft collars, stiff collars, fully qualified to
leach H.M.S. Ambrose, Captain, Officers They had already discovered the tennis shirrs and the "Cissy brought out here the standard of
Ships Company education may be expected to fall, Durban,
H.M.S. advantage of keeping well on the variety. There is no uniformity. Wardroom whilst parents could not be H.M.S. Tamar, Wardroom Officers high "oprano.
Officers contralto note, and of avoiding the Says a Home writer:
Diamed if they sent their children
H.M.S. Marazion, Wardroom Offi- cers H.M.S. Titania, Officers of to schools for the latter to be Submarine L38. Crew of Sub- taught by assistant masters quali- marine LS3, Officers Royal Artil fed to teach by virtue of actual lory, R.N. Dockyard Police. experience and certificates. As indicated above, if there are to be, "half-baked" teachers there must naturally follow "half-baked" scholars.. And that is not in the best interests of education in Hongkong.
of high, stiff collars-1 counter- blast against the soft collar, which has is "not dressy." "I hate starch, vot been
over in any form," said Tom Moore. A zenerous in its and he certainly did. But he was response to the appeal for the St. by no means alone in that Row- Paul's Restoration Fund and itland, in "The Koave of Hearts," would not be difficult to state the 1611, says satirically: ILL-FATED SHIP. reason for this. Meanwhile the
LOCAL BOAT PIRATED THREE TIMES.
following may be of interest as showing the smallness of the details to which the great mind of Wren applied itself. A supply of For the third time within two towards the re-building of the oak trees from Sherwood Forest" or so, the local steamer Cathedral had been promised by Huhai. hus been pirated while on the Hongkong-Wuchow rup.
the Duke of Newcastle, to whom The Huhu fies the Chinese flag
Welbeck at that time belonged.
Steward to His Grace the Duke For Mr. Richard Noale,
year's
of Newcastle at Welbeck.
TEACHERS TO TEACH.
From the discussion at yester- day's meeting of the Board of: Education on the qualification of ¦ An Epic Indeed. teachers brought out from Home Words seem poor things in and is commanded by Chinese it is apparent that the present speaking of the moving pictures officers. She is a small steamer, system of selection is far from being shown at the Star Theatre which does not carry passengers, under the title "The Epic of On Sunday she left Hongkong with satisfactory. What is the exact Everest." There was an atmos- cargo of rice, etc., valued at abont standard of qualifications laid phere in the theatre last night $20,000. down in Hongkong for the body at that was impressive in its still with two of the crew who have Alleged to have been in collusion Home entrusted with the appoint-ness. The mind was filled with since deserted, pirates hid them-might use in the roofe of St. ments? And why permit the awe at the grandeur of nature and selves on board and held up the at the epirit of men moved to vessel in Chinese waters for con slightest deviation from such attempt to conquer her. Everest federates to come alongside. Taken still remains supreme-majestic,
standard?
**Londoa, April 4, 1695.- "Sir, having in my letter of January 23, 1695, signified to you a particular of all the Scantlings of the timber wee
Let us have standing collars in
the fashion,
We are become a stiff-necked
generation,"
we find Philip Stubbes, the candid And further back still, in 1583, critic. saying in his
Anatumie of Abuses," that he will ever detest "the devil's liquor; I mean starche.” lady expert says tend to coolauess. Starched collars-30 a Hongkong
What do the shop experts say to
this ?.
Do Hongkong WOMEN wonea read more READERS than me? There, seems to be no Paules, that His Grace's noble | doubt about it. Several Hongkong. benefaction might be as useful Clubs have fine libraries, fine as as may be to the work, and un- to quantity of books, but it is These questions are not imposing, beautiful, rising above to other spot, the ship was ran-
derstanding that what is already | fairly evident that a great many of asked in any carping spirit. The of man-impregnable. This epic One of the crew jumped overboard the mere fancies, and ambitions Hacked and the compradore forced
designed is none of the Great the books taken out ars so taken away into captivity "for ransom) subject of education is too im- picture may be considered from and is believed to have
* Beam ›s, welch is what 'wee are | for a man's womenfolk. To would most solicitous for, and being be rather interesting if a cenuss portant for any criticism of the number of aspects. Without any drowned.
been
given also to understand that could be prepared. Look at pin-pricking variety. Still, unless preliminary flourish of trumpets,
we must expect this season but London, Before this the ship had been the Colony is going to be content onward course to the fout, of two of the crow were shot. Her
the expedition is seen in on its pinted trico.
Tea of the great trees, I pre- "Practically all of our sub- Oni pie occasion sume once more to acquaint you scribers are women," says "the with turning out "half-baked" Everest. It is first of all educa-owners have decided to dispose of
with the scantlings of the manager of a London 'Circulating scholars some modification in the tional. We are shown the people her and wind up the company.
Greats Beames to prevent mis-library "and alaety per cent of take. 47 feet long, 13 laches the books they read ars, fizion. In present system of selection seems of the plains living-some of them in the filth of centuries-seem-
and 14 inches at the small. end, my experience, men were never necessary in the direction of ingly contented. We are shown the
growing timber, this scantling kroat readers of fiction, and we securing teachers already quali-monasteries that dot the hills and
to hold die square, as near as find that since the war the mon can be without sap. fied to teach, Are there not suf- some of those who have with-
who take out novels have become *Mr. Longland, our chief Youths who saw the real thing
fower and fewer deve ficient sources to draw upon in the drawn themselves from the world. in the conviction that the con- ranks of the National Union of templative is the best life to live.
carpenter, will be seat down thië season to take care of this at the front are unlikely to be Teachers (England), the Educa- And as the Caravan trudges over occurred in Kowloon yesterday, the down to Bawtrey, whom I desire page of the stay-at-home builder An accident with fatal results concerne, and the timber brought greatly attracted by the printed tional Institute of Scotland, or the wind-swept plain on to the great victim, being a twelve-year old you coaverse with in particulars,
heights, there is flashed to the Chinese boy named Wong Piu-kum. which at the distance I can hardly if it ware not for women and girl--
of fictioo." Teachers' Union in Australia? view such glimpses of naturalThe boy was having a joy ride-in determine, and bereder you to readers, nearly all of our novel The librarian is of opinion that raining of teachers has beer grender that gives pause to the a motor truck driven along Ki Lung present with all advantage our elevated to an art at Home, mind and reflection on the Street by ty licenced driver, when utmost sense of His Graces favour wilters would have to abandon the Would · anybody other than a
indomitable spirit of man. The he suddenly jumped from the of which also. I am very sensible (Rend, says the librarian, "is the business. The norelist's... REUN moniter or pupil teacher be every main, man and child with his head.
Eple of Everest should attract vehicle, receiving severe injuries to as becomeE
MADISKE MOT (the hijabrow. Doen, entrusted with actual teaching, any sense of pride in the disinter Death was instantaneous and the
Your humble
Talapply to Hongkong? And then only in elementary eated spirit which has moved body #se taken to the mortuary.
FATAL JOY RIDE."T".
BOY'S MOTOR LORRY DEATH.