WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1925.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Hongkong Education.
n
ing the profession would have been far more proficient in their work if they had secured a diploma or certificate of some sort.
STRICTLY BUSINESS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
ARMS EVIL:
SOVIET REQUESTS TURNED VALUE OF PUBLICITY ́AS
(Router'á Service,)
-DETERRENT.
GENEVA DEBATE,
(Reuter'c Service.) `
THAT PEACE PACT.
NEW FRENCH NOTE TO GERMANY.
was it could well afford to secure the $2,000,000 and £100,000, respec./ the important discussion of the British and Belgian Governments.
To the Editor of the China Mail).
Six-This "Certificated Tea chers" controversy seems to get more futile every day. May I attempt to bring it back to sanity with a few points with which I think everyone will agree,
1. It
man who. notoriously unfit through his own fault started giving advice as to how to keep one's health, he would probably be discredited. So too if a man says. "I don't hold with this 'ere education, but , what I'does say is....... "I think we should take his opinions with considerable reserve.
2. It ін dangerous . to generalise. I remember suffer- ing at the hands of a wrangler who could not explain conic sections, but that should not make
me
condemn, wranglers us tea- chers. So too I know of the headmaster of a Board School who has written one of the most illuminating books on elementury literary criticism ever published, and who has obviously all the attributes, of the perfect teacher. The only hope is to plump for the system that gives the most ren- sonable chance of success, taking things by and large...
not here for his health."
London, May 12. Both these universities have
In the House of Commons, Lt.- instituted diplomas in education. Co. W. Guinness, Under Secre
What would people in England think if they knew the sort of tary of the Treasury, in the course of replies, stated that ap- things being done out here?plications by the Soviet trading employing uncertified, untrained end inexperienced teachers, when organisations Arces and Centro- soyus in Britain for guarantees of right type of man.
tively, under the Trade Facilities Surely it is igh time some Act last June were, turned down thing was done..
purely on their business merits. Yours, etc.,
He added it was the Govern- ment's policy to refuse credit Hongkong, May 12.
facilities to the Soviet or its agents until they had restored their creditors' confidence.
'ASTOUNDED,"
Daylight Saving.
(To the Editor of the China Mail).
"
If he asserted the Soviet's difficulties were complicated by the fact that it had to pay 24 per cent, on the money market this could be attributed to the Sovier's financial record of lack of security.
FOE OF BOLSHEVISM.
Sir-With reference to the re- ported trial of summer time or the daylight saving scheme by still another local firm and the argu- ments for and against it as given to your representative by other! business houses, I think those were most sound which pointed out the great inconvenience of any alteration which was not mutually BORIS SAVINKOFF COMMITS agreed to by other parts in this zone both from the point of view of actual shipping and keeping in touch with each other's market. Again, the Bank, as another.
He
SUICIDE.
(Reuter's Service.)
Moscow, May 12.
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"PROFOUNDLY PACIFIC."
(Reuter's Service.)
PARIS, May 12. LONDON, May 12. The French viewpoint regarding The Rumanian, Polish and Germony's, guarantee pact pro- Persian delegates in particular posals is embodied in a draft Note displayed much anxiety during to Germany already handed to the
general committee of the arms The summary that has been conference with regard to the published states that the Note is obligation of giving publicity con- profoundly pacific and emphasises
to willingness cerning supplies of arms.
cooperate with They contended they should be Germany in attaining supplemen exempted from affording informatary guarantees for peace, provided tion as long as 'neighbouring the present treaties and conventions country, meaning Russia, was not are not weakened and the rights party to the proposed convention. and interests of the Central Mr. Burton declared the United European states are not impaired. States in all circumstances would give the fullest publicity to armst shipments. The United States Government and people would be very disappointed if the conven- tion did not sufficiently provide for publicity.
The discussion was adjourned.
EARLIER CABLES.
GENEVA, May 12.
of
NOT PAID YET.
MORE DEBTS DUE TO BRITAIN.
(Reuter's Service.)
of the
con-
Under
The technical committee
LONDON, May 12 - the arms conference has adopted
In the House of Commons, re-l the British proposal to exclude warships and aeroplanes from the plying to a question by Mr. R. A. category of objects of which the Taylor (Labour) whether the five The former Russian border States, such allowed. is not export
proportion 3. I think that most local pointed out, would be a big stom- Boris Savinkoff has committed decision must be ratified by the as Finland and Poland, had yet
general committee, The legal settled the educational authorities in Eng-bling block unless the new hours suicide in prison.
committee pronounced in favour of Tsarist Government debt land would jump at the young were adopted owing to certain A few hours previously, he the prohibition of the export of tracted by the municipal autho- within their frontiers. enthusiastic Oxford honours man work being impossible to proceed wrote to M. Dierjinsky, head of arts etc., to private individuals, rities if they could get him at the price. with until the exchange lists are the Police, begging for his libera- but favoured its being allowed Lt. Col. W. Guiness, It looks as though Hongkong were in.
{tion.
He received a hopeless
none of them had made definite offering a fair wage if we can get
conditions. There is another way of looking answer and threw himself from case of governments under certain Secretary of the Treasury, said arrangements either in respect such; or perhaps the said at it, too. Who sericusly thinks the fifth-floor window, being kill
HOW AMERICA STANDS.
of the Imperial debt or the hypothetical enthusiast in attract that the taipan will adhere ed instantly.
WASHINGTON, May 12. British bond holders of the Riga ed by the glamour of the East and strictly to the new hours?
[Boris Savinkoff was a well-
Official circles believe that the | and Vilna toans, the chance of contact with an unworks late at night often enough known anti-Bolshevik, who was
The benefits of the overseas known civilization-if so, good his own sweet will and is alleged to be the leading spirit of action of the American delegation luck to him; he will certainly be to be expected that he will be up the most counter-revolutionary at the Geneva armis conference in trade and trade facilities acts were more likely to teach the Chinese again at some unearthly hour in plote, in recent years, operating supporting British motion to ex-available to the States noticed, but something than the man who is the morning?-and if the taipan outside Russia. He was arrested clude warship and aircraft from a factor is considering the grant proposed of applications would be the is not to time in the morning on Russian territory on August the operation of the 4. After all the teaching of well-there is still a little truth 20. He was tried and Senters treaty, represents a desire to punctuality with which govern- Chinese, with amazing in the adag when the cat's away to death, but recudimended, to facilitate the conference reachingments and municipalities had dis
an agreement rather than any charged their obligations.... educational traditions to which the mice play." No, this early mercy in consequence of particular attitude of the Wash we have no aort of parallel in in the morning tunt may be markable statement in which hel
immediately involved. It Europe, is not the same thing alright for the A.P.C. line of busi sud that he considered all his government on the question drumming the three Rs into the negs which can be closed down it, counter-revolutionary activities understood that the delegation did rising generation in England. 4.30 promptly but it certainly were mistakes. Fie recognised not discuss the status of aeroplanes Other things, being equal. I think wouldn't be for or any the justice of the revolution and and warships prior the only hope of achieving any employee of a firm which has any-jacknowledged that he was guilty departure for Geneva. thing out here is to have men who thing to do with Chinese brokers. of the charges brought against have "read.....not to remember] It would take an earthquaké or a him,,adding: I recognise the ...not to criticise.......but to stick of dynamite to move the power of the Soviet and say, 'He weigh and consider" (1 quote Chinute brokers engaged in the who loves the Russian nation Bacon from memory, probally piece goods trade, for instance, must recognise the Soviet power.' inaccurately); men whose first nd in my case getting earlier to! I do not ask for pity."1 and constant thought will be the office would be of no avail "What, if anything, have we to whatever. teach them? Is it worth while How far can the best in Chinese culture be combined with the best in. European? Am to nim ni turning out typists or' engineers
their
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Yours, etc.. OVERWORKED ALREADY. Hongkong, May 12. -
or good citizens?".....And so (To the Editor of the China Mail:
forth and so on.
I am far from
saying that such a state of mind; "Sir-Re Daylight Saving, Why
It is refreshing to see that one
SUNLIGHT.
Yours, etc..
Ifougkong, May 12..
"Brokers Alley."
CATHEDRAL OUTRAGE.
PINES BESIDES DEATH.
(Reuter's Service.)
·Sofip, May 12.
10
is
FRANCE'S DEBTS.
their
CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.
PAYING THE WAY 10 UNION,
(Reuter's Service.)
'Lowdon, May 12. The Chath of Scotland Bill has! dan muda turi tine in blue House el Comtrons.
The Church of Scotland Bill w freinerd by the Cogiservatavers di dinary, 1925, and suguen duced by the Labour
Antara
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE'S
HOPES.
(Reuter's American Service.)
WASHINGTON, May 12. President Coolidge holds the opinion that the French and American debt discussions have entered the stage of definite con- crete negotiations and he is hope- ful of a satisfactory settlement.
"CABLES EARLIER
WASHINGTON, May 12. While the bare announcement that the State Department is in formally negotiating with France' regarding the French debt is the only atticia information available, it is generally understood that in- creased pressure. for the French settlement of the obligation was
formal ways. It appears that the French Ministers who recently conferred with the Under Secre
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CHINA MAIL'S CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
(These cross-word puzzles have been made by experts but our readers are warned to watch but for occasiona||| phonetic spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho;)
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HORIZONTAL
1-A dieburear of money 6-Bent
a
12-Plaood, ao a ball, on a 100. 14-Melody, dir
15-A broad thoroughfare (abbr) 17-Order of Merit (abbr) 18-A policeman (vlana) · 20-Right (abbr.)
Exist 22-Encountered 24—Over (poet.) 25-Extatod
26 More brown 28-Larga ish-hawks 10-Lowest commissioned army
offer (abbr.)
31-A river in Poland 32-Scotch word for "away" 33-Point of compass fabbe; 34-Small beda
36 The rainbow
· 39-Makve love to 40-Eludes
42-A bank, elope (Scot.) 43-Man's name 45Associate of Arts (abbr.) #7-Brother (abbr.) 4Everything
50-Latin for "that fa” (abbr)
THE INTERNATIONAL SYNDICATE,
VERTICAL
1-To walk with unsteady galt ! 2-A diminutive suffix 3-Combining form meaning
"new"
4The quality of being damer
strzhio
6-Boy's name (familiar) 7-interjection.
B-The state of being irreparabja The kernel of certain fruits 10-A Misdi, Atlantic State (abbr) 11-Prepared for market, a ment 13-Enemy
16-Vertebrate (abbr) 18-One of the grains. 19-A Mairy boat
21Horses of a certain color 23---In a rection toward 25-Peronnal pronous 27-Pertaining to the, East 10mA cúpling device (pl) 24-A strong, shortlegged horso 35-Possuasive pronoun 37-Suffix, same as "Id" 38-Senator (abbr)
4-Soldier minera
44The sitting together of an de
ganized body 46-Exclamation of sorrow
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War spot
3-Having no uns
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55-An Arcadian tösdline' spiriş
86-A large deer
88-Bains (abbr)
19 Prefix, samo as "ex" 60-Musics! note
81--Greek goddous of the dawn. 62-interjection
6-Cast Indies (abor.)
66-Third von of Adam"(Bible) -67---A ruler
89-Wandered off
70-Angia-in a for
long S curve
39-Web-osted diving birds of
northern peas
50-Island (poet.)
32-Indefinite article 14-Erbium (chem aym)
67-A term used in tennis A great body of water 83-Hendavering
66-Older in yenes (abbr) 68-Personal proneun · 67-Tantalum (them sym)
68—A New Englang State (abbr.) (The solucan of the ahore cross-work ́pscle wilą "appear in to-morrow's "Ching Mail" along with a new",
eroas-word puzzle:)
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HUGE SURPLUS..
AMERICA'S NATIONAL
FINANCES.
(Reuter's American Service)
WASHINGTON. May 12 The Director of the Budget" Bureau has advised President Coolidge that be is confident a Government surplus of $108,000,000 for the Fiscal year ending June 30, the amount by which the President | has been hoping the receipts will exceed expenditure,
is incompatible with the holding not put it up to the P.W.D. In addition to sengages of dead; of a certificate, but I certainly Government Departments, etc.?even of the persons sentenced in think that a long probation in The business firms would soon connection with bont outrage on educational technique in England follow suit.
file Cudhudral, mududing driedaan, in the Botee of Lorta lost,
have been died half a million Teen Sir John Chlmour, moving !! might quite possibly be an actual
bach; Zigorski, a quarter of a second rearing on March 19, this handicap. No one gets into a
million lovas and Paskyros and your, said that the Bill it recently exerted in several in rut sooner than a teacher if he
Kimbounof 30,00 levo and 20,000 increasing the control of the Chanel 'does not keep a constant watch on
himself!
[dova, cospectively.
favorite properties and endow (No one in this con
TS ablegram" published yester monts, He believed int troversy seems to have quoted our
day stated The court martial of musure would open the wash any of the Treasury. Mr. Winston The Director's latest estimate University, which offers the most 7 dhe ditor of the China Mail), Comuniste aegused in connection carly dite te tu dored Churchill, on his visit to France, exceeds his estimate of fast autumn illuminating comments possible on the points now at issue).
icfi obe Cathedral entenge has con- twona the fetallichest Church, quid were clearly informed by the by $67,000,000. He attributes the Sir-I witnessed yesterday dinded. Nine including the the United Free Church, Bobding American government that it is increase to heavier revenue returns what would have been an accident sacriston Zagorski, and Friedman, at the pet infinitely better desired that the French funding and the post office" department's narrowly averted in Ice House huve boy solenced to death, two hristian vay for the Pattish commission should be sent to receipts. Street. This street is very have been sentenced, to six porară) peopňo The rejection of the Bill Washington at the earliest moment: narrow, nad during businessland three years' imprisonment res was moved by a Tateur ember. in order to discuss the debt settle. hours, grently congested. Cannot spectively and five others have the Rev. J. Biar Motherwelli, othment with an American committee the police close it for vehicular) ben sentinted in their abande. {, was supported by another abomheaded by Mr. Mellon : Washing traffic or disperse the crowds, of]
meren, Mr. James Brown (Salton." The Government, anyhow,{ brokers and others who hàng
Shanghai, May 12-The Chinese Ayrshire), douer High Comms does not favour the idea that the about there in great number? Admiral, this morning called on or of the Church of Sud Freach 'debt to America should To the Editor of the China Mail) The Law says "The right of the the Consul Genert and ufficially lie notion: was tiefented by depend on the sums France re-
public is a right to pass along apologized for shooting on the 110 votes, and the Bill was regula ceives from Germany. à highway for the purpose of houseboat Doric, and offering pay second dime.4 legitimate travel, not to be on ment as indicated yesterday and] Sir. Taking an impartial view it." According to the dictum of a also compensation for Mr Lawson of the whole situation of Hong-learned Judge the public, are not Hall's injuries. It is reported the kong education, it seems to boil allowed to hold meetings on high-i gunboat has already left Shanghai: down to this; that it is getting ways. Something must be done if water-Reutér, : unqualified men cheup.
casualty is to be avoided. Enclosing my card. Yours, etc..
of your contemporaries has had the courage to stand up against this somewhat foolish clamour.
Yours, etc..
INTERESTED.
Hongkong, May 12.-
So many nowadays leave a University with little to do, and the best thing for them seents to be to hang on in a school for a while until the clouds pass over..! Is this going to be any longer the plight of Hongkong?
I would earnestly implore any self-respecting person to ponder over the question.
But of course. Oxford Honours men are horn teachers—and so are a host of others, who cannot Hack their way elsewhere.
It is said that the "Classits" men, so long famous at our two
SAFETY FIRST,
Hongkong. May 13:
* Unbelievers."
to the Editor of the China Mail
.'
Bagpipes,"
To the Editor of the Chind Mal).;
Sir-With reference to the note under "Shreds, and Patches" concerning the smallness of the. sale, of bagpipes in Glasgow, in preference, to the saxophone, I Sir.-With reference to the wonder if anyone can tell me if recent discussion in your valued there is any connection between paper on "Modernism" you may the pipes very often played at. deem the following cutting from a Chinese funerals, and the Scottish. Home paper worthy of notice bagpipes, Also, I am told that "The number of Chirch" digni- in the Yunnan province there is.
the ordinary Chinese,, who wear a tort of kilt. What is the dedile tion to be drawn from this?.
Yours, etc..
Hongkong, May 13.
Pirate Menace.
SAES.
venerable and unciontents of tarick who profess to believe in tribe bearing no semblance to earning can do anything, every-the 39 Articles is steadily decreas thing and something The world ing. I really think something belongs to them! That may be in cught to be done about it. administrative positions. where absurd to have à Faith which is the best of it all is that a row of not thoroughly accepted by B clerks, stenographers, etc., do all followers. Either the 39 Articles | the work for them.
should be scrapped and others substituted or the Inges and Barneses should be scrapped and others substituted.. "Woodbine (To the Editor of the China Maili Wife" sald to me not long ago. "The pillars of the Church, of Sir,-A simple was to handle England are. In many casca, un pirates would be to supply each bellevers." The question is: how ship with tear gas. It's a simple However, my contention is not long will such pillars support suggestion but worth thinking|| whether an, Oxford Honoura or it?"
But when it comes to teaching It is entirely different.
The man who knows all his calculus, the statics and dynamics of fluid pressures and what not is not necessarily going to be a good aviator.
1.
Cambridge Tripos max can teach
or not, but rather whether, if such persons had ever intended enter-
Yours, etc..
LOOKEL-ON.
Hongkong, May 12.,
about. H
Yours, etc.,
Hongkong, May 12.
CANUCK,
SALE OF SHIPS.
JAPAN GETS "AUSTRAL". VESSELS.
(Reuter's Service.)
*
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.
KAPI PASTEL HER
AN
BLEAUS BET
ACC
CHASTE ASLAN
PEA DONG
HIGHER TAXES.
MEETING FRANCE
VEEFICIT.
(Reuter's Fervice.),
Paris, May 12.
SYDNEY, May 12. The Commonwealth Shipping Board has disposed of the whole eleven ships of the "Austral" type
Submitting his financial pro £250,000, including: sevened, M. Cullanx, the Minister of vessels sold to Japan.
NOTED CHINESE ACTRESS HERE,
for
Photo courtesy "Wah Ter Yal Po".
Mlas Kum Sut Fong, described as the Mei Lan Fany of the fair sex. Mel Lan Fang in the celebrated Peking actor who had a season in Hongkong some years ago and has played to many distinguished audiences. Miss Kum Sut Fong comes with no less a reputation and will lead her own company at the Tai Ping Theatre.
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WORLD FLIGHT. (Reuter's Service)
CALGUTTA, May 12 The Italian aviator di Pinedo has arrived here.
COMING TUSSLE.
(Reuter's Service.)
Flamho told the Vince Com unten tart Fiton's share of the Pages anities would bo, car- marked By Me prpse of coniplet at the construction of "the de vastated regions and the redemption of inter- Allied debts instead of bang melanded in the credits of the Budget.
The atmosmeel that B Govern- 'hamut proposed to iso n loan Argundang the Bowes annuities.
He-timated the deficit in the 1024 budget at four milliards. for which die' wa huffa milliard in repet of depuranental economies. Think and a hodi would have to log found arul theas would be raised inter ala by qui serouse in the. inlivet faxes on lobiado pand ulcohol
LONDON, May 12: The Labour Opposition in the House of Commons has decided
move the rejection ef the d Government's Pensions Bil.
(This refers to the great pensions scheme outlined in the Budget}
TO
Paris, May 12-According to official statistics concerning the elections, the results in the towns of the department of the Sein and the chief towns of other depart- ments show that the socialists won 18 councils and the radical. nocialists 58. at the expense of the moderate republicans and conser- vatives.Havas,
GETL incre fr certain schedules of income, rótubly those affecting enrities and agricultural profits, glo by the creation # régies rusortedly in connection with oil and insurusice,
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