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in time to come, than his gift of this collection of pictures and hooks descriptive of the early days of the Colony and com- memorative of the events which led, and the men who contributed, to its making. So far the Colony
That the "Riddle The Wand of Mercury, the Rod seems to be without nows of this
A FALLACY of the Sphinx " bequest; but it is more than likely
of Healing and of Peace,Ja powerful moans that the that it will be made. We certainly origin or object of the Sphinx is a
mascot healing quarrels, driving Phope so if only that it will bring Riddle to us.
sway sickness, giving "oloquence- to prominent notice a thing which the Colony needs--either an Art Sphinx" mean the riddle which It was a very mystic talisman, and The phrase the riddle of the and youthfulness to its possESSOR. Gallery, or the provision of a Hall the Sphinx is said to have asked its influence was all for good. to house art treasures and where OEdipus. Bacon gives the story Apollo gave Mercury a staff sur lectures and concerts may be in his Wisdom of the Ancients, mounted by a pine cone-symbol given for unless Sir Paul's trea- Chap. XXVIII, to the effect that of healing with wings to represent sures are to go. to Government the Sphinx propounded certain the flight of man's thoughts to the House and the University, it is dark, and perplexing riddles, and higher things The god added obvious that a building will need if the wretched captives could not that whoever carried the rod to be provided. Ceylon, it is inter at once solve and interpret the would have a marvellous esting to note, is bestirring itself same she cruelly tore them to gift of speech and would be in the matter of an Art Gallery. pieces. The Thebans offered to able to smooth away all The following from the "Ceylon any man who should expound the quarrels by bending his hearers to Times" is interesting if only for Sphinx's riddles the sovereignty his will. Armed with this magic the reason that it voices Hong- of Thebes as his reward. OEdipus wand, Mercury, went forth and kong's Governor's opinion:— gave the right answer which gave presently saw two serpents in Sir Williura Manning, Sir him the victory, and he thereupon deadly fight. He laid his rod Graeme Thomson, Sir Edward slew the Sphinx Sir Ernest Wallle between them and exerting his Stubbs and Sir John Fraser, The Nile, says, Around the the bitter feud. From that time Budge, M. A., D. Lit., F.S.A., p. 295, newly bestowed eloquence ended have in public speeches given encouragement and urged the imposing relic of antiquity, whose the serpents were added to the Ceylonese to support the move number of legends and superst as a serpent casts its skin and origin is wrapped in mystery, a rod; they typify regeneration, that ment to provide such a gallery, tions have clustered in all ages; emerges in a new and glittering maintaining that all civilised but Egyptology has shown (1) that form, so man may rid himself of countries recognise the cultiva- it was a colossal image of Ra-Har his lower nature and rise to the tion of the fine arts as a part machis, and therefore of his human helghts, whither the mystic wings of their education systems and representative upon earth, the will bear him. spend large sums in promoting King of Egypt, who had it hewn ; its development
and (2) that it was in existence in The scope of the Ceylon scheme the time of, and was probably
Mr. Firestone- is a wide one embracing not only repaired by Chepos and Chephren,
TOO MUCH. reminds us, la painting, sculpture and architec- | who lived about 3,700 B.C."
his attractive my ture, but aiming at a development
thology of travel. The Coasts of of the local arts and crafts, and
Illusion (Harper), that if Colum- the encouragement of music and
An annual fair is held bus had known that Asia was a drama. The Art Gallery will be
TRINITY on Trinity Monday, 12,000, miles voyage to the weste in the first place a museum of
MONDAY Tuesday, and Wed. ward, he would never have set out works of art open at all times to ton. It is opened by the Mayor prospect would have been too much nesday at Southampto the discovery of America. The all classes of the public, the and bailiffs, with much ceremony, for him. He was misled to a new educated and industrial classes,
on the preceding Saturday after worldby romance, and maps which and therefore of permanent benefit noon. The Mayor erects a pole hoped spaciously for the best." "It to people in all parts of the Island. with a large glove fixed to the top appears, too, that, secure, in attrac irrespective of race or religion. of it, near the miller's house and tive and anciently established It will also be a place where all can the bailiff then takes possession of error, ever suspecting that, he had meet on common ground. The the fair, as chief magistrate in its chanced outside the lore of his- the realms of criminology to completed building will consist of precinct during the fair, and fellows, he was confident that he three wings, devoted to: (1) invites the Mayor and his suite to hdreached a lard which, however, ury student of human nature (3) Music and Drama, and a
was still many thousands a gurd. a halberdiers knows it to be a fact. It requires Library. In the Fine Art Wing, the peace by day, and watch the ocean, he had not seen. The no labouring.
will be galleries designed for the fair by night. During the fair no Standard Oil shareholders, in their" There may be comment on the display of drawings and paintings, person can be arrested for deht pre-natal existence, would have. and a gallery for exhibition of within its precincts. On the Wed. become very anxious in their pre- sentence of four months' hard of sculpture will also be included. nesday at noon, the Mayor, dis vicus world of the spirit if they labour and sixteen strokes, of the In the Applied Art wing there will solves the fair, by taking down had overheard a critical geographer birch passed yesterday on a youth be galleries for arts and crafts, the pole and glove, or rather orderlying with hard facts to break the of seventeen years of age for The music and drama wing willing to be taken down; which at faith of Columbus in the rubbish of:
one time was done by the young
And. Mr Firestone: be a hall with a seating capacity men of the town, who fired at it snatching a purse from a Euro of 700 to 1,000, designed primarily with single balls, till it was des
wonderful and pean lady on Battery Path. But, for accoustic excellence. The hall troyed, or they were tired of the if there be some comment, there will be suitable for concerts, certainly cannot be criticism-recitals, orchestral concerts, stage which is different thing could also be used for public plays and lectures.. Such a hall altogether. During the recent lectures and for meetings of epidemic of armed robberies public bodies or Associations. It there was comment on the use of is a scheme which might well be is called Caduceus. The follow the birch ordered by the Chief adopted for Hongkong. It is a ing on the name has its own Justice and by the Puisne Judge, artistic progress has not gone
remarkable fact that spiritual and interest: It was felt on all sides that mere hand in hand with the material imprisonment was having little or progress of the Colony.
The no deterrent effect and it was time the lines of that at Shanghai or appeal for a public band either on that sterner and more adequate the one more recently formed at punishment was inflicted. Hence, Singapore has, so far, fallen on Although it seems a truism in libraries. Bre incro individual when several prisoners were
deaf ears--perhaps because. there this generation that libraries must Governors of secondary schools may ordered to be flogged as well as indefinite nature, and less of con- system of education it was not many should be spent on books stored in has been more talk about it of an play an important part in any good decide the amount of money, which imprisoned a certain amount of crete plans and proposals. A yours ago that they were neglected a room that becomes the library. satisfaction was expressed--not leader is needed-someone who in London, writes the London Though these schools do not benent that kind of satisfaction that is will voice the need and carry the correspondent of the Christian under the circulation scheme they No comment on. sentence on the outcome of gloating over a was given in the case of the County Council, which controls Library books too expensive for community with him. That lead Science Monitor." Now the London may obtain from the Inducation a convicted man can be just unless victim of a harsh law, but satis- University; why not in the case public education within its area, them to buy. These books are ro- it takes into account, firstly, the faction inasmuch as it would bring of an Art Gallery? Perhaps Sir has evolved a system for the dis- tained for a year. adequacy of the punishment, and, the cowards to their senses and Paul Chater's noble bequest will tribution of books, which, if still IN HIGHER EDUCATION, secondly, its deterrent effect on act as a real deterrent amongst
bring matters to a head.
imperfect, is a long way ahead of the pitiful libraries of half a century The the battalion of "armed robbers threatening the peace and safety of every home, Chinese and non- Chinese.
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HOW LONDON PROVIDES LIBRARIES.
their own textbooks. This means Students in a training college buy that tlie authorities usually have library well stocked. One important sufficient funds for keeping the
college has a library of 8,000*
libraries for their own particular lumes, and another of 7,000. Technical institutes form their own. needs, a policy also pursued by the art schools.
The literary institutes form one
They
use of the "ent" for bag snatchers
THEY SAY THAT-
It must feed the 665,000 children oooooo has not for the first time been the subject of comment here, but
Loyalty to our own nation must students who attend evening in. in the elementary schools, 120,000 be combined with justice towards stitutes, and 30,000 teachers. both the Bench and the Press have
other nations.--Canon Doualdson. If, as there is every, reason to been agreed that there are times believe, the use of the birch will their good looks by adopting the requisition list, the
English women are disguising are drawn from four source; the Books for elementary education
when even a comparatively trifling lead to an end of cowardly thefts prevailing fashions. Sir Franke scheme, the loan collection, and circulation offence such as snatching hand- from ladies, those who administer
Dicksee, P.R.A,
the education library. Up to a bags from ladies or earrings from the law are to be commended. terpreters on the stage not only an elementary school may requisi- of the most interesting her offer to
I'll now be able to show my in- limit fixed by per capita allowances Chinese children is. perfectly This remark is prompted by the how to talk my lines, but also how tion books once a year. From the council's work. justifiable."
Flogging may be objected to readers, on the subject--a letter of our young people is undermined list.
receipt of a letter from one of our to walk-Mr. G. B. Shaw. catalogue of many hundreds of men and women over 18 years of To a great degree the moral life, books" the head teacher selects his age the opportunity for general" by those who profess more than which we cannot publish for the by the exhibition of American films.
culture which will take them from an average proportion of simple reason that he bases his Rev. J. E. S. Hackforth.
Under the circulation scheme thy, monotony of their daily work humanitarianism' as being brutal conclusions on the error of stating
books are also requisitioned from into an atmosphere that stirs their By education, rather than By the County Hall at Westminster, uagination and makes them feel and degrading, but ethics and the age of the youth sentenced legislation, can we expect to effect but they remain at the school for the beauty of life as expressed in ethics alone cannot prevent antyesterday as seven and not seven-accident roll.-Sir W. Joynson- plied in sets in order that pupils in
a substantial reduction in the only six months. They are p education. isolated cuse leading to an teen, as correctly reported in the Flicks.
Naturally, books play an im [epidemic.
class may each have copy.portant part in this education. The Were the criminal" China Mail," His criticismA
Forty thousand sets are now in use, loun collection; with its 170.000 records of the Colony of the last therefore automatically go into,
with a total number of volumes | musical selections, is available to six months, to go no further back, the melting pot. Incidentally, he
nounting to 2,000,000. They are them. Arrangements are in pro......... to show a white sheet in respect raises the question of a special
not text-books, but standard works | gress by which the institutes will be by famous authors. At the end of able to obtain sets of books on, of, bag snatching from foreign court for the trial of juveniles,
cach half year the hooks, are different subjects on the lines of the ladies, there would naturally be but that is also beside the point
| collected and sent to another school. | circulating library that feeds the not the slightest need to invoke looking to the
THE LOAN COLLECTION:: elomentury schools. Thus, a "get the aid of the lash either as a and to the fact that, if any age of the youth
The loan collection of 65,000] of books muy be on the oppreciation punishment or as a deterrent: leniency was called for, it would
volumes is kept at the County Hall, of music, or on economies, or, Unfortunately, cases of this kind certainly have been given in a
The mujority are English classics.uguin, on architecture. have been fairly numerous. Some British Court of justice.
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of the delinquents have escaped, for they have been cowardly enough to commit their offences in secluded parts of the Peak or, paradoxical though it may seem, in crowded streets which afford an all too easy means of escape amongst their own compatriots, he assures us that of the many To the coward and the bully benefits conferred by Sir Paul
Outside sources of information indicate that Sir Paul Chater has to the Colony. Mr. J. O. P. Bland made a gift of books and pictures is quite certain on the matter for
TO-DAY'S SMILE.
CHEAP GENEROSITY. "I dreamed that you bought me 4, Iasi glad to have pleased a superb necklace of pearls!" nothing is ferred so much as a the Crown colony of Hongkong you so much good flogging. One neod not enter "assuredly one will rank the Ronal As
Chater on his fellow citizens of
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To these must be added 146,900 Finally an effort is being made to copies of part songs and other song bring schools and public librarice in music, und 25,000 copies of instru- closer assention with each other mental selections, This music This important work has in the past, library is in large demand by musie been spasmodie, depending on the classes at evening institutes.
initiative and energy of the lilitarian The Education Library contains of particular public library. reference books of value to teccliers. | Various schemes have been adopted By system of circulation, it on- in different ureus.“ In some special ables each, school to have a 'small facilities are given school, which reference library. Membership of wish to nén books in class, in an- thje fibrary has grown since this wue, other district the librarian permits In 1012 there were 1,800 teachers : selected clumes from schools to nec using (1,700 bolts.. To-day 12,000 the libtury for reference' purposes,
touchers neg 25,000 books. The children attend in school fours
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