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nental travel, Ive helped to arouss him to a sense of the nutrisi progress other itions are making and to question whether the ancient educational methods of England are suited to the business and necessities
ace of such a rezark even if we day disputa itoe must condamber Dr. Gray's scholastic training and attainments. If one who is a product of the present system. and who has been at the head of a public
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absurd to say that the public opinion of England has been aroused. It will take some time yet to awaken England from her sleep. But it is at least trus that greater general interest is being taken in the educational problem so far as it affects the men and women who are the factors in real national progress; and it is a welcome sign of the times that an educationalist of the high attainments and great and varied experience of Dr. H. B. GRAY should have stepped into the arena of public discussion, a professel advocate of radical reformation in the educational system of Eoglaad. To those who are acquainted with the public school life of England, it is hurdly necessary to introduce Dr. GRAY. But there may be others who do not know him as as exhibi tioner of Winchester College, a scholar of Quron's College (Osford), assistant master of Westminster School, Heidmaster of
fittingly applied, can write of it as he does.. is it any woador that there are thousande
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THE BALKANS,
THE ARMISTICE. Reuter understands that King Ferdinand has appealed to the Powers to intervene, and that Greece, yielding to the repre
opposed to pedagogic prejudices, even in regard to war claims by foreigners,sentations of the King of Roumanis,
if they are not quite prepared to say where
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCI} BRITISH NAVAL MANŒUVRES,
LONDON, July 5th.
departure of the enemy's Red Fleet from The naval manœuvres began with the
the Nore. The enemy's flest extends from Dover-fo Yarmouth, and has four trans- ports with troops.
Admiral Callaghan, commanding tho Blue Fleet, has established his main base between Scapa and Cromarty,·
four
Tel grams froin Grinshy report that engaged a local flotilla and landed troops transports strongly escorted,
this morning.
the weak spots of the system lie and where and is proceeding to Shanghai. the pecessary changes can bp. ellected ? It is not quite clear what are the nature and the scope of the reforme Dr. GRAY advocates, but it is clear enough from the body of his book where the gross errors of the present system are to be found; and if it.- were only possible to put the whole system of education in England into the melting pot we might then get something appraxi- inating an ideal system. That, we fear, is by the State, who are we to recognise as now impossible. If reform is undertaken
"the State" nad what assurance, have wo that the administratora of the system, not altogether agreeing with it, will apply it to it seems to us, is a party caucus which seeks to manipulate political minorities in order to retain political power and emolu ments. "What is good for the people"
is likely to omistain the party majority or given. must not be interpreted as meauing what
political friends and allies. Dr. GRAY, Grimsby, Cleethorpes and Immingham to alionate the least number of possible The Red invadera have occupied however, is not concerned with political and captured the Admiralty's oil depôt affairs. His aim is to induce the people of England to think for themselves and to adapt the educational system to their commion necessities. It should not be possible to write, as he does of Oxford, that it forms one of the ironies of history that the hub of the greatest commercial nation
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chairman of the council, handmaster and warden of Bradfield College (Berks.) member of the Moseley Educational Commission to the United States (1903), president of the Educational Science Section of the British Association (1909), and more recently a citizen off British Columbia and the promoter of a scheme for settling public school men in Western Canada. When a gentleman of bis experience, tráined in orthodoxy and obliged for yeare to apply the fruits of his training to the perpetuation of orthodoxy, comen forward at the end of a long career PULVOSMIDROSIS to lare his eneicipation and to condemn the Haglish system of education, root and
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THE AMERICAN TARIFF.
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appears to have waived her insistence for sininltazeous signature of the armistice and the peace preliminaries, and is dis- posed to agree at last to a temporary armistice pending the assembling of the Pence Conference nt Bukharest or Sinnia. The Servians likewise acquiesce; there- fore the delegates at Nish will probably merely have to arrange for the immediate cessation of hostilities.
The newspapers ut Athena represent Grecce is still being uncompromising on the subject of the armistice.
{THROUGH DR'S AGENCY.] BRITISH NAVAL OFFICER'S STORY (F BULGARIAN ATROCITIES. Renter's correspondent at Atheas" wires that Captain Cardale, R.N., who has returned from Cahyalla, says that ho conated 1,700 corpses of old men, women and children Doxate, who hand He-mw children pierced in such a way apparently been massacred by Bulgarians.
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KING LAYS FOUNDATION STONE OF COMMON- WEALTH WILDINGS.
LONDON, July 25th.. In bright sunshine Their Majesties the
It is stated that the Roumanian
persists in pushing on Sofia, the Ion-King and Queen and Princess Mary, who Government has warned Greece that if she
manian Army will occupy the Bulgarian were attended by a brilliant assemblage capital beforehand, and has also pointed from the Overseas Dominions, attended out the recessity of enabling Bulgaria to at Aldwych, where His Majesty nid, the
resist the Turkish invasion.
ADVICE FROM RUSSIA AND AUSTRIA.
It is reported from Athens that Russin and Austria have urged Greece and Servia to conclude as armistice on account of the supremely critical state of Bulgaria, THE TURKISH ADVANCE. It is reported at Constantinople that
foundation stone of the Commonwealth--- building, and were greeted with great cheering and Australian shouts "cooce."
of
Miss Ada Crossley sang the National Anthem, the crowds assembled joining in most heartily.
The King, in his speech, congratulated ̈ the Commonwealth on the splendid site Required, and on the noble structure
the world is out of touch with the hub section by section, his began in the the Porte has replied to Bulgaria's protest which it was proposed to creet, which "The debates are likely to be regarding the Turkish advanec hy repeat would be a worthy and welcome addition · ing the reasons communicated to the to the buildings adorning the centre of
prolonged, but the passing of the Bill is regarded as certain,
THE PLURAL VOTING BILL.
LONDON, July 25th. The House of Lords have adopted a motion brought forward by Eard Peel declaring that the House is not prepared
Powers, and hopes that Bulgaria will consider the reply in a reasonable spirit and assist in bringing about a speedy inderstarkling.
TURKS MARCHING ON JAMBOLI.
Turks has crossed the frontier northward A message from Sofin states that the to neeapt a Hill dealing only with plural of Adrianople, and are marching on voting and not attempting to remove the serious imperfections of the present
Jamboli.
happy recollections he had of his visite the Empire. His Majesty referred to the to Australia, and bis gratification at the pervading the self-governing Colonica, testimony of the growing sense of kinship
in any antional emergency Australia will and concluded :-- I qu well assured that
be ready to play her part for the connon
cause.
TURKEY AND ADRIANOPLE. Reater's currespondent at Adri.uople
The House rejected the Plural Voting wires that thanksgiving services for the Bill by 180 votes to 12.
recovery Adrianople are being WEDDING OF PRINCE ARTHUR OF arranged to take place in the mosques
CONNAUGHT,
to-day.
LONDON, July 25th. Prince Arthur of Connaught's wedding with the Duchess of Fife will take place -on October 15tir next
beach, as he shoes in "The Public Schools and the Empire," ublished by Messrs, of its highest education. In Germany, the A DEODORISER for the feet, armpits and WILLIAMS & NORGATE, thinking, men are
ablest academical intellects are engaged in other parts of the body.
gcompelled to pause and ask whether some exploiting, scientifically and practically, the belfer meaus cannot be devised to train the output of trade. But Germany is not youth of our country for the stern conflict England." He takes us to PLATO for advice, which has to be waged against the youth of and says that though the ancient philoso- other countries in the present age of compher declared that "true education is to be mercialism, especially when wo foresee & fund in the harmonious combination of A. 5. WATSON & CO., sterner struggle looming ahead as the mental and physical culture, it is noticeable races of the Orient seek to outrival the that he does not insist on the knowledge of LIMITED.
Occident. Dr. GRAY is not the only any dead or foreign language as an integral reformer in the field. For one, Mr. FI. E. part of the educative process. A knowledge, MORGAN fof the well-known Strand fire of for instance, of the hieroglyphic charactors Messra, W. H. SMITH & Sox) has delivered of the old Egyptian tongue was not regard. several lectures recently which have evoked cd by him as 'a mark of gentility'-as | electoral law. much discussion is leading London dailies, something which every gentleman ought to yet it is remarkable how some human know." We should have liked to quote ostriches affect to hide from themselves freely from Dr. Gray's book, but space the true issues at stake. One would almost forbids the pleasure. Enough has been think that England lived in the backwater done to indicate his teaching, and we wel- of some placid stream instead of in the full come bis contribution to a controversial.. tide of commercial life. We are almost subject of more than ordinary importanes persuaded that the bank clerk wh a sweat to English people, and especially to ing over a ledger or the shipping clerk who Colonists, who, like ourselves, are face to is dealing with bills of lading will find life face with the realities of life at some dis all the sweater if, in his limited hours of tance from the centre of the Empire, face to leisar, he is able to seek solace in the strenuous strugge for existence, and realis
face with foreign competitors in the classics of ancient Gracce and Rome. But how much Greek and Latin does the ing probably more than the home-staying
SHOOTING AT BISLEY. average man learn in the English public English parent the qualifications our school, or how much does the average pass-
children must possess if they are to hold
LONDON, July 5th. man of the University retain when he their own in that momentous strugėle- The tie between Sergeant: Ommundsen passes on to the business career which is to We should · like 10 have our children and Captain Marchmont of the 1st London earn his bread and butter and provide him trained in English surroundings-end-in Fusiliers for the Bronze Medal has been and his wife and children with tire neces the leavening environment of English shot off, the former winning. sities of modern life: If mental gymnastics traditions, but if the educational pundits are required for the youthful inind, surely of England wil not throw off their they are to be found in subjects more likely sinckles and seek through the path of to be of use in after life. The few scholars freedom from prejudices a more suitable": For many years thera bas han growing who can afford to live in cloistered seclusion system for the training of our youth, then uy an impresion that has almost crystal- may find a thrilling joy in the contempla our children, or or children's children, must Stephen's Hall to present Mr. McKenna A crowd of Suffragettes entered St. lised into a belief that the higher educational ston of well-turned phrases in a dead he dneated out of Eugland, and whe system of England, if system it can be language; but life-always too short for will say that the result will not be a loss with a memorial on the "Cat and Monse culled, is altogether inadequate to the most of us-is far too short nowadays to to that Imperial sentimoot, which, after" ̈requirements of the country. Here and enable our sons and laughters to equip all, is the strongest of all the bonds of there, parents gifted with a perception of themselves mentally for the inevitable Empire!: coming events have dared to depart from struggle of life if the school syllabus is the paths of orthodoxy in preparing their overloaded, and, as we conceive it, the ain sons and daughters for the battle of life. of the educational reformer ought to be But they have formed the small minority directed to economise. the school time to At heart, the Englishuka is a conservative give our children the necessary equipment, being. What was good enough for his the more so as they will have to seek their fathers, what was good enough for him, is livelihood in increasingly larger numbers good enough for hir children. Hitherto, outside the shores of Great Britain. The
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he has been content to accept the dictation keynote of Dr. Gray's book (which we the Colony from Manila stating that the of pedagogues acquainted only with tradi.commend unreservedly to the perusal of our saved Swish steamer Yigma will not tional methods and ideas in the education readers) is to be found in a footnote to coming to Hongkong, of the young, even though his own passage in which he asserts that → though
experience has awakened in him doubts of it is not denied that substantial reforms. Router's Tokyo correspondent reports the efficiency and usefulness of the system. have already been from time to time, that upon receipt of news of the death of So long as Englishmen livel a busy com-effected, the urgency of the times requires his mother at Shanghai, Mr. Alfred A. mercial life. an insular life with restricted not merely reform, but revolution." The Russel committed suicide at Osako. borizons, the suggestions of would-be footnote runs :
if England is to ir. Kengo Mori, who icr some time has reformers. were scattered upon barren hold her own in the front rank; of industrial Acting Japanese Financial Come siens, has been appointed Pinecone Commissioner for the Japanese Govern went in Europe.
ground; but the British people are a nations, there ought to be definite und colonising race, and with the breaking down organic connection between academic traiu- of luternational barriers the Englishman of ing and the scientific development of the present day is more generally given to commercial enterprises. The influence of foreign travel than his father or grand-semi-ecclesiastical studies, combined with father. His sons have sought careers in the snobbish prejudices against trade among colonies, and their experiences and their some of the ruling classes, has kept England mors enlightened views, coming upon the back to the advantage of Germany and
It is reported that the Prince of Wales
one of the bridesmaids at the wedding. will be the best man, and Princess Mary
FURTHER SUFFRAGETTE
ARRESTS,
LONDON, July 25th.
Subsequently there will be a monster meeting in the Seraskierate to express. the unity of Turkish opinion on question Adrianople
tho
THE TURF.
LONDON, July 25th. Sted last has scratched for the Liverpool Summer Cup.
THE SOTTO EXTRADITION CASE.
The hearing of the case in which the Government of the Philippine Islands. seek the extradition to the Philippines of Vicente Sotto, the editor of the Philip THE AMBASSADORS AND TURKEY.pine Republic, on a charge that I hax At to-day's Conference of Ambassadors bera convicted of the crime of aduction, has been concluded at last. The Magis. the members were greatly perturbed by trate (Mr. F. A. Hazeland) reserved his reports that the Turks were advancing on decision. Philippopolis.
BELILIOS PUBLIC SCHOOL. Following the precedent of the past
The representatives in Sofia of the Powers were summoned to the Palace, Where they were addressed by King pars, Mr. E. E. Pelilios, son of the Ferdinand, who protested against the generous founder of this school, has again outrageous action of the Turkish Army in be competed for by the pupils in the given a number of handsome volumes to. invading Bulgaria from the direction of various standards. The subject specified Turnovo and Samboli, burning villages, was English: Composition. The Director and massaering the inhabitants, saying of Education yesterday presented the
who had attached their seals to the diplo-Florence Chemalloy, He Ying Chai, Chung that he cannot believe that the Powers prizes to the au cessful students: -Emily Ahwes, Mabel Mooney, Mabel Chenalloy matie act which was now being trodden King Yuk, Gertrude Pinna, Edwina underfoot will remain passive under the Mackay, Tung Lou Aru, Maria Remedios. They resisted the police, and, while insult. In distress the Bulgariau nation and Li Ying Chun. being removed, attempted make appeals to Europe to end the sufferings speeches.
Act.
to
of the people, who are fecing before the Mra. Pethick Lawrence and two others return of their old oppressors. were arrested.
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Mrs. Pankhurst has again been released
DEATH OF A DISTINGUISHED GENERAL
LONDON, July 9th. The death is announced of Lieut- General Sir Williga Bellairs, K.G.M.G., at the age of 65 years.
It is expected that the Turkish invasion of Bulgaria will induce the Balkan States to settle their differences ns speedily as possible, as the Powers otherwise may not The averse to conceding some of Turkey's
claims.
CORRESPONDENCE.
WEST COUNTRYMEN'S SOCIETY.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS.
BEAR SIR,Excuse me encroaching on: your valuable space, but having travelled the wide world and found a West. Coun- trymen's Association in every city of ROYAL INTERCESSION SOUGHT.
note in the Colonies, I was very much surprised to find none existing in Hong- King Ferdinand of Bulgarie has tele-kong. Can any of your West Country graphed, to King Charles of Roumania readers obviate this deficiency, and band
agging him to intercede with the Kings of Greece, Servia and Montenegro to hasten the conclusion of peace.
themselves, together. I should very mach
like to go one formed in this Colony, where there are so many who have migreted from the West of England.
(The deceased officer, who entered the Army in 1846, had seen considerable active service. He served with the 40th Regiment and on the Staff throughout the Crimean the Kafir War, 1877-78; in command of the King Charles thereupon telegraphed to Thanking you in anticipation for the campaign, 1854-56; was D.A.G. throughout combined forces on the east, frontier dhiring the thres Sovereigns pointing out that publication of this, I am, yours truly, the Zulu campaign of 1879. He was further bloodshed between former Allies Brigadier General commanding the forces. throughout the defence of the Transvaal would only aggravate the situation. Major-General J succoeds Major-General Anderson, in duinistrator of Natal and the Transvaal. understood
H. Kelly who Garrisons and three months' siege of
'In 1880. General Bellairs was A message from Bukharest says it is command of the British troops in South During his military career the deceased
that King Charles of
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personalFirst interim dividend of 6 per cent, less tax, on adeunt of the year 1913, Major General Anderson loaves for India despatches, and was the possessor of many representation to the Sultan urging the payable on July 10. This compares with on Tuesday by a B.I. steamer.
medals earned for distinguished service.]
inexpediency of the Turkish advance.
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