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THE KHAKI UNIVERSITY. AN EDUCATIONAL MOVEMENT OF CANADIAN SOLDIERS
{BY-JOHN LOVE.]
CANTON NEWS
BX OOGETHEY OF THE Ở CHUNG NGÔI
SAN PO
SINO-JAPANESE CONVENTION
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
Sir Robert A Falconer, president, Uni Vity of Toronto, and working with Him are W. C. Murray, president Saskat chewan University; Sir William Peterson
PERING, May 30th McGill University; I Bruca Taylor,
CANTON, June 9th. To-day the Chinese and Japanese Gov Queen's University A. S. McKenzie, GENERAL LUK. Just when, where, and how the germ
ernments made simultaneous publication We are informed that General Lukin Peking and Tokyo of the substance of idea of a soldier's university was con. Dalhousie University. These
men, with The others of outstanding eminence in the arrived at Nam Ning on the 1st inst the original Noto and the Supplementary ceived in “wrapt in mystery," simple maxim of the Canadian is, "I scholistic and commercial worlds, with A message from Nam Ning states that Note regarding the Sino-Japaneso Con you want a thing, get it!, and here / Dr. H. M. Tory at their head, are placing several assassing were arrested there vention, for joint military action in the the Khaki University on a broad and recently. They were shut after they had Far East should the menace of German comprehensive basis that cannot but sue
admitted that they were sent by certain ored in achieving the great object of not increly relieving the Canadian soldior northern leaders to assassinate General from the tediousness of camp life, but of } Luk and others, equipping him as thoroughly for pence as the army training has equipped hin for war
undoubtedly, is to be found the true origin of the Khaki College for Canadian Soldiers in England and Franco.
There is a point in forse training bu yond which the animal cannot be taken With a man there is no such limitation
In the colleges themselves the teaching When his body has been developed to its stuffs are recruited from within the extreme of physical perfection, there still Canadian army, and consist of, distin, guished professors. The senate is pre- remains the mind, to whose training, pared to add to the list, to cover any bounds can be set. In their camps in subject whatever, for which there is England and France, the citizen soldiers sufficient donand. of Canada reached a point of bodily development attained hitherto only by
SUN'S MOVEMENTS.____
The authorities have received, a tele- gram stating that Dr. Sun Yat-sen left Swatow yesterday. Sun is proceeding to Formosa, and will afterwards go to Japan.
SWATGW REPORTS.
intrusion in Siberia, warrant it. The details of the agreement are not publish
ed..
There is every reason, to believe that the agreement has not been concluded in the original form in which it was drafted, and for this both sides may be congratu lated-the Waichinopu upon its firmness, and the Japanese authorities upon their Without desiring to be invidious, and It is reported that an army in Fukien conciliatofiness. The agreement has merely by way of illustration, take the surrendered to the Canton forces, when been rendered into Chinese and Japanese, staff at the Canadian Soldiers Coll the latter captured the city of Ting Chow. but no difference of interpretation is at Seaford, England. The president is professional athletes: but while they were Major W. R. Brock, M.A., F.G.S., The troops are now attacking the Kwai Fanticipated,.. as both languages have much
M.L.M.M. FR.C.S., Dean of the Faculty Fa city in Fukien and when they have in common. of Applied Science in the University of captured this place they will push on to British Columbia. A Rhodes scholar who
Apponded, are tho Notes as exchanged: took a triple first at Oxford, Lieut. H. Focchow.
1.-The Government of China and the Government of Japan, when they see that J. Hose, of McGill is head of the De- partment of Classics and Modern Lang
ages. Sergeant Larsen, MA, Oxon,
the actual force of the enemy has been another Rhodes scholar, Professor of English in the University of British Columbia, is head of the English depart ment, and the department of engineering is in charge of McGill man, Major Davis, D.S.O., B.A., B.Sc. A Vancouver lawyer, Bergeant Christie, M.A., LL.B., has control of a department for complete commercial training, and each branch of study--and the foregoing by no means exhausts the list is under equally die tinguished and qualified direction.
ness.
on their toes" physically, the boys were conscious of mental lethargy and seggi
There was little in camp life, either of duty or relaxation, to give any mental gyninastics, and hungry brains cried out for exercise. Most of all did
the thousands who doffed the scholar's gown in the universities of Canada to join the colours feel this mental hunger, but the experience was common more or less, to all,
The men have seized upon their studies with extraordinary avidity; so much so that the pry, Men are going soggy would appear to have been a timely warning rather than a literal statement of fact. Examination results have been almost astounding, and have demonstrat. ed that physically fit bodies can house
The Yunnan troops, who were sent to attack Fukien, have been transferred to Kiangsi, as they did not fraterniss with the Canton troops in Swatow. THE REVOLUTION IN HEUNG-SHAN,
daily extended into the Russian territory and consequently the general peace and
It is reported that Un Tai, the leader tranquillity in the Extreme Orient is in of the troops which revolted in Heung-danger of being threatened, have to on- Shap, has escaped to Macao after being sider in common as early as possible che badly defeated by the Canton forces The measures which should be taken to cope Canton leaders, who were sent by the with the situation and to fulfil the Tuchun, have entered the district city duties of participation of the present was
The by the two countries. and are now restoring order. ensualties in this fighting were reported to be more than a thousand and it is said that over 100 houses were burned down. GENERAL LUNG
"We are going soggy," was the spoken and unsposen thought of men who had hoped to play an honourable and useful part in the peaceful history of their beloved homeland. They got together and, walking and talking, the iden of soldiers' college took deeper and deeper root. Like certain of the Greek schools of philosophy; the Khaki University came into being in the open, not within latticed windows, or under ivy-clad towera §**
A close observer of Canadian camp life in England has attributed to the evange listic campaigns organized by the Asso ciation much of the success and vitality of the Khaki University, and, if this heinarvellously alert brains. Students in correct, it is not the first time that a tho Khaki College have covered in six renasecacs of learning has followed weeks three months' university work.. It rovival of religion. The chaplains np is related of five men who completed in pointed to visit the camps were college three nonths what in the ordinary run contemporaries of many of the men they of events would have been an eighteen addressed, and the contact rekindled old months course in wireless telegraphy, fires and restored ambitions that had lait They sat for the British Admiralty attached to Lung's command for the pur
pose of attacking Kwangtung. moribund under the distractions of an examination, and every one of them pass. entirely new experience. Certain it is, ed. It is not too rouch to say that this that the visits of these men, with their record is typical of the now Canadian appeal to the best in young manhood army university, such is the enthusiasm ST JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE. of the Governments of the two countries, made straight the path for the coming of the most unique university in all the annals of learning
of the teaching staff, and the dead-spi earnestness
of the students. These soldier undergraduates are absorbing Further, it was the sagacious leaders knowledge as a dry sponge drinks in of the Canadian Association, ever on the water, and in this connection Dr. Tory's alert to further the welfare of the fighting remark that never in all his teaching forces, who tended and nourished experience have his brains bean sucked" and directed into practical chanucle, the so completely as when he is lecturing to scholastic aspirations of the soldiers. Ina Kluki College class, is most illuminat
with the pervices
2. The means and conditions of the co- operation of the Army and thỏ Navy, of China and Japan compatible with this common military defence against the We are informed that General Lung enemy for the realisation of what may Chai-kwong, who has gone to Peking to be decided upon by mutual agreement consult the Premier, has been promised between both Governments in accordanos supplies and military expenses. It is with the preceding Article will be said that a large body of northern troops arranged by the Military and. Nayat from the Tung Tin provinco will be authorities of both countries, who will from time to time consult each other carefully and freely upon all questions of mutual interest, and, upon the approval
HONGKONG AND CHINA DISTRICT.
APPOINTMENT.
Subject to the approval of Major-Gen.
J. C. Dalton, Chief Commissioner. Dr. M. Chiu-ki, M.B., B.S., is appointed Divizional Surgeon, and posted No. 3 V.A.D.
and military authorities, they prayed That the echeme looks good to the VA
and planned and finally contrived a way The scheme began to assume definite outlines when Dr. H. M. Tory, pre sident of the University of Alberta, vis ited England and France last summer to look over the possibilities at the request of the Association's National Council The need had been apparent for some time and the reception given the effort by the men was gratifying beyond words Within a month 700 men were enrolled at Witley Camp under volunteer leadership Mental sogginess received its deathblow in the case of every man who desired to scape its insidious spread, and at one bound the Kbaki University was the mop, To-day the grand tot of sindenta at Witley College is 1,000) and highly satisfactory progress has teen jengited in all departments,
Soldiers Colleges have also been or ganized at Bramshett, Beaford, Shorn cliffe, Basingstoko and Epsove, whilst arrangement for the establishment of branches at the remaining English camps at Boxhill, Huston, Etchinghill, Ashford and Purfcct are pending, Mention should also be made of the Khaki College in France known as "Vimy Ridge College," and also at London. At the latter over 400 students have class rooms provided free by the authorities of University College.
To date, 4,000 students have been enrolled at the different branches of the Khaki College and when the arrange ments for a further extension of the work are complete the taunt, men are going Oggy will be stilled, so far as the Canadian soldiers are concerned. Univer sity carcera interrupted by the war will be completed, and the curriculum is so ex tensive and of such a high order that the students from the Khaki University will Eave their college work credited by their almue matres. How greatly this will serve to minimize the serious handicap resumed by the thousands of Canadians who lined up at their country's call, it would hard to estimate, but the tremendous contribution to intellectual efficiency in the coming days of reorgani zation is obvious.
will be carried out into action according to the demands of the circumstances. MONSIEUR LE MINISTRE:
With reference to the Notes exchanged on March 18th inat between the Govern meuts of China and of Japan on the subject of their joint defensive more ments against the enemy, I have the honour to proposa on behalf of my Gov. crnoeat that the period within which the said Notes are to remain in force will be determined by the competent military and naval authorities of the two Powers. At the same time, the Imperial Govern ment are happy to declare that the Japaness troops staying within the 2.30 pm. Squad and stretcher drill. Chrinces territory for the purpose of such 2.30 pm. Band practice.
1.15 p.m. Bandaging class. Wednesday, June 12th -----
230 p.m. Band practice. Thursday June 13th :---
1.15 p.m. Recruit drill.. Saturday June 15th
NO. 4 VIS.D.
Tuesday, June 11th:
1.20 p.m. First aid class.: Friday, June 14th:---
NO.2 V.A.D. boys, other than those strictly of the Thursday, June 13th: student clase, is seen in the following po Squad and stretcher drill. tastimony": Writing to his mother in Brantford, Ontario, the writer says
Too Y.M.CA. has started an educaTuesday, June 11th:— tional system in camp now (Witley), and be paying the small sum of twenty-four conts any soldier can becoms n student. Almost every branch is being taken up, so that one can take up anything from the dead languages, of course modern, too, to bookkeeping, stenography, etc. and even. agriculture. The different classes are on every night for two hours in special hate, and I understand that the grades of the stedents are to be recognized by the edu cetonal hoards in Canada. So it is a splendid thing in every way. Will give the boys a chance to learn a lot free of charge, and will also be a nie, way to spend the evenings in winter, and even those too old to begin can go and polish up their rusty joints. The teachers are, of course, soldiers, officers, and N.C.Os There are a good many university men with degrees in the division and the classes even at the start are not small. There is no doubt about it, the Y.M.C.A. has proved itself a God-sent institution for the soldiers writing-rooms with ST JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE. material supplied, eating counters at reasonable rates, services, songs, free con- certs, libraries, everything possible to fill in the men's spare time are placed at their disposal, and they don't forget to avail themselves of all that's going
Canada's zons in France and Flanders have placed the beloved Homeland on the map. They intend to keep it there. In the Khaki University they recognize e mucans, more potent even than the sword, whereby they can achieve their aim When the boyo som, hoino they will be
more than conquerors. They will he citizens of no mean country, and citizens not in sim only, but in fitness to shape and control the destinies of the land they love above all others.
TURKISH WOMEN'S ARMY,
E
1,20 p.m. Eandaging practice. 4.20 p.m. Squad and stretcher drill.)
Friday, June 14th-
5.15 pm Squad and stretcher drill.
Friday, June 14th; —
VICTORIA NURSING DIVISION.
3.30 p.m. Nursing practice.
(Sd) E. RALPHE, District Supt. in Charge of District. Hongkong, 8th June, 1918.
defensive movements against the enemy will be completely withdrawn from such territory upon the termination of the war.
I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to your Excellency the assurances of my highest consideration.
on
MOTONO
25/3/18.
MONSIEUR LE MINISTRE
With reference to the Notes exchanged
March 25th between the Govern ments of Japan and of China on the subject of their joint defensive movements against the enemy, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your excel lency's communication under to-day's behalf of your Lady Helena May, Lady of Grace of the date, proposing on
Order of St. John of Jerusalem in Government that the period within which England.
NO.1"VA.D.
COMMANDANT-
Meanbers are reminded of the meeting to the said Notes are to remain in force be held at the Helena May Institute will be determined by the competent on Monday, the 10th inst., at 5.30 military and naval authorities of the pm. Triangular bandages and splints | will be required.
(Sd.) M. RALPHS, Adjutant and Hon. Secretary Hongkong, 8th June, 1918.
GERMAN TAXES.
two Powers 1 am happy to state, in reply, that the foregoing proposal is accepted by my Government. I am fur- ther gratified to take note of the declara tion, - embodied in your communication under acknowledgment, that the Japanese troops staying within Chineza territory for the purpose of the defensive "more- A remarkable revelation regarding Ger.ments against the enemy will be _Coma-
The curriculum of the Khaki Univer-up for control of the battalion of young made by Count Roedern, the Finance In communicating the above to your Elaborats regulations are being drawn inany's present financial situation was pletely withdrawn from such territory
upon the termination of the war."- sity is fully up to the best Canadian Turkish women which the Turkish war Minister in a report to the Reichstag Excellency under instructions of my university standards. Although provi office, breaking all precedents in that recommending a number of new taxes Government, I avail myself of this op sion is made for study that will equip a country, recently decided to organise. A estimated to yield over £158,000,000. man to matriculate, the more advanced Constantinople dispatch received, at courag will enable anyone quickly to Geneva says the war ministry is
This clossal new burden, is described complete his academic course. Subjects ing minute measures to prevent the battory The
prescrib by Count Roedern as the price of vic Socialist opinion is that Ger taken include history and economics, talion from coming into contact with the many has been allowed to see the
price applied science languages and literature soldiers. All the officers of the battalion of victory with more clearness than the in the university calendar. A special tend the lines. A Wolff bureau dis
row taxes on beer, wine, spirits, PREMIER AND SHIPBUILDING, course on the problems of reconstruction patch from Constantinople, says the mineral waters, tea, cocoa, and coffee are
Replying to & telegram from the is also provided, dealing with the lessens smauli association for women's service to yield £30,000,000 increase, postal, tele- of the war, the economic resources of the has published an appeal to all Turkish phoze, and telegram dues are to produce Dundee shipbuilding employers and en Empire, the Canada of today and women between the ages of 18 and 30 to £17,000,000, and there is to be an increase proge pledging themselves to push on to-morrow, conservation of national enrol in the women's battalion. The in the stamp duty.
with their work, the Prime Minister. Vakit points out that Turkish women,
These taxes,
A are said to be "only states the message is very welcome. which Bources, reorganization of industry and having already been admitted to the felda beginning, are the greatest in one The supply of shy of men for the "ho adds, "is 25. commerce, and the development of avis of commerce, to public offices and to mount ever asked from Germau tax tion and transportation.
important ᎠᎦ ; the other branches of the state service, repayers. The character of the new taxa-Army, and those who build them are not now enabled to enter the army Their tion is officially described as hitting only only doing national work but are koen. organisation, to be known as the "first the richer classes, in order not to cause ing open the sources of the world's supply working women's battalion, will work too much discontent among the labour for those fighting the battle for the œɛtch- eight hours daily behind the front
clames.
lishment of justice and right."
agriculature and business all as set forth will be women. It will perforts work
This high standard set in the curricu lum is the outcome of the cars displayed in selecting the members of the advisory committee in Canada. be chairman is
victory itself or wine, spiri
portunity to renew to you the assurance of my highest consideration.
CHANG TSUNG HSLANG,