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At the Magistracy, yesterday after noon, a case was partly heard in which Chinese firm va the Praya East way charged with being in possession of a quantity of dutiable tobacco without the continuous evidence that the daughters permission of the Superintendent of of the Chinese merchants of the Treaty Imports and Exporta. The case was re- ports, even if they sling to the distinctivemanded till Tuesday. native dress, which suits them so well, do not retain the same ideas of life as Confirmation
The Bishop of Victoria will hold a their mothers did. Many of them are Church West Point at II a.m. to-morrow, at St. Stephens Chinese taught in the English language, read He will also hold a Confirmation in St. Tennyson and Shakespeare, and even John's Cathedral at 6 pm. attend occasional performances of Rng. at 6 pm. he will publicly institute the On Monday linh plays. The Chinese father is Rev. A.T.W. Dowding, the new Incumbent notoriously generous to his children, and of St. Androw's, Kowloon. many of them udlow, and even encourage, their daughters to travel abroad. One result of the war will be the dissemina- tion throughout China of the news of what the women of Europe think and do. Even the many thousand coolien of the labour battalions will carry back new ideas to their villages and stimulate & thirst for further information.
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The name of one of the pupils of Suiyingpun School, viz., Wong Wing- tong, appears among the successful com petitora from the Colonica in the "Vero Foster Writing Competition," 1917-18. He has been awarded a certificate and prize. His copy-book writing, which was done in school under the supervision of School prize distribution in February. his Class Teacher, was exhibited at the
and was very favourably commented on
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The Crusaders of the Middle Ages failed to achiove the object which they Bet before themselves, but they succeeded in an object of which they never dream-by those present,
They went out to Palestine with The Daily Sketch, of October 29th, has their old, exclusive and bigoted notions, the photograph of Lieut. Colonel John and they paved the way for that extra- Ward, M.P., C.M.G. The letterpress ordinary outburst of new ideas, free states: This is the evolution of John thought, and the great assertion of the Ward from Labour leader to Colonel dignity of humanity, which came in the of a'labour battalion. He has just de- Fifteenth Century-
feated Bolshevism, which threatened bis They brought to Europe those seeds. of scientiɓe knowledge men in Siberis.' Mrs. Gossip," of the from which have sprung our modera
Bany paper, slates: "Few of our inventions. Again, the KAISER and his fighting M.Pe. have disappeared so com. A. S. WATSON & satellites sought to enslave the world for pletely as Colonel John Ward, who so
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the benefit of
a limited caste in one delighted Westminster with his sombrero nation, but the result is this triumph of
and fank utterances. His part in the ➤ the principle of liberty. The most
Tyndareus heroism is not forgotten, hut callous onlooker cannot pretend that since that splendid incident of the war liberty,
exists, in the full sense of the his burly form has been hidden between word, in the domestic or national life two continents." of many of the countrics of Asia, but
Mme. Hedvige Zaleaks, a Polish pianist
the work of the KAISER has unconsciously of wide reputation, and M. Arsenio brought it much nearer to the oppressed. One really great gain of the war will be a quickening throughout the world of ideas concerning freedom. Korazono Üssum: 104, Dae Vaux ROAD, C. LONDON OFFICE: 181, EZ Star, É.C.
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HONGKONG, December 21st, 1918.
Kirillov, & baritone, will give a concert in the City Hall on January 4th. Minc. Zaleska began her musical career at the age of 16 un graduation from the Con We do not know whether evidence conservatoire at Warsaw, At 18 she was cerning the "slave girls" of China is Principal of the Imperial College of being collected by the people interested Music at Tomsk. She has toured many of in sociology, but a great deal of discus- the capitals of Europe engaged in concert sion on the subject may be expected in work and hse now come from Japan and connection with this Colony. One ardent Shanghai and is contemplating a tour in social reformer whose word carries great Australia and New Zealand. Judging WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN is well know, very definite viewe
weight in Labour circles holds, as from the Press notices which
Mme. Zaleska has received music lovers in CHINA,
this matter, and we do not suppose that Hongkong have a treat in store. Sho DURING the week two lectures given in he will be less inclined to express them received an ovation at Shanghai and was in London than in Hongkong. There are described as the most distinguished columns-one relating to women and the many other matters which hamanitarians pianist who has visited that Port in other to children. We do not intend to must watch during the coming changes recent years. combat any of the argumente put for-ia society. The burden of the industrial ward, or even to discuss the statements system in Europe fell, in its early days,
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for Canton to compete with the students
The Queen's College students, who left
the little of the Canton Colleges in a number of
expressed wa are all in general agree children. The whole tendency of modern athletic games, returned to the Colony on The position of women, so far legislation in our own Empire is to Thursday. The local soam was not as an the Anglo-Saxon race is concerned, is protect the rising generation. Will the successful as was anticipated, and lost the settled; but there are women in other Chinese realise the danger which con- football match against the Christian nations who will soon begin, if they have fronts them in time? Have the Japanese College by four goals to three. Playing not already begun, to contrast their own evaded it? Those of us who find an against the Pui Ying College at volley have arrived in perfect condition | stetos with that of their sisters who have interest in the people amongst whom we ball, Queen's College lost by 2-0; they, been granted the franchise Propaganda dwell cannot avoid a few rather gloomy however, won the game of ping-pong. work has been a feature of the war, and refpecions about the women and the little The local team next met the Canton publicity is the dominant note of the children; but we can derive satisfaction Christian College in a game of volley-ball present era. Even the conservative and from the knowledge that they have bone and lost, 2-1. The tennis matches against critical British people have not objected fited already to some extent by the spread the same College, were won by Queen's to paying a substantial aubsidy to a of Western knowledge, especially that College, as were also several of the swim- CRACKERS, telegraphio agency to circulate news to relating to medicine. We shall certainly ming contests. The soccer match against the journals of the Empi. Perhaps, witness many changes in the near future the European staff of the Chinese Cus- when the Germans commenced their as the new ideas spread more widely.
toma Sorvice was lost, and the one against Pui Ying College, won by 2-1. Mr. B. Tanner, Headmaster of the Queen's College, was in charge of the visiting
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ed up against an idea which, in practice, will make an immense difference to the rate of progress of undeveloped countries It is very unlikely that the British would have engaged in this class of work with out the example of its effect before them.
Propagando, however, cannot be, and
Oan sano (one death) of diphtheria was reported in the Colony on Thursday.
Mr. J. Scott Harston returned to the Colony yesterday from Australia on the Nikko Naru.
party,
MAÇAO NOTES. [ROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]'
MAGAQ, December 19th
The news of the assassination of Senior Bidonio Pais, the President of the Porta-
should not be limited or narrowed in it. The ladios' connected with the Wesleyan THE ABBABRINATION OF THE PRESIDENT.. purpose, or even the dullest people will Church, Hongkong, have arranged for a suspect it. In the literature which has Christmas tea in the Soldiers' and bosn distributed in the Far East during Ballors' Homo, this evening.
gend Bepubllo, was recofred in this city with the greatest regret. Ab 0.30 . the the war wo bave often seen pictures of The finge at Government House and at news was conveyed to the residents by the our own women at work, and we know most of the loos! Consulates were flown Bring of the guns at the Moute Fort, and that the pamphlets have found their way at half-mast yesterday is a mark of Later in the morning the belle of all the
on the gunboats Pasria and Mazes into the villages of faland Ching and that the pictures have bour posted on rident of Portugal. The "Contipeder Freident has taken place: Quilalal respect to the memory, of the late Pre Boletin Batra there will be the same
Churchian were tolled Acording to the walls of the cottages or hovels of the Danco, which was to have taken place at
day will the funeral of pessants. Can anyone doubt the pal the Club. Lusitano to-night, has been result of this? The women of the Est cancellos, as a similar mark of respect.
ench
has been proclaftood in Moso
on ou
will demand, and will oventually obtain, | The funeral will take place at Liation on people called så Cloveradione
a status very different from that of ifty to-day # 1 pm.
to express their sorrow at the Docurrence and all publlo 'olone were clopod except for the most urgent businca
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