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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
ALTERNATIVE TO
TO EDUCATION IS IS
Mr. James Smith Replies FIRE ABOARD
To Mr. W.L. Handyside At Rotary Club Tiffin
“DO NOT KEEP BOY AT SCHOOL
BEYOND AGE OF 15 YEARS
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A CANDID REPLY TO THE VIEWS ON EDUCATION expressed by Mr. W. Lucas Händyside, MA., F.R.G.S., Acting Headmaster of Central British School, at the Rotary Club titin last week, was made by Mr. James Smith, Chle? Mechanical Engineer of the Kowloon- Canton Hallway, yesterday when he addressed Hongkong. Rotarians on "A Parent's Reply."
Mr. Smith declared that revolution was not the alternative to education. The alternative was manual labour and unless there was more" of it and boys taught to love li instead of avoiding 16, there would be a revolution.
"Do not keep a boy at school beyond the age of 15 years if he has shown a yield point,” remarked the speaker. "There is other work for him to do."
The Hon. Dr. L Shu-fan pre-more of it and boys taught to love sided at the meeting and intro- it instead of avoiding it, there will duced two newly-elected members be a revolution.
of the Hongkong. Rotary Club. Major C, M. Manners, O.BE., and Mr. Willam Yinson Lee,
There is nothing which annoys
ne more than when a young man comes to Hongkong from Australia
in the course of his address, Mr. and tells me he is looking for werk, Smith said:
He may be looking for a job but not looking for a job"of work, "be- cause there must be plenty of work in Australia." (Laughter).
My reply to Mr. Handyside is not entirely a parent's reply. However, what does a heading or tle mat- ter. Neither is it intended to be I usually find that he stayed on
hypercritical survey of his at school till he was 15.
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address but the blending of an-
other point of view may perhaps lead to a better brew.
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TOLERANCE
Where no certain knowledge
STEAMER
Hamburg Harbour
Incident
Hamburg. Nov. 1.
CABLES
MANUAL LABOUR
REDECORATION OF HOUSE OF COMMONS
London, Nov. 1. During the Parliamentary recess, cleaning and redecoration of the House of Commons and the adjoin- ing corridos, labbles and
Fooms have been undertaken and as a re- Fire broke out aboard a steamersult of repainting and the Intro- of the German Africa. Line, saduction of indirect lighting the Ussukuma, in Hamdy harbour House has been modernised with this morning. The fire started in out sacrifice of its dignity and old hold No. 2 containing a cargo of world charm. about 300 bales of hemp. The fre brigade, supported by two are Boats got the fire under control after one-and-half hours' work.
In the central assembly hall cleaning has revealed the beauty of the mosafe celling which is en- hanced by diffused Bghting.
In addition to the refurnishing
ANGLO-ITALIAN AGREEMENT
Will Operate In
Few Weeks
Paris, Nov. 1.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1938-PAGE
That the British Government | Will announce in the House of Commons to-day its intention to put the Anglo-Italian Pact Into operation in the middle of Novem- ber forecast by "Le Temps".
bassador, Sir Eric Phipps, inform- which says that the British Am- ed M. Bonnet of this decision yes- terday.
Is
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Several newspapers discuss
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Most of the cargo could be saved. or members' lobby and the refresh-France's position arising from this The cause of fire has not yet been ment rooms, changes effected in-step. definitely ascertained, but it is be-clude the Atting to all windows lieved that during, welding work of dark blinds to permit of the will lead to a "new alignment of.
One belleves that the decision aboard the steamer a,spark ignited House continuing its work in times France's policy in regard the cargo-Transocean,
of emergency-British Wireless.
Yangtze Still Closed To Commercial Shipping
Shanghal, November 1.
A Japanese Embassy spokesman affirmed that the Japanese policy was unchanged regarding the Yangtze which is still closed to commercial shipping.
Japanese army and pavy spokesmen denied to-day that the shipload of Japanese men and women going to Hankow are civilians as reported in the Japanese press. The spokesmen said that they were most of the special service personnel connected closely with the Japanese army, except consulate oficials who "had severe qualifica- I have been a school student exists, freedom of expression must tions.” I am a parent. I have tried teach-be permitted. There is a dreadful
The spokesmen added that the Japanese newspaper erred by say- ing, but nos for a living, and for inevitableness about prior facts.ing that merchants were going. The army spokesman remarked, two periods of over four years I
cannot escape from them. "The dower girl might have been a nurse."-Reuter. have worked with pieces of mater-You cannot stand from this point ial immediately after they had left of view and that however you go the schoolmaster's hands. Finally, round and about them, however I have been an employer of labour for myself, and for and on behalf of the Government.
One
much you haul them this way, and that. You never get any further with them: it is like arguing with It makes no answer but a statue MATERIAL QUALITY continues to remain a statue. "The good workman proves the
Take a law such as the first law strength and quality and, if the of motors. It tells us that a body material is not satisfactory, it is will remain in a state of rest o not classified 35 waste but set will continue to move in a straight aside to be used for another Jobline unless some force is applied Where the demands and strains to it. No one had thought much are not so severe, a better mitertail about the matter "until" Newton is chosen from the store for the made it a law. more important work. I have
There are many other similar particularly mentioned store, be-laws, and, although they are very cause it appears to me, that the
useful for every-day purposes, they "case of the schoolmaster and his
material and the artisan and his may become rather dangerous, re- material are analogous. They can only be drawn from the store to which new stocks are added from time to time.
The percentage of passes is the most important factor to the school teacher,
rarding to thought. We must re
worst of it is that the more they member they are man-made. The
are used the more obvious do they appear, although some of them are not at all obvious at first.
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DOUBTS THROWN
views
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NEW PUPPET FEDERATION
Latest Japanese Manoeuvre
45
Peiping, Nov. 1. Five members of the "Pro- visional Government," headed by Mr. Wang Keh-min, flew to Nanking yesterday to confer with the "Reformed Govern- ment" on the situation created by the capture of Hankow and Canton and the possible formation of a "Federal Gov- ernment" for all occupied areas, with Peiping as the cap- ital-Reuter.
TOKYO STATEMENT TO BE MADE
RECOGNITION BY AXIS
Spain."-Reuter.
TRAIN BOMBED BY INSURGENTS
Raids Along East Coast Of Spain
Madrid, Nov. 1. Seventy were killed and 200, wounded in a series of Insur- gent air raids on towns and villages on the East Coast, The most serious raid was at Álcira, where bombs hit a train leav ing the station killing 21 and wounding $0.
to
One hundred bombs were drop- ped en Valencia. Extensive damage was caused to the main streets and the sea front at Alicante by alr
NEWS FROM THE raids Reuter.
SPANISH WAR
FRONTS
Franco Directs Operations
Salamanca, Nov. 1. The Nationalist Headquar«. ters in a bulletin issued last night announced that Na- Lionalist troops continued to advance in the Ebro region after having broken the enemy resistance once more.
NO ENTRY INTO FRANCE.
Perpignan, Nov, 1. Under orders of the French Min- Istry for the Interior, permission to enter France has been refused to 300 seriously wounded members of the International Brigade. The Spanish authorities at Forthou [have been informed accordingly. "
THE
HONG KONG
PENINSULA HOTEL
HONGKONG HOTEL; BEPULSE BAY HOTEL,
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL;
HOTELS
LIMITED,
In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons fit, Poking.
149 KILLED IN NANCHANG RAID
Nanchang, Nov. 1.
One of the severest air raids in Nanchang was staged by 16 Japan ese planes yesterday.
GERMAN-ITALO DECISION FINAL
Berlin, Oct. al. Hungary and Czechoslovakia have agreed to accept the Ger man-Itahan decision on the fron-
Altogether 149 civilians were killer dispute as Anal and to carry
·ed and 163 wounded during the through such decision without wanton attack, Shops and rest- delay. dences demolished totalled 498.
This was deni-officially stated
At least 300 bombs were rained this morning together with the Indiscriminately over the city..re-announcement that the Foreign ducing the once thriving and Ministers. Herr von Ribbentrop, densely populated sections such as Count Ciano, M. Kanya and t Chungshan Road, Changcheng Chvalkovsky will mect in Vienna Road, Knobwo Road, and Huang on Wednesday for the session of chlähang, Lingyingchiao and Pd- the arbitration court-Transocean. kuhang to a shambles.--Central | - News.
SIAMESE · PRINCE'S'
SECRET MISSION
TO.
TOKYO
Shanghai, Nov. 1.
A Tokyo report states that a Siamese prince of Royal blood is now in the Japanese capital on a secret mission. . It is said that secret nego- ilations are under way between the two countries, As 300 Japanese military officers re- cently went to Bangkok- International.
DEMAND FOR
RESIGNATION
OF MAYOR
Stormy Session In Marseilles
*!
· Marseffles, Nov. J. The Municipal Counel met yer terday evening in a stormy session during which the resignation of the Socialist Mayor was demanded and two Socialist Councillors were to withdrew from the Bocialist Party as a protest against the con- ditions which became evident-on
Exception, however, was made RUBBISH FOUND the occasion of the recent dire
IN CASES
the case of those of French nation-
The Mayor of the city, Senator alty, but when the decision was
Tasso, maintained in hia report on made known
the catastrophe that the accus to the wounded aboard a train at the frontier, the
tions of neglect and mismanage French wounded decided to stay
ment in the municipal affairs par-" (Continued from Page 1.) with their comrades.
ticularly in respect of the Marrell- enquiries and were satisfied that les' Fire Brigade were unjustified. The French authorities are tak-the Chinese Embassy and officials but the Right-Wing Councillors de ing precautions to prevent the at the Embassy were completely clined to accept the statement and The Nationalists captured im- train entering France under cover portant positions including Sero of night-Reuter.
inccent so far as the case was demanded his resignation which concerned, and had no knowledge he refused to submit. of it.
de San Marcos" and several hills in the Sierra de Caballs and to the south of it. The Nationalists took. 349 prisoners.--Transocean,
AIR FORCE ACTIVE
Salamanca, Nov. 1. The Nationalist air force shct.
move-
Counsel explained that he made this statement because some of the documents were on Chinese Embassy notepaper bearing the seal of the Emi-"- bassy.
Two more bodies were found yesterday in the debris of the Nouvelles Galleries' department store, this bringing the total dout mp to 37-Transocean, a
BOXING TOURNEY AT MURRAY BARRACKS
covering 500,000 cartridges and 50. An insurance policy was issued cases of machine-gun parts, sald Counsel, but Corrigan altered this arrangement and "afty-five cases
Some very keen boxing was zeen of machine parts" were eventually at Murray Barracks last night shipped, the cases having been when the Royal Scots held their specially made and Alled with annual boxing tournament. bricks and rubbish worth prac-
A programme of 18 events was tically nothing.
carried out.
There is no reason for demand- ing better material for educational purposes. In fact the supply of
Tokyo, Nov. 1..
SIR ARCHIBALD good material is greater than the People argue against them and A Government statement on the demand. The teacher is that bu- were unable to comprehend them, guiding principles to 'be adopted
CLARK KERR man in that he is afraid to classify and now inquisitive people like for the reconstruction of the "New
IN YUNNANFU. his material but depends solely Einstein are beginning to throw East Asia," is to be issued" on upon an annual period of common doubts upon them. They show at November 3, according to the down seven Republican planes in
London, Nov. 1. examinations, I mean common to any rate that they are conditional, "Hochi Shimbun." The statement several air fights yesterday, accord-China. Sir Archibald Clark Kerr. The British Ambassador to all, and the material is not con. that they all have to be related to will contain bold, clear-cut pro-ing to sidered tested until it has passed some other fact and that fact Innouncements of Japan's position. Nationalist anti-aircraft also shot according to a semi-official state- reports received here arrived this morning in Yunnanfu, the scale of 1 to 6 or from 8 5 1. turn must be related to another.
The newspaper says that the down a Republican machine while ment-Transocean. and it is finally classified as good This is all very disturbing when statement will also emphasise Nationalist bombers attacked mill- or bad, according to whether the your
tature unswerving determination tary objectives in Sagunto Aleira known about his future
Reuter adds were settled
that nothing is examination is passed or failed.
to crush Chiang Kai-shek, and Cilla and Masamagrell," in the ments. you years aga and for all text books.
determination to organise a new Valencia province.-Transocean. Central Government for China- Reuter..
FRANCO ON EBRO FRONT
Salamanca, Nov. 1. SUPPORT OF POLICY General Franco is at present on
OF APPEASEMENT. the Ebro front and is personally directing operations there.
London, Nov. 1. Republican forces, although The misunderstanding in regard attempting to resist. were unable to the recent speech of the Minis- to stem the Nationalist attack, ter or Health, Mr. Walter Elliott, Five systems of trenches on a which suggested that a cut in 80- front of eight kilometres were cial services was intended was cor- taken in hand-to-hand fighting rected by the Minister last night. Transocean.
He says his argument was that Inroads upon social services would Insure: the very things · Govern- In March, sald Counsel, a sum of }, "As a result of repeated Chaise the old struggle against Western two spanish steamers were dam-, it was to prevent the possibility ofgian firm for the purpose of sup days, the Japanese at Wanchi, The British steamer Gothic and' ment was fighting to preserve and money was in fact paid to a Bel- onslaughte. during the last ten Imperialism, and will adopt the axed as the result of an air raid such inroads that he urged supplying guns and ammunition to Mr. E. E Stone, on behalf of old slogans of the Kuomintang---- on Barcelona this morning by port of a polley of appeasement China when it came to the know- the Rotary Club, thanked the the abolitioni of the unequal Insurgent planes-Reuter.
British Wireless.
ledge of Chou that the consign ment was not intended for China but for Spain.
man
To this I would say to the
element, watch the yield point, and as soon as it is detected put no further strain" upon the material. In other words, do hot keep a boy at school beyond the nge of 15 years if he has shown a yield point. There is other work for him to do. There is a demand
We were arought up to
think that a yard, was a yard; and now fact that its length depends upon we have to be, reconciled to the
sional space! Then there is mass. its orientation in a forth dimen
Now mass is a broken reed: It in- At once as sound as the empire.
creases with velocity.
Knowledge is power. Ignorance is power too: the ignorance of for manual labour-on the farm, youth, which Ighores any opinion
in the factories, in ships which but its own, and carries its will
all the ocean and many other oc- cupations, but if the schoolmaster
holds on to him until he is 16 or 17 he is of no use to either.
IMPRESSIVE YEARS
The most impressive years of a boy's life between 14 to 16 years when he just beging to realise he is a boy while at the age of 10 he has formed opinions and can- not be remoulded, and it would be 'some time before he would be worth his money even in an office compared with a boy who started: off at 14 years...
against inertia and the dislike of charge which
age inevitably brings. Tolerance: yes, for there is no knowledge.
COUNTRIES
London, Nov. 1
The * Daily Herald's" Diplomatic Correspondent says that within the next few days Japan will establish a
new Chinese "Federal Government” in Nanking, which will be im- "mediately recognised by, Ger- many, Italy, Japan and Man- chukuo.
Ita programme is based on an appeal to Chinese nationalism" and
speaker for his Interesting address. treaties, the withdrawal of Euro- pean troops, and the abolition of foreign settlements, and extra- territorial rights. 6
CHINA LOAN FROM UNITED STATES
The real purpose of Japan's policy in China is to drive out all Western, influence of a political, Shanghai, Nov. 1. economic and financial nature, In banking circles to-day, it was and the monopolisation of the reported that the Chinese Econo-Chinese market for Japanese
BODIES OF CHINESE
TRAITORS?
mic Mission in Washington, headed economic expansion will be made; There is no proof for the
by Mr. K. P. Chen, has succeeded quite clear. Reuter, statement that revolution is
in negotiating a loan from the the alternative to education."
United States and that an agree On the contrary, revolution: has been more rife during the
ment will be signed momentarily Terms of the agreement will not present elementary educational
be disclosed for the present. perlod than ever before.
Shanghai, Nov. 1. The loan is to be used for re- Why, even the school teachers
A Japanese Army spokesman to- have founded a teachers union Construction and tridustrial pur-day strongly denied the alleged Ja- and have even threatened to go on
poses in China.
panese execution of Chinese pri- strike if their terms were, not ac- Negotiations are also under waysoners in Wuhan, and said that a ceptable What is this, but social for a cotton and wheat loan. The possible explanation was that the
jeh but matter is progressing satisfactorily floating bodies revolutioni::
were those of The alternative to education is and an agreement is expected Chinese traitors executed up-river manual labour and unless there is shortly.—International
-Reuter.
BRITISH SHIP DAMAGED
Barcelona, Nov. 1.
AIR RAID TELEPHONE WARNING SYSTEM IN BRITAIN PUT TO TEST
FALSE INVOICE Corrigan, for some reason of his own, supplied a false invoice for the purpose of declaration to the Customs.
Most of the fights were very keenly contested and the standard was quite high for novices.
The semi-finals will take place | to-night-andŝthe finals to-HOFN
ein-night
de-
pharised that Corrigan was being
Counsel for the defence
tried on a summons for false Cus- torns declaration. Counsel clared it was true that Corgan and Chou were concerned in the sale of munitions to China.
It was Chou's ides that a `- trap be set to see whether the goods would be sent to Spain or whether they would go. on to China,
HEAVY JAPANESE LOSSES
Nanling, Anhwel, Nov, 1.
20 kilometres south of Wuhu on the south bank of the Ynagtao River in Antwei have suffered 600 casualties, according to a military report received her Central News.
AREAS OPENED TO CHINESE If the goods had gone to Spain and the cases had 'contained what
Shanghai, Oct. 31. was described as rubbish, no harm
The Japanese naval landing would have been done, bat it, on party announces that the areas THE ENTIRE SYSTEM OF AIR RAID TELEPHONE WARNING, the other hand, the cargo had north of Boochow Creek, inchading which is a vital part of the system for spreading information gone on to China it could have
Hongkew, Yangtzspoo and Chapel throughout Britain and Northern Ireland in the event of a hostile been arranged that the actual am will be opened to Chinese from. air raid, was put to the test last night and it was later calculated munition azid guns could have fol- to 10 Dally buginting to. that between three and four minutes was the maximum time need-lowed-Reuter.
London, November 1.
ed for any telephone exchange to advise wardens of fire, brigades. police decontamination: centres, ambulances and all other A.R.P. organisations.
The test involved nearly 15,000 ing the coast: the second that telephone calls through 3,475 ex-planes have reached this country changes.
and the attack is being made; the Four secret colour codes were third that the raiders have passed, used of which the first meant that and the fourth the all clear. enemy aeroplanes were approach- British Wireless,
BALLOON BARRAGE
morrow-Better,
communication IN SHEFFIELD
from the Air London, Nov. Lthem to Lord Scarborough, speaking as ares, three Chairman of West Riding of the drons with Yorkshire Territorial Association officers in Leeds yesterday, said that a that w
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