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A STUDY OF GEORGE GISSING
In a sympathetic, oritical, and of contemplation to offset the all- thoroughly admirable study of pervading materialism. He says George Gissing, just published in effect, "What does it profit by Mr. Frank Swinnerton from you Yankees to accumulato untold the press of Martin Seeker, the stacks of dollars if in the process writer says":-"Until we have the you sacrifice all grent ideala and story of Cissing's life, told by his live in a constant atmosphere of life-long friend, we can do no bustle and oxoitement bordering more than appraise his work, and upon chronic dyspopsin and in-grope, by what light we may evitable neuraathenia ?"
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the French Journal Official of we cannot wonder that he should. Hongkong. 18th Aug., 1912. 22nd September, says the Board have "hesitated to carry out his of Trade Journal, containing the melancholy trust to the extreme text of a decreo designod to pro- letter, and place the name of his book, no pseudo-medical alarmist East, and being now persuaded tion of the children of the Far tect the rubber industry in friend on the saddest and most French West Afrion, by probi-tragic life-history in all modern statements, no advertisement of that what he has been doing as a biting the manufacture, sale of, English letters. The shameful something to be sold; it is just a private individual in Shanghai and traffic in, cosgulated rubber and pitiful épisodes of Gissing's sane, Eensible conversation on could be done better by the Muni- otherwise than in "sheet" or life have been vaguely known to subjecte vital to all Young Men. cipal Council, he not only hands "askes" of a maximum thickness his literary contemporaries for
"Knowledge a Young Man over his enterprise to the Coun Should Have." of one centimetre. The tapping many years; it was, by them, well Philip and H. R. Murray. Ewart,ceive it clothes it with a costly By Dr. A. A. cil, but before asking them to re- of rubber trees is also prohibited understood that the bitterness, Seymour & Co., Ltd., 42 Burleigh change of raiment. In making during not more than three the sordid greyness, the unreliev-
this offer to the Municipal Coun- months of each year, the parti-ed tragedy of his novels, were the Street, London, W,C. 2s. 6d.
cil Mr. Kadoorie has put the seal cular period to be decided se-outcome of his own experiences, EDUCATION IN
of his approval upon the system parately by the Governor of each but the general public only guess- colony.
od at some such warping influence
already inaugurated in the first school, and paid a' tribute to the on a nature almost supersensitive A New Ellis Kadoorie School. policy of both the founders and to beauty, as shown in his later
The formal opening of the Ellis the Council which will be valued | 1REEN novele," By the Ionian Sea" and Kadoorie School in Carter Road, highly"
The Papers of Henry Ryecroft."
In response Mr. Kadoorie, who Now the veil has been rent, and Shanghai, took place on the 25th
ult. The Rev. A. J. Walker was heartily received, said: year. Within the province of whoso wille may learn why Gisa-M. A. occupied the chair and ho "I have listened to what Mr. Kinagau, reports the Chinese ing's novels, great in many was accompanied on the platform Walker has said with mixed sen- Press, this vicious habit must be aspects, portentous in their kind, by Mr. Ellis Kadoorie, Mr. Harry timents, for I feel, in the first got rid of by December 31 next. so often touched with a grave and de Fray, Mr. E. C. Pearse-and-Dr. place, that-be-has overstated the Mr. Yon Chin-hsien has been classic beauty, were so laden with Wa Ting-fang. The Chairman part I have been able to play in appointed Supervisor of Opium frightful hatred of the poor and in thanking Mr. Kadoorie for bis the foundation of this School, and Suppression for Shanghai. ile poverty, and with so contemp-gift to the city said:
I feel at the same time intense was ordered to come to Shanghai tuous a spirit for the intellect-
"Ia asking me to preside at gratification at the fact that the and open an offico in the old ally weak and humble-that last this function, the Municipal Coun- school has become established. yumen formerly occupied by the and foulost infirmity of noble il has done me a peculiar honour. I have, as many of you may Shanghai Colonel. A number of
This School is the outcome of be aware, taken some part in the officers will be deputed to make
A Tragic Life.
the success of another School. In establishment of schools in the investigations, to enforce obod- Rousseau took the precaution the Northern District-stands the British Colony of Hongkong, but ience to the Law, and to assist of writing his own life, and did firet Municipal School for Chinese as far as Shanghai is concerned, Mr. Yen generally.
not boggle to reveal many of its students. That School was my School Society has only been most sordid and disgraceful fea-founded by the generosity and able up to the present to maintain Mr. J. A. Spender, editor of the tures, though we may suspect wisdom of influential Chinese a very modest little school in the Westminster Gazette." lectur: that lie had a shrewd artistic oge residents in Shanghai. Their Burkill Road. But from our no- -ing-recently at the Holborn Hall on the ultimate effect, and left a wisdom found expression in the dest effort, by negotiation with under the auspices of the Coun- good deal out which bis Maker excellent school building which the Municipal Council, this cil of Public Morals, contrasted saw. Mr Morley Roberts has had standaa monument to its founders, spacious and healthy building
the uble, sedate, serious, Vic- to necessity for reserve. He bad Their wisdom is seen in placing has sprung. torian Press, and modern journ- Gissing'e implicit injunction
school meant for Western "Isincerely hope that this School alism, with its colour, vitality, to write the whole truth as a learning as well as Chinese study will provide many hundreds of and sense of live people behind service to humanity, and he is under the care of the Manicipal children with good primary oducz- the pon that the younger gener- quite right when he speaks of it Council. By so doing the bene- tion and sow seed which will fruc- ation wanted. The influence of as a book quite unlike any other factors not only secured that tify in making many hundreds of the Press on public morals in the in the English language. We continuity of teaching which is useful citizens. future was likely to be more and can say more-that it is a book essential to the building up of a Dr Wa Ting Fang addressed more indirect by suggestion, which enormously enhances our school's tradition, but also secured the gathering in Chinese and selection, and omission of the respect for Mr. Roberts 15 A
through the Council, Western dwelt upon the success which vast and varied material it scholar, as a litterateur, and above teachers for imparting Western had attended the first school given handled, by the emphasis it laid all sa a man.
thoughts to the song of China. to Shanghai by Mr. Kadoorie, on this, and the light touch, it
"The School which is being that in Burkill Road and those gave to that; but it had not for The great objection to works officially opened to-day, and which in Hongkong. The success of this reason a less-important in on the subject of Sox-that they you will shortly be asked to in the school in Hongkong, he fluence on public morals. He place a deal of dangerous know-spect, is the gift of a very well said, was the means of Mr. Ka- urged the formation of a league ledge before the public, know-known educational benefactor, doorie extending his great work to watch down-grade tendencies ledge which may prove a source Mr. Ellis Kadoorie. For many to Canton and later to Shanghai. sad to complain to the editors of of evil rather than of good-can-years Mr. Kadoorie has devoted Dr: Wa alao dwelt upon the value papers which published and tra- not be brought against this book thought and money on the educa- of western education. fficked in prurient matter.
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