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Canton's Generoalty.
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Every one in Hongkong will bave read with pleasure of the result which attended the appeal made to English residents in Can CIRLOES. ton sad district for St. George's Day subscriptions for Allied War Fonds. As will have been seen from the list published in our columns last night, giving the
To-morrow's Anniversary,
To-morrow'sanniversary is that of John Galt one-time famous Scottiah auther, born May 2nd
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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1918.
CHINA'S CHAOTIC CONDITION.
there is little to prove that they are appraised at their true value,
- Pickpocket Sentenced.
THE PEAK SCHOOL.
Annual Distribution of Prizes.
CRICKET.
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
Mrs. Grace Scott Thoms Ander: son, 71, Barrington Gardens, 8.
At Happy Valley, on the 29th W., recently left by her will to instant, the R. E. defeated 88 Os. the Royal Social Museum, B. G, A. in the foal for the 8.0 Edinburgh, eleven water-colour Yesterday afternoon, at the Peak Oricket Shield. The B. E batted kelabes made by her husband on Club, the annual distribution of firet, making 73, and the 88 Co. the borders of Chins when on the prissa in connection with the Peak were all out for 53, CQMS first Yannan Expedition; nine School was held, and in spite of Beakes making the "hat trick" Airo piolares, illustrative of the the artremely rainy weather there with the Isst three balls of the feat and employments of that was a very large number of matob, upsetting the wicket each race, pictures which were par friends and parents present in time. cluding His Excellency the Governor, Lady May and Mies Iris Sgt. MoGregor, o Aszradale, May. A most enjoyable entertains
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ment was given during the after a Q. M. S. Beskes, o Vant, b soon by the children, Dearly all Graham
Graham
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Hougtong generally. One way and another, the residents in Canton have taken a very activo]
A Chinese who was obarged and commendable interest in th the larceny of $10 from a taking part in "A Garland Cpl. Adamo, o Desborough, b all things appertaining to the Chinese woman at West Point, of Song" the solow being War Charities. When we con- was brought ap on remand before rendered in a delightful manner Spr. Wallar, b Bain... sider that the number of Foreign Mr. Dyar Ball, at the Police Court by the Misses A. Miller sad G. L Opl. Pascall, b Graham residents is extremely small, one this morning. It was proved that Stedman, and Master J. Messer. Spr. Gordon, st. Sharman, b cannot help but wonder that they the man had a previous convection Broitations were given by Miss
Graham should have been so successfui, as and had been banished. His Eileen Lammert, "I keep siz Apr. Oshorne, ran out they certainly have. Besides Worship sentenced the man to honest serving men," T. Wetton, Spr. Hillard, b Beins many special efforts on behalf of nine montha band labour. "The Bump," K. Chapman, "The 8 Sgt. Oripwell, c.. war charities, they have assisted.
Laughing Brook," and D. Bowley Grebem ia pamerous other ways, the
We have much pleasure in recitation, "Pass and the Mouse," Opl. Heath, not ont
with "The Cuckoo," A humorous Spr. Clarke, b Bsin8... ladies baving carried on s most setive work in connection with calling. attention to the annual by Master D. Hogg, was very
anle of work of the Victoria amusing. "The Marching Song,
Extraa their War Work Party. When the war is over those Foreigners Branch of the Ministering Child The Summer Days are ended, resident in the Shameen and else-ren's League. This year it is and The Cat were three where in Canton district will be to be held in the Theatre Royal delightful magical items rendered able to rest satisfied that they did at 3.30 pm. on the 8h instant by the children of the infant class. their "bit." Wein Horgkong fally instead of at the Haleza May In-The pupils, in a chorus, sang Gr. Baine appreciate their ready generosity stitute: Tickets of admission, Weloeme Sister" "Come in Opl. Graham ...14.25 in response to this latest appeal which include tea, can be ob- and rest friend" and "See the
as well as to the many that pre- ceded it.
Our Police Courts:
A Deserving Institution.
tained from the members,
Victoria Theatre.
Daylight Slowly Waning." The
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dieses V. Butterfield and Angel Gr. Cooper, b Cripwell We would again call attention Ormiston, ssng in a charming Gr. Sharman, b Beakes to the splendid film, entitled manner "In the Pleasant Path" Br. Drummond, b Ronkes "From the Mountains to the Sea" The whole entertainment went Gr. Baina, b Cripwell In a few weeks more we shall which depicts the activities of splendidly, and congratulations Opl. Graham, b Raskea have the really hot weather with the Italian Army at the Front, are due to re. Mein and Mr. Gr. Mayo Clarke, ue again, end to our mind now and which is to be screened at her sesistant for their work in
Cripwell is a very opportune time to jog the the Victoris Thestre to night in preparing the pupils. memories of those responsible for aid of Italian war charities. Oo the conditions in the Police Thursday evening the dramatic Courage to the state of affairs filmed entitled "A Noble Action" which bas ob'ained there for will again be shown at this many years, and which will never threatre. be remedied unless someone strongly proteste. We refer to
the ebacking over crowċing that
is
On the other hand there is a recklessness which drives other nation-The Huns As Mlschlei-Makers. ale to the opinion that it is only the personal glorification of the parties concerned that constitutes the motive.
Ricksha Coolie Robbed.
Oplum Divan,
chased by Mr. Anderson, when among the Ainoa of Yezo; and, two circular pictures from an ancient temple at Nare, Japan.
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Probably.no bistorian that even lived collected his material: op4
such an extensiva moale as Mr.
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Hubert Howe Binoroft, the
American historisa, whose death
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proportion of the profits of his Tacrativa bookselling business in
San Francisco on the work
of amswing information for his history of the Pacifio Coast. Not only did he travel all over the world for this purpose, but he
employed scores of copyists in eesrobing national archives at places as far apart a Mexico City and Petrograd. At the same time, #gents attended private and public sales in the chief cities of Europs. RW. One example will illustrate hie 424 pertinacity in this quest In
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the office of the United Stalea Surveyor General at.
6 San Francisco were 300 volumes of important documents which he' 11 wished to study, Es-was-not-
allowed to borrow them, so he 1reated a room adjoining those of
the Surveyor General, who con sented to regard the volumės 2while there and under his contral 7an still in bie for. Thens desen 3 Mexican copyists and “epitomists” Owere set to work, and the directică. e of one of Mr. Bancroft's experts, who went carefully through the ... 33 whole mise of doonments, marking what was to be copied entire, copied in part, or fummarised.
Gr. Smith, not out Sgt. Desborough, bOripwell. Sgt. Tipper, b Renkan Gr. Barradale, Reskes Sgt. Vant, b Reakre...
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Jim Hesser.-Arithmetic and
recitation.
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Mr. Bancroft was a great be
The Report.
read by Mr. E Balphs, Inspector The report for the past year, of Schools, stated that the maximam enrolment wis 58 (45) in 1916); the misimmum en- As time passen, bringing with it a stream of evidence revesling permitted in the Coarte. It is Police Court this morning, two 1:18). The coat of each unit in C.Q.M.8. Baskes 6.4 0.16 6
Before Mr. J. B. Wood, at the rolment, 37 (18 in 1916); and the Iverage attendarce, 44 "(29 in the internal obace of the Chinese Bepublic, one is almost driven te bad enough in the cooler monthe, Chinese pleaded guilty to a charge verage attendance was 171 98 8. Sgt. Orinwell despair of any improvement in the governance of this people antil but in summer it is a state of of robbery with violence. It was ($151 40 in 1916). Although the
liever in the employment of an outside force is brought to bear apon those many factions and affairs which should not be stated by Inspector Angus that a
assistants in historical writing. parties whose only sobierement seems to be to increase the diffial tolerated for a moment. Crowds ricksha coolie was returning from attendance is improving the
"Why," he saked, "should the ties of the nation for which they all profess to have so much regard. of Chinese, cause the air to Shaakiwan early on
average "daily attendance, s8. Complimentary Dinner. author insist on doing everything Monday The appeals that have been made by those who realise the greatness become very much over-heated. morning when he was stopped by low. This is accounted for by General Chamber of Commerce would compel the shipmaster to compared with the enrolment, is On the 15 inst, the Chinese bimseli ? procedure which to which Chins could rise if only an ordered and coberect authority In addition to which the small three men. They seized him and the fact that many families leave of Shangbai entertained at dinner say, How shall I know this vessel were established, seem to "have fallen upon dest ears, for at the
pen, by courtesy given the neme threatened him with knives. A the Colony during the summer the Hon. Thoa. Sammons, Jadge to be safe unless Ilay every plank?" present janotare China is tera between the activities of groups of dook, is more often than not parse containing $140 apparently determined to proceed to any lengths to achieve the filled with prisoners the team stolen, the men later making the winter months is very satis can Consulate, the Chairman of I drive every spike how shall I montba. The attendance during Lobingier, officers of the Ameri or the ailroad builder, Unless chemes. they have engineered. The Peking group, or rather of Chinatown-who have not had The robbery was reported to the groupe, scem absolutely powerless to maintain order, and northern a decent wash since the last time police and the two defendante
factory..
the Americas Chamber of Com-vouch for it?'" When he had. troops are fighting the southernere without any clear reason why they were in geol. The faint were later arrested. The knives its fourth year, and continues to and members of the Committee of ing to 60,000 volumes - Mr. The school has now completed mercs in Chine, the President completed his collection-amount- The points on which the northern and southera factions are divided brers given by the fans, far from and the parse were found in their make progress. There has been po the American Asscoiation, Mr. Bancroft employed thirty men on would passle the most stadions observer to securately state, and it giving relief, only serveato further possession. is beyond doubt that, if a reasonable tolerance were shown and the stir up the anhealthy atmosphers. journed the case.
His Worship ad. case of infectious disease through Ivan Chen, and a number of other indexing it as if it were one book.. leaders conferred together, a settlement of the whole basinees would Sarely it would not be too
out the year. The staff was in- Ameriosa frienda zot be a very difficult matter. Bat to look for genuine motives in much to expect that some check
creased early in the year, and has
Nowadays (says a Home.com- Chinese political intrigue is like looking for the proverbial needle
Twelve Chinese were charged recently been farther strengthened
temporary) the threat of a tram». in a stack of hay-s well nigh hopeless proposition. Bat the effects might be put on the pumber of
wayatrike causes no little concern. of the strife are far more apparent and the seriousness of the spectatore, and that prisonere be before Mr. Dyer Ball, at the by the appointment of a fifth would, formal men are inclined to think, act as a deterrent, though brought into Court as they are being concerned in "sa opium classrooms have also been made
Yet antil 1881 they managed to Police Court this morning, with assistant Mistress. Three more alpebra.
absist without this mods of required.
divan at 9, Wing Sing Street. available, so that the children are Billy Dunbar. Composition travelling. George Francis Train, Two of the men were charged now taught under the best con- and dictation, special Scripture their pioneer in Landon, met with with being principal tenants and ditions, with liberal ets and prise presented by the Rev. fierce opposition from the omnibus The news that has been received this week from the north of facts to prove that wherever on the premises, the defendants sequently, better educations!
proprietors when he obtained per: There are of late been plenty appeared that a raid #as made a better classification, and, con-
the others with frequenting. It accommodation making possible Copley Hoyla
Form II.
mission to lay tramway linse from reveale that a very serious state of affairs exists. Not only Germans bare settled, either in all being arrested.
Hilds Batterfeld. Writing Marble Arch to Bayswater, from are the opposing armies fighting and laying desolate the country small or in large numbers, there amount of paraphernalia was erally satisfactory. French is
A large results. The work done is gen- and composition and needlework Victoria to Westminster Abbey, and towns through which they pace, but there has grown ups they have indulged in some seized, including pipes, lamps, good, especially in the upper
Betty Hammond.-Arithmetic, sad from Westminaler Bridge to disregard for the lives and property of foreigners not
and algebra and grammar. Kennington Gate. He avere that canal in China's internecine strife. Missionaries have been put in mirebief making, and
form OF other of gross scales, etc. The raid was made classes. The senior girls are now
Jack Miller. Reading and "the "bas drivers tried in every extreme danger, an American subject has been captured by brigands, something very much worse of Chinese police cloers. The ford Loos! Examinations.
aften by Inspector Grant and a number being prepared for the Or
possible way to wreck their and generally a state of lawlesscess and disorder is prevalent, which, They have don 80 with a total first defendant was fined $50 and ciplins in all the classes continues meti
David Ellis.-French and arith vehicles on the raile. They were unless soon taken in hand and remedied, will entail China in con disregard of those commonly the remainder $3 esch.
often anoosisful, and there were- sequercas decidedly serious. Following the demands of America'a
to be very good. Drill and Alfred Lammert, General many socidents of this sort. officials the American citizen referred to has been releseed and the accep ed obligations which the
organised games are popular. The progress:
The excitement increased greatly incident appears to have closed, at leset for the p'esent. It is to be representatives of other nations
space in front of the school has
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with every foot of track, Isid sincerely hoped that there will be no repetition of this nature for The mass of information that THE REAL WORLD WAR making the ground much more have scrupulonely observed.
been cleared and "concreted,
Ben Humphreve-Writing. dawn." Finally, a boy was killed there is enough international trouble in the world without China is now to hand beating upon
Hoozy Batterfeld. Reading by a teamoar, and Train was giving rise to freeh problems,
suitable for use se s playground and spelling.
arrested for manslaughter. The There is also a significant paessge in the report from car forme a most damning indiet- the truth of "this statement
The aasual sports were held in Aleo Pearce.-Writing. scoident was unavoidable," he Canton correspondent, who, in reporting on the bomb explosionsment of the conduct of this
April in the grounds attached to
Ronald Armstrong-Arith- | writes, "but there was grest which took place in the scathera metropolia two days ago, men detestable people. In the United
the Hon. Mr. Severn's residence.
metio,
deal of feeling about it. The bill tioned that some Germans were employed at the building 10 State, in the Argentine and in
The children subscribe to a fund Gordon Barnett,-Exceptional to authorise kramways was de which the explosions cccurred. At the time of writing it Pereis it has been the same; the
by which they supports prisoner progress.
feated in Parliament by a few is not known whether these individuals were concerned in the Bats have abused every canod of "We now stand at the beginning them assisted on Rose Day, Amsterdam, Feburary 24-of war in Germany, and many of,
Brian Adams Reading. | votes, and I had to abandon the manufacture of the hombe; but the circumstances are such as to decency, which it is the duty of proper of the world war" writes Heather Day, and St. George's and spelling.
Eileen Lammert-Reading fight in London." bring home with atest force the often reposted advice, that every those who German remaining within the country should be interned and
arjoarn in a for- to day's Rheinisch Westfadische Day. thus kept out of harm's way. It is not a very wide speculation werde their boate.. Particularly which is remarkable for its severe eign country to extend to Zeitung in a two column article which inclines come people the belief that all the disruptions fagrant have been the excesses judgments on Germany's policy the saccossful pupils by Lady
metic The prizes ware-Pistributed to in Chins are not due to solely Chinese scurder, and if the remaining committed in this respect by the in the Eset and its gloomy-view May, who was presented with a Haps were incarcersted it would be interesting to see whether German diplomatic corpe, who not of the fruits of that policy. "Even basket of wara by little Miss would have any effect on the state of cffairs. Bet this aside, it is only have schemed sgainst the if the present state of pesos with Wendy Jenkin and Master D. time that Chias seriously set about the task of putting her house anthorities of Foreign countries, Rascia should pass into 'real' in crder. The wisdom of this has been the theme of much writing but have been, to put the maiter peace, it, nevertheless, seems to us
Hogg, and not a few specohes, but the irath of it is so evident that there mildly, violently abusive in their a modest gain, and ton small list is but to drive it home on every ounceivable occasion. The great expressions regarding the people for what has been lost. Even if Earopean war should have presented a wonderful chance to China to demonstrate her great potentiality, Lat the time has been frittered by whose kindness they were our premat minimum needs can away in a hopeless confasion. When the task of safeguardins rar quility. Thus they referred to and Courland, in ten years we permitted to dwell in peace and be met from the soil · Z Lithuania oivilisation has been accomplished in the western hemisphere, there the idiotic Yankees," con ekell have nine million more will follow a quickened effort all round to make pregreve com sided the people of Argentina a moathe to feed. We had no mercial prosperity and if Chins is not in a position to lend her grant set of simpletons and schemed to enmity with Hormous ex eid in the work of rebuilding it is not outside the realm of possibili- sink their shipping "ithout Rusais conceals an enormous ex- ties that the great nations will demand a bare in the controlling leaving a trace behind," and now plosive force, and it manat not be of those vast resources which lie within Chira's boundaries the mildmannered Persisna, are imagined that the gigantio success dome. Those who wish beat for Ouins live in hope of witnessing "Persian swine" and are being of Russian Socialism will have no a great unified nation, commercially prosperous and progressively summed up by other abusive conquences in Germany." "The graphy and history. controlled, but there will have to be a radical change on the part of epithete. Le this, one wonders, the reckoning with Grent Britz in res her public men, Failing the exorcism of the greed and petty outcome of Germany's boasted and mains inevitable," adds the John Lander-Geography sud ́quarrels of these men, more effective and enmmary merenres may vastly emporior “ku sar?" come into operation, greatly regretted though they would be,
general progreen.
What Krupp's Organ Fears,
The Prize List.
Die-
The following was the prize)
Lower Remove.
algebra, grammer, and special Annie Miller-Arithmetic,and
form prise.
Gwen Stedman-Composition Veronies Butterfield-Reading but-new and recitation;
and dictation, and drill.
Angel Ormiston,French, Esme Boot Haraton.-- Geo-
Form UL
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GordonChatham-Arithmetic.) A good many of us, writes a Tony Winslow.2nd Arith-correspondent to the Daily Chronicle, have been disappointed. William Hancock-French, in the resalt of many highly Pamela Harston-Reading. recommended" fodd es momies
Ulage VII.
suggested by experie, and, it Charles Butterfield.-Form would appear, inexperts as well.
prize.
Edward Wolle --Reading. Hugh Lander-French. Basel Macintyre Arithmetic Tom Cashman-Writing. Bobbie Keat-Writing.
Olsea VIIL
Heath Measer. Writing.
Frank Campbell,--Progress in Dancin Campbell-Broits tion.
reading.
Rits Malkin-Reading. Laughton Lasɛk --Roading. Wendy Jenkin→Writing,
Infants, Donald Hogg Bum. Dicky BowleyRecitati
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