EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE PEACE PRELIMINARIES.
APPORTIONING THE DELEGATES.
London, Jan 15. A communique from Paris states that hitherto it has been the peaction for the Governments participating in the preliminary peace conversations to issue separate communi- ques regarding the proceedings. From today it has been decided to issue a joint communique of which the following is the English text adopted by the British and American delegations The President of the United States and the Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers of Allied Govern- ments, assisted by the Japaness Ambassadors in Paris and London, hek two meetings to-day lasting for four and a half bours during which the examination of the rules of the Conference was continued and almost campisted"
It has been decided among other things that the following will be the representation-The United States, British Empire, France, Italy and Japan, five delegates spiece. The British Dominions and India besides shall be represented as follows--Two delegates respectively for Aus- tralia, Canada, South Africs and India, including the Xa- tive States and one for New Zealand. Brazil will have three, Belgium, China, Greece, Poland, Portugal, Crecho-Slovakis, Roumania and Serbia two apiece, Siam, Cuba, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Liberia, Nicaragus and Panama one xpiece, montenegro one but the rules concerning the last named's designation shall not be fixed until the moment when Mon- tenegro's political situation is cleared up.
BRITISH DOMINIONS DELIGHTED.
London, Jan. 15. The "Times" Paris correspondent says the Dominion delegates are delighted with the decision cabled yesterday as regards their representation at the Peses Conference. They especially warmly appreciate Mr. Lloyd George's advocacy of their claims and see in the arrangement the creation of a precedent in Imperial affairs which is bound to lead to further developments.
One Dominioner in an interview said that the Dominions have now received "recognition" and apparently there is no doubt that the Peace Conference will have to be followed by an extremely important Imperial Conference at which the internal relations of the Empire must be over- hauled. It is understood that the Dominion representatives will attend the general Conference whenever the smaller Allies are invited to participate (thus the Dominions are placed on the same standing as Belgium and Serbia) and moreover that two Dominion delegates will attend the con- ferences of the big States whenever their particular intereata' are involved. Thus when the German African Colonies are· discussed South Africa will have at least two delegates and when Germany's Pacific possessions are being considered Australia will have two and New Zealand ope represents tive. One delegate has also been allotted to the Nativa States of India. The correspondent points out that this decision constitutes by far the most striking recognition which has yet been given internationally to the self-govern- ing parts of the great units of the Empire.
THE OPENING CONFERENCE.
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Paris, Jan. 14.
M. Poincare opens the Peace Conference on the 18th although M. Clemenceau will preside at the actual meetings. The representatives of the Dominions and India with their staffs at present in Paris number seventy-five persons.
NO BRITISH CENSORSHIP.
London, Jan. 15.
The Foreign Office announces that there will be no censorship of British correspondents' messages from Paris during the Peace Conference.
SOME OF THE PROBLEMS.
Paris, Jan. 15.
At the preliminary discussions of the Peace Conference the Imperial Government and also the Dominions' Ministers supported the view that the right of nationhood of the dominions should be acknowledged and whenever their special interests were concerned they should have a separate voice in the Peace Conference. The Home Powers are how- aver strenuously contesting this view and consider that Dominions' representation by the Imperial authorities is suficient.
As it is impossible for Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Bonar Law to remain constantly in Paris when either is absent he will probably be replaced in the British delegation by one of the Overseas delegates,
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The Eussian question, which is the thorniest, will be one of the first questions discussed at the Peace Conference. The situation is causing the gravest anxiety and perplexity to all the Allied statesmen. Thereabent a high authority has declared that no peace leaving hall of Europe and half of Asia in a state of chaos out of which another general war might easily spring can be safe. On the other hand there is no agreement as regards how the problem should be approached and note of the Governments have accurate and reliable information about what has happened in Russia, In Poland the Allies have to deal with two Governments, also the Polish National Committee in Paris. Bolshevism
in Poland is an unknown quantity. There is a considerable Bolshevist party in Estbonia which the Allies wish to protect therefrom, while Riga holds as many Bolshevists as anti- Bolshevists.
One thousand journalists are attending the Peace Con. ference of whom five hundred are Americans.
BRITISH WAR BOND RECORD,
London, Jan. 14
The Treasury announces that on the 13th the total subscriptions to National War Bonds since their inzagars- tion on 1st Oct, 1817, exceeded ifteen hundred millions sterling. The attainment of such a figure is a mique schievement. On 15th August last, which was forty-six weeks from the beginning of the issue, one thousand millions was the total reached. It has taken just twenty-one week to subscribe a further five hundred millions. The National War Bonda have thos beaten the record created by the Fourth American Liberty Loan which totalled fourteen hundred millions. The subscriptions were noticeably accelerated last week. It is hoped that before the present issue of Na tional War Bends terminates on 18th January the total of sixteen hundred millions will be resched
SENSATIONAL MURDER TRIAL.
London, Jan. 14..
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"There was great interest in a case in West London Police Court where Lieut-Colonel Norman Cecil Ratherford was remanded on a charge of murdering Major Miles Charles Beton, c.n., of the Australian Imperial Force who served.. in Egypt during the war. It transpired st the hearing that ~ there were three billet wounds in the body. No evidence was led. The tragedy occurred at the house of Sir Malcolm Beton Lt Col Ratherford is married and has six children. Major Seton was unmarried. All the parties mentioned are of high social standing. The deceased officer, hon, anaesthe- tist of Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, was in line male the representative of the Setons of Cariston and of the family of Cocké, Cornwall,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPII. Y SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1919.
DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL
(Continued from Page 1) Discipline. The discipline in the School is excellent.
Inspector's Reparta-In June
no doubt, help to add lustre to Eat, Kar Bu Luk, G. S the School's honoured name. Ford, Wang Sik Chung, J. Thanke-Our best thanks are Litton, Sin Bing He, E 0. due to the medical and nursing Fincher, Hung Kam Sang, D. S Staff of the Civil Hospital, Dr. Green, C. F. G. Jackson, Ngan Thomas of the Tung Wa Hospital, Chun On (5 Dist.), W. J. Howar!, and Dr. Kew for advice and care Chan Hin, J. G. Anders,
in cases of minor ailments which J. Shea ( Dist.) and H. Fox.
GOLF CLUB.
LADIES MEETING.
-The annual general meeting of
have occured; also to the Bishop Twenty-five took examination, the ladies' section of the Royal
Mr. E. Ralphs, H. M. Inspector of of Victoria, the Hon. Mesars, R. 20 passed. English Schools, examined each (Shewan, Lan Chu Pak, Ho Fook,
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Class 1.-Class Prizes, Ngan
Class 2-Class Prizes, W.
Hongkong Golf Club was held
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DAY BY DAY.
The Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders of Hongkang are holding a dance at the City Hall on Friday, February 14.
The body of a Chinese has who committed suicide by hang-
her
house and demanded her money threatening to kill then proceeded to ransack the her if she refused. The men
place stealing about $14.
Class After making some criti- / Chan Kai Miug, Messrs. F. B. LChun On and W. J. Howard this morning at the Helens May been sent to the Public Mortuary cal suggestions the Report con- Bowley, A. H. Compton, Ho Scripture, J. Litton. Literature, Institute. cludes The School generally Leung, Ho Kwong, Choa Po Sien, Ngan Chan On. Mathematica, The whole of the members of fing himself in the kitchen of his. continues to do highly satisfac-Ho Kom Tong, Lo Cheung Siu, Kwok On. Science, A.T.M. Barma. the Committee resigned, owing house. tory work, I recommend the Wong Kam Fook, Ng Hoa Taz, Highest Grant be awarded". Mr. R. H. Kotwall, P. K. Kme for Zimmern and Chu Tan Lak.to most of them shartly leaving Y: P. Law at my request, exam-providing the prize.
Report has been made to the Scripture, D. V. Lopes Litera- for Home, and the following ined the Chinese Classes. His School Needs Appeal-May I ture, F. Kwok Mathematics, ladies were appointed to fill the police by a woman living at [report was very good on the whole conclude with a statement of Wong Chun Fak. Science, In vacancies:-Lady Rees Davies, that on the night of the 15th Wong Kee Wi, Castle Peak Bay, although handwriting in the what I think are the School's Chin He.
Mrs, Maitland, Mrs. Moxon, Mrs. inst. three men one of whom was. lower Classes was adversely erit-needs and with an appeal? The Class 3-Class Prizes, Kam icised. The Rev. J. S. Harrington Scheol's needs are better and Cheung Fai and Lee Fu Wing. Ritchie, Mra J. W. Taylor, Mrs. armed with a chopper entered LTH. examined Classes 1 to 58 larger buildings, School Seripture, G. Zimmern. English, Arthur and Mrs. Manning. in Scripture.
Chapel, playing fields, now G. Razavet. Mathematics, H. Lady Rees Davies Examinations: Hongkong Uni-quipment, Scholarships and Bung. General Work, A. Perry nuanimonsly elected Captain and versity-The Government re- Endowments. Recently we have Claes 4-Class Prizes, E. quires all boys in Class 1 to heard much of the problems of Prew and LeeHon Sheung. Scrip-
Mrs. Maitland Hon. Secretary. enter for the Matriculation or the Housing and Education. Better ture, Frank Chan. Algebra, Ng
Totes of thanks were accorded Senior Local, and all in Class 2 housing and better education Chung Sing.
to Mrs. Manning, the outgoing for the Junior Local in July. are demanded. Central Schools
A Chinese dressed in clothes Class 5A-Class Prizes, Li Captain; Mrs. Crawford, the that appeared to have long been Any entering in December do so have been suggested. In my Kwai Wing and E Zimmeru. former Hon. without our approval, sometimes opinion the only
Secretary; and estranged from the wash-tub, was possible Scripture, F. Kendall. Algebra, without our knowledge. In the Central Schools in this Colony W. Breckest.
hauled before Mr. Melbourne, toô- members of the retiring Com- July Marticulation boys were would be Barding Schools
day for stealing a suit of newly Class 5B-Class Prizes, Tsang mittee for their services during washed garments entored, passed, ie. 100. J. Gernment do not generally Kwong Wing and Yuen Kwok the past year.
that were hanging from L Young Saye gained honours in supply these or support them Haen. Scripture, Wu Cheung
# bamboo this Examination.
CAPTAIN'S CUP,
pole. But with a special Grant, and it is for King.
this is Algebra, Tsang Hing In the Junior Local 25 took the many reasons better that they Wan
We are asked to state that the perverted sense of cleanliness. Examination-20,i.e.80 percent.should be managed by the Church passed. In the Junior Locs! 16 for by private Bodies. The pro- Tsing Lai and Yung Koon Way. 1919 will be started this month, ments which will be provided by Class 64-Cles Prizes, Lau Captain's Cup Competition for and the thief will no doubt have to wash the temporary apart Distinctions ware awarded to bleria of Housing and Education Scripture, A Leang. Boys' Schools in Hongkong and are most intimately connected.
and will be played from the last the Government, in addition to Class 6B-Class Prizes, Sai of these 16 Distinctious this Iu the housing problem it is the Chim Ngo and Wong Ching Monday to Saturday inclusive his clothes, for the next fourteen. School gained 8.
days. Five Distinc-ebildren who suffer most; you Tang. Scripture, Chan Ping In each month. This will involve tous were gained by one, boy, cannot expect boys and girls to Sgan Chon On, whose work live moral lives under what are Leung and Leung Luk Lun. 19th to the 25th inclusive,
Class A-Class Prizes, playing in January from the
Mr. Melbourne has a very nice think is especially worthy of often immoral conditions. In Scripture, J. Fisher.
way of breaking the news to old praise. In December Ngan Chan this Colony there is, I think, Class B-Class Prizes, Yan
offenders that he is fully On and Kor Bu Luk, both of whom only one school which has its Yik Kai and Cheng Tai Chai.
acquainted with their passed the Junior in July, passed playing field close to it. The Scripture, Lo Wing lu.
paat speaker believed, a tremendous
misdeeds.
A defendant pat on & the Matriculation Examination. majority of schools in this Class S-Class Prizes, Kwok future for educational facilities
look of injured innocence when Oxford Preliminary Local-Colony are hemmed in by Po and B. Aris. Scripture, Li in the school. But they must
charged with We received 1917s result too Chinese streets and buildings. Hon Kit.
larceny, this late for last year's report. 21 took This School has, considering its
Class B-Class Prizes, Ko lu must have playing fields and they face became longer and longer as have better accomodation; they morning, and stoutly protested his lifelong honesty. But his the Examination, 20 passed size, no adequate room for re Chan and Lau Po Yee. Scripture, belived they were going to get Mr. Melbourne interogated him One gained 2nd class Honours.cation. What is wanted in the Ting Pik. One gainel 3rd class Honours. Colony is a large graded Board-
them. They had a magnificent Afternoon Chinese Classes, University and in improving thus: Do You remember We entered boys for July 1918. ing and Day School with large Lower School, Class A, Chan schools like the Diocesan School going to gaol in Owing to the late arrival of the playing felds close at hand. To Ki Yaen; Class B, Lau Po Yee; they were doing a service the Accused admitted the papers the Examination
was such a school parents who are Class C, Wa Tin Choi; Class D, University in teaching Eaglish peachmer-Do upon remem- postponed until September and affected by the housing problem Li Hon Sang; Class E, Leung and other subjects and he know be going to goal in 1910?--- we have not had results yet cond in any ways be encour-Tze Wa.
In Pitman's Phonetic Institute aged to
the Professora ofthe various facul- Accused admitted the truth of send their child- After the report had been read, ties of the University appreciated that with a nod, being too full for we gained 3 Theory Certificates ren, and Boarders
worda-And do could Bishop Lander said it gave him what was being done. He was and & Elementary Certificates. go home once a month. The great pleasure to preside over the very glad they had Professor 19122-Oh, oh, you were dis-
you member going
to gaol Scholarships.-The Ho Kom Diocesan Boys' School could easily prize giving. The school Middelton Smith with Tong Scholalalip is awarded to be the basis for such a school if bad
in He is a gentleman who had done, you probably had a bit of joss 3 great history
charged on that occasion, I see, Ngan Chan Ch. The Piercy it had large and better equipped the
and past
he Scholarships are awarded
thought and is doing as much or more That jess, however, deserted to buildings and an Endowment there had been few instances of than W. J. Howard said C. E. G. Jack Fund; it would supply a long more magnificent work than Hongkong University, and they for he received fourteen days'
anybody else for the
accused on the present occasion The Chan Kai Ming and felt want not only for the Colony that done by Mr Piercy who were glad that Arthur Scholarshipe
Professor hard labour, will be but also for the Treaty Ports and was in charge of the school for Smith had found time awarded when we hear the 1918 many outlying places. Graduat nearly 40 results of the Oxford Preliminary.ly education is becoming auch He had the pleasure of meeting the prizes.
years (applasue).be. present to úistribute He called upon Health. The health of the more expensive. Better build-Mr. and Mrs. Piercy in Canada Professor Smith to perform that school has on the whole beenings, equipment and salaries and he was sure exceptionally good. In Jane and are demanded, and in England wish him to give those present handed to the winners, amid they would function. The prizes were then July our attendance scffered these three have already been their greetings. Mr and Mrs. much applause, after which Pro- heavily when the Shanghai fever acknowledged and visited Hongkong.
generally Piercy were quite well and enjoy-fessor Middleton Smith addressed (From Our Own Correspondent.) Although granted (especially the third ing a well earned rest. Some of the scholars the Government Schools closed-salaries.) A perfectly equip them had wondered what would length. He thanked them very at considerable for a short time, we did not. pad school with an efficient happen
Shameen Jan., 17 whea 3 On one day 133 boys, were staff, good boarding accomods-who had had charge of the tribute the prizes. It was the carred of the wife of Mr. Charles. man heartily for inviting him, to die- Last evening the death ce- absent. 1 is worthy of tion and playing field can-school from year to year, moved first time that he had had the Henry Raid, of the Electric note that of these 133 only not be maintained solely by away. He was glad to say that privilege of addressing the scho-Light Supply Co., of Canton,. 1 were Boarders. (We have 95 school fees and Government the school had not moved away, lais and of presenting the prizes and who resides at Tungshan.. Boarders and about 200 Day Grants No special Government it is still hers and he was sure but it W38 by no means Mrs. Keid had been on a sick bed
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SHAMEEN NOTES.
BISHOPS OPPOSE PRATER BOOK CHANGES.
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Boys.) It is a marked fact that Graut is given for Boarders, Aa the Committee had a great deal the first time he had seen some for some months past and much the health of Boarders is general- Endowment Fund is absolutely to be thankful for when it thing of the work that the school sympathy will go out to Mr. ly better than that of the Day essential. Therefore I appeal to Boys, due no doubt to good plain all Old Boys, to the parents of Featherstone
was decided to appoint Mr. bad done. As His Lordship had Reid in his breavement and his living, to the keeping of good Old Boys and of boya at present to
Headmaster said, there was a very close on- daughter (Mrs. Skuse) who back hours and to striet discipline in the School, to the great busi-He felt a little responsibility over and the University to which he and day.
succeed Mr. Piercy. nection between the local schools watched over her mother night generally. This is a great neas houses" of this Colony who the mattar himself because he had the honour' to belong.
The funeral takes argument in favour of Boarding profit largetly on the results of was the means of bringing Mr. University had been described European Cemetery near Canton
The
place this afternoon at the Schools and especially so in this the labours of boys from Featherstone out from Home and as the light-house of China. He climate and because of many local school like this, and I appeal also he recommended the Com-would carry that one step further
on Houam, conditions. Whilst on this sub-to. all men who have mittee to appoint their pre- and say that the schools of the ject may I say how much we owe benefited from the fine
old sent
Headmaster who had colony were the foundation upon) ot very energetic and Boarding and Day Schools in done
very well
and which that light-house is builded. capable Matron, Miss Goggin? England which were heavily they must give all praise to Professor Smith then proceeded
Games. More esprit de corps
endowed by our ancestors to all him. They were is wanted. The lack of ground appeal to come forward and Mr. Featheartone for taking hearers
grateful to at length to impress upon s Nine diocesan bishops hove sad the distance of grounds from help now to start a large Endow-
necessity for issued a statement of objections over the school at a their realising the purpose of the to the revision of the Prayer the school are great handicaps.ment and Building Fund in time when it was very difficult to work of their teachers. It was to Book on the ground that the Ishould like to deviss some means connection with this School. In get a tall staff. It had been very prepare them for after life and proposed changes in the Com- whereby all boys (Day Boys and the future, honoured will be their hard work but it must be en- they could not hope to succeed munion service open the way to Boarders) could have regular names and I can assure you that couraging to physical drill each week. The as a School connected with the which had so loyally helped speaker also referred to the fact land, and are a long step in the staff unless they were prepared. The strife in every pariah in Eng Boarders have compulsory drill Church of Christ all will be done through the past year (Applause) that a common thing amongst direction of assimilating that twice a week, and in addition to the Glory of God and for the A critical time had been tided Chinese was their faculty for service to the Mass. have swimming twice a week in extension of His Kingdom. sümmez. Mr. T.-E. Ford reports. on the games
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PRIZE LIST. Ho-Korn Tong Scholarship,- | Ngan Chun On."
KONGKONG UNIVERSITY.
MATRICULATION,
noticed
have a
the
VALUE OF ELECTRIFIED SEIDS.
over by the enthusiasm of their learning, but they must get to Headmaster and his loyal axis-know why those things were and Old Boya-During the past we
tants. The speaker said he had they should investigate and Electrified seeds are becoming have not heard much of our
how the scholas puzzle things out for themselves. an increasing important factor in had applauded their Headmaster The speaker concluded by saying agriculture, and after careful many Old Boys who have been serving in the Army and Navy.
July 1918.-J. L. Young Saye when he had said if is one of that he hoped the school would examination by representatives In October we had a visit from (Hons.), Yuen Wai Ping, Ho Chee the best schools in the Colony, have a bright and brilliant future of the Governments of France,
and that showed that they before it. Lieut White. We mourn the Wing, F. F. Frata, In Po Sham, agreed with the statement. One
the United States, Japan, and The Rey H. Copley Moyle, in other Ung Yên Chung and Yeong Kan
countries, have been loss of Lieut Stapleton and even entered, seven pale" was very important, and that led x vote of thanks to Professor trial. It is estimated that if the thing mentioned in the report a few well chosen words, propos- recommended for immediate any news of Old Boys who have December 1918. Ngan Chuzhool had been excellent He conded by Mr. H. Thompson, the throughout these islands the was that the discipline of the Smith, which was heartily a proces were adopted universally served in the Army and Navy
On and KorBu Lak
We
Lieat Vivévash. would be very pleased to receive
and the Marcantile Marine. Inter-entered, two passed.
Two did not know any school where it Treasurer, and three rousing yield of gram would be increased hadbeen better. Without disi cheers were given by the scholars, by a million and a half tou Junior Examination, July in they could not be efficient. The proceedings were then fer- that two million foca esting items of all successes etc. 1918.-H. W. Knight, P. B. B. Featherstone was a man of minsted by the singing of the won of Old Boys would help to keep Taylor Kwok On (2 Dist.), He looked forward to the National Anthem, and cheers for alive the connection between. boys and the School and thus, Ms Siu Cheung,
VISION
time that is to come. Therewas, the the offic