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CHINESE EDUCATION.
A movement has been launched i by the leading anivarsitives in Faking and Nanking, the Ameri- can Returned Snidants' Club in Shanghai and the Society far Constructive Endeavour for the remission of the Boxer indemnity by all the Powers to bi used for educational
purposes. Sugg
eations to utilise the funds for the constructions of museums, municipal theatres, libraries, music halls, education institu- tions and scholarships were made in a lengthy article" circulated and aigned by the organisations represented. Some interesting facts were disclosed by the article. It says that while the annual national revenue o" China ***s $335,000,000 only one to one and a half per cent is expended for educational porpuses and from nine to twelve per cent for the payment of indemnities. From 1918 to 1932, China will have to pay yearly on the account the sum of Tla, 24,483,800 and from 1953 to 1940 the sum of Tis 35,350,150,
INTENSIVE WIRELESS,
Dr. Lee de Forest, the famous American wireless expert, who was in London recently, is the inventor of the "Audion," which immensely magnifies the sound wares without affecting their tonal qualities. "All the . S.. sirplanes," he told a Press repre- Bentative, are fite with the apparatus, which has made it. possible for the pilot to receive a message in the air despite the noise of the engine. Que signal corps in the trenches- usal a similar apparatus, which by moving a switch may be usel
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AMBITION.
A squable between a Labour candidate and a policeman was described at Highgate Police Court recently.
John Arnall who was contesting
ation at the frat between air-W. L. George, writes in the plans, infamy and artillery Daily Chronicle as follows:- would by impossible in anything Reactionaries when resisting like its present state of perfection
elange, often argue that change without the 'Auloc. The is impossible because man French ale use a thousania nature never alters; they are right/North Islington in the Labour! day, un! we have made some
as to the deep emotions, love, hate, interest, was charged with using thing like, 200000 for the hunger, fear, but when we con-threatening and busive language American Signal Corps,"
sider how well we adapted our a meeting in Finsbury Park selves to war we should feel no on Sunday, October 13. excessive anxiety now that w~
THE PAN-GERMANS.
Constable Jane said he was at the meeting for the purpose of taking shorthand notes of the precedings. Arnall pointed him
Up to the very last, the Pan-nest adapt ourselves to peace. Germins proveeded - with their We are reacting from national favourite occupation of founding Barvice to self help, and do what assriations. Their twelfth crea-wa will, reserve the Civil Service tion was the "Papalar Committee for a year for discharged soldiers out to the crum! as a spy, liar, for National Defence. The most demobilise miners and milway became hostile, and he was called and perjurer." The crowd interesting of the remaining men first, &c. ur alaptation dirty deg." and it was sug- eleven is the Popular Committee must be difficult; but there is cogested that he should be thrown for a Speady Defeat of England." reason to think that a cool mau Where is that Popular Committee will not restore his career or nake on the railway. Noone, however, now? Perhaps it is reading another.
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touched him. Jane admitted ha
Count Reventlow's outpourings The problem varies with the called Arnall a liar and a coward.
"For
during the month of August, 1914 On the 25th of that month the fire eating Count wrote in his Deutsche Tageszeitung: weeks past our people, and we also believe our military special ists, nurse one hope in their breastIf only the English would land on the Continent and meet our troops!' One brigade 30 yesterday. But one brigade is too little. May many more English brigades arrive! The Count ought to be happy
did
HOW.
TRAGEDY IN MADRAS BARRACKS.
kind of mau.
Arnall said the meeting was The professions are certainly in а dificulty arranged to welcome him on his greater than ceafronts other oc- release from a sentence of three cupations: the barrister, the months imprisonment for making actor, the doctor, live entirely on remarks in the course of a speech i their personality; in four years likely to prejudice his Majesty's they have been forgotten, and I relations with foreign Powers. suspect that because of this Jane was the chief witness in the candidates for new careers will case.
an
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arise tuainly in their ranks; to All he said to Jane at the extent architects, chartered Finsbury Park meeting was "I accountants, and solicitors are suppose you are not taking this better off, for their partners have down at 180 words a minute.' carried on, and that is also the Arnall was bound över in £50 case with the young business and ordered to find two sureties
fof £50 each."
mab.
But several, known to me, are A ahocking tragedy occurred confronted with urgent problems: in Fort St George, Madras, recent-how to obtain credit from banks
the victim being Sergeant not over anxious to lend, save on for the land, another barrister Macdonoghue who, it is alleged, gilt-edged stock; how to secure a who will stay in the Army if he was shot through the bead as he share of raw materials: how to cai, and several youths, plucked was in his room by Private extricate employees from the by war from the Universities, Burrows. Burrows succeeded in Army or national service. An-who are forsaking their old getting out of the Fort with a rifle other is struggling to recover aims-viz., the traditional pro fessions and, as if they had and when pursued by Lance Cor- bad debts. poral Blackburn and Sergeant In a sense, though he work on escaped into life, turning to the Hyams turned round in the rick- slender cash resources, the sphere of planter or engineer.
This is not due only to shaw in which he was seeking to employed man is less perturbed. escape and fired at the former, He is better assured that the necessity; they are driven to fortunately missing him. Burrows State will protect him, for a change by more than their need had got as far as the evening number of poor men are in these for bread; their old roots have: bazaar near the Memorial Hall times more perilous to society shot forth rootlets, and they no when Sab. Inspector Westwood than the few rich. It would not longer fit the holes of 1914. They stopped him and persuaded him be surprising if very soon the turn to new trades because this to surrender and to hand over his Government were compelled to assures them that "things are ife. Barrows said that he had go beyond their present policy, not as they were," that they have shot a sergeant in the Fort as the and to substitute for unemploy moved with the times. latter had threatened to kill him.ment benefit employment in State youth must feel-up to date or be He was taken to the Police Station factories that would make any uncomfortable; change of trade and subaquently handed over to article you can name. Risky, convinces it that it is playing a the military authorities at Fort yea; but these are times when worthy part in the general post St. George.
kingdoms "live dangerously." of young ambition.
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Most interesting of all these movements in the deflection of young men to new careers. Among my immediate cirele are an actor who is making for the retail trade, a barrister bound
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