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LEADING FAR EASTERN HOTELS. HONGKONG,
Telegraphic Address KREMLIN, HONGKONG. Peak Hotel. Hongkong Hotel.
Repulse Bay Hotel.
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Astor House Hotel.
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Grand Hotel Kalee. PEKING. Telegraphic Address — WAGONLITS, PEKING. Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits.
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.
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KOWLOON HOTEL. THE PREMIER HOTEL IN KOWLOON.
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Electric Lift and Telephone to each Floor. Tels. K.608 and K.609. Cable address:~KOWLOTEL, Hongkong. Under the Personal Supervision and Management of
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N.E. winds, H'kong to Gap fresh to
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Mar. 19d. 11h 29m-Pressure N. U. Team For Australia. Evidence of Advancement.
bas decreased moderatsty to London, Feb. 27. One is so apt to think of Korean slightly at the majority of re Manchester.-The Rugby Ia-people as a deteriorated race that porting stations.
The anticyclone over China has gue Council has selected the the following by Mrs. Choi Lay following 20 of the 26 players for in the Japan Advertiser is of weakened.
Fresh monsoon may be ex- the fartheoming tour in Aus-particular interest -----
In Kores the past 10 years tralia:-
Full-Back-Sullivan (Wigan.); have seen, as it were, the birth pected along the SE. coast of Wing Three Quarter-Ring of the rights, freedom and China and moderata monsoon
over the N. China Sea. (Wigan, Beatham (Broughton,} | activities of woman.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 First, they have obtained the Centre Three Quarters.-Howley (Wigan Bacon (Leeds), Carr right to an education. Old time hours ending at 10am._to-day, (Barrowk Scrum Half-Parkin Korean parents considered that 0.00 inch. Total since January (Wakefield) Stand-off Halves-they were under an obligation to 1si, 5.68 inches,against an average Hurcombe (Wigan), Whitty educate their sons, but to keep of 4.76 inches. Hull Forwards-Bennett (Ro-their daughters at home. NOW FORICAST FOR THE 24 HOURS chdale). Gronow (Huddersfield), they begin to realize their duty ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
Forecasi District. Gallagher (Batley), Price(Wigan), to educate their daughters also
10 years ago Burgess (Barrow), Cunliffe (War-Even ington) Bowman (Hull); Thomp-number of girls in attendance son (Leeds), Darwell (Leigh), at primary schools was only Brough (Oldham). Sloman (Old-3,886, those attending secondary schools 291; in 1922 there were ham.)
42,816 primary scholars and 3,284 secondary.
Second, in their marriage re-13 lationship women have a liberty. Ten years ago outside A Recruit from Shanghai. of the capital a girl was expect. There is every probability thated blindly to obey her parents we foreigners in Shanghai in and to have no voice in her mar some important respects lose our riage arrangements. She was sense of proportion of things pot permitted to speak to her entirely. To-day, for instance, busband before his or her parents, we read of a recruiting cam-nor was she expected to conversa paiga in our midst for soldiers with him before others until aftar for Dr. Sun Yat-sen, and it the birth of a child. To-day she with ber may speak freely arouses our curiosity because betrothed, and indeed with one to of one point especially, that a
whom she is not even engaged. perfectly good and efficient coolie in foreign employ has She may now express her opinion taken it into his head to be a with regard to the actual engage ment, and may write to her spitor. soldier and has taken the
Even in non-Christian homes and doctor's shilling (or whatever. coin of the realm, if any, is among the uneducated the con- sent of the girl is now sought. forthcoming in such a case). When we read war novels with Moreover the right of a girl to a Homeside scenatio, the under remain unmarried is recognized. This is perhaps the greatest fres- the gardecer on
estate also clears out to enlist, and becomes dom of all, since a few years ago the very existence of an unmarri- an infantryman, while taking a
ed girl of 25 would have been fond farewell of the re tired general's decrepit chargers.educated and competent, was not impossible. A girl, however well one of the grooms goes off to join
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T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong, Mar. 13.
ENCHANTMENT.
Sluggard from dreams the mind
Wakes upon actual day Where no dim caravans wind
Away and far away.
In hours of clashing sense
Here neither scent nor gleam
The fragile flowers of dream. For spirit's recompense But in the night, when sleep
From her gray vessel pours Respite drowsy and deep.
And Mind opens its doors,
Then, then with haunting tone.
Words linked in sweatness fall, And I rapt and alone, Am Music's thrall
a cavalry regiment. When the expected to appear in public, and war is over the groom comes back if she did so. it was in the face of and marries the cook, while the severe criticism.
A great change has come into under-gardener, who is probably the relationship of mother and commissioned by this time, either runs away with the heiress or daughter in law; a very grea1 jilts the village school mistress, change. Formerly the mother-in-What words in tumbling throngs law was the mistress. the daugh-
and everybody is happy.
O snared from wandering,songs vibrant leagues of air,
Enchant me there!
Builded in tranquil dream: am my own amaze,
Yet our perfectly good house ter-in-law the life-long. unpaid hold coolie has only to show slave. Nowadays, a daughter-in-Phrase upon golden phrase himself an equally martial being.law, having reached years of dis- and we stand back amazed. After cretion before she enters her new I all there is actually more reason home, joins in the counsels of the for him. provided he is of an home, and is its mistress.
With regard to the education adventurous disposition, to go
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WILLIAM KEAN SEYMOUR, ip "To-day."
gether in an association. Then only widows or destitute people
In politics, also, circumstances have combined to furnish moderu Korean women with a poignant interest in political affairs.
to war than the groom or the of the children, the mother form- under-gardener. for China erly had no voice; now, about this also she is permitted to ex- has probably more oppor tunities for such men than most press her opinion, though indeed never been as yet she has not exactly a free countries. It has
were available as nurses, now the denied that the late Marshal
Again, in purchasing supplies, applicants are respected and some Chang Heun started life as a
the men now permit the women nurses training schools ask for mafoo, and so well in that capa- of the household to make pur-secondary education.
Woman's part in business and city did he look after the Empress chase instead of running out to
commerce has had in the past 10 Dowager during her flight from Peking at the time of the Boxer buy things themselves.
Social intercourse has made a years perhaps as radical a change rising, that he was made a cap docidej advance in 10 years. Ten as in any other field. The women tain and finished up a Marshal. Actually why should not boy, years ago most of the unmarried were not allowed even to go! cook and coolie be as Porthos, Birls of the capital were still we-shopping. Now there are several aring skirts over their heads,large stores managed altogether Albos and Aramis, with 1
they by women. There are also several d'Artagnan recruited from the married women, cloaks; next door establishment? I will were not free to go about the women bank clarka, a great num- do ue no harm in certain raspects streets by day, and were expected ber of girls are taking commercial newspaper sense of values.to travel in sedan chairs. The courses. The increase in the
uncovered woman was the subject number of women of insultand staring; to-day those writers is remarkable. A large who follow the old custors are number of women and girls are those to be gazed upon! In the employed in factories. country the wide reed hats, which Per s.s. President McKinley-covered not only the heads but Mr. K. Araki, Mrs. E. Anderson, most of the bodies of the young Mr. & Mrs. Stanton Brown, Mr ladies, have fallen into disuse.
Ten years ago work in the M. Benjamin, Mr. F. A. Browen, A girl was scarcely permitted to Mr. M. Charr Hart, Miss Edith visit her friend in the neighbour-church was of necessity largely Christie, Mrs. R. L. Chase, Mr. hood, now she may undertake in the hands of foreign women T. F. Duhigg, Miss V. Dabigg, work which carries her through-missionaries, with whom were men. Now most of such church Mr. Frank Dawson, Dr. D. B. out the country without reproach. associated a few outstanding wo Duncan, Miss D. Feeley, Mr. C. This is a remarkable advance. F. Gordon, Mr. H. R. Harling,
In public gatherings the cur-business is in Korean women's Miss E. Harlock, Miss C. Houghtain which secluded the women hands. These are making them- selves reponsible for a definite ton, Mr. K. Ishiya, Mr. J. G. has been done away with, and a Lock, Mr. 3. Marbre, Mr. & speaker no longer has to walk part of the church budget, The women deaconesses and Sunday Mrs. H. G. Miller, Mr. E. Mayhew, from and to end of the platform standard of education for Bible Rev. & Mrs. A. Odgers, Miss to catch sight of both, while women is very much higher, and Charlotte Odgers, Miss C. Silva, mixed choirs are very common.
are encouraged to school teachers are doing efficient Mr. W Alex Watson, Mr. and women
* work. Wartenberger, Mr. H. A. White, address mixed audiences.
The growth of women's s Korean women are now inter- Mr. & Mrs. H. E. Byram, Miss Helen Byram, Mr. A. W. Blandin, ested in many educational pro- cietieties in the past 10 years Miss M. L. Chamberlain, Miss jects. In both city and village indicates the aceial development Agnes L. Campbell, Mr. F. W. S. Korean women are making them of the Korean woman. Ten Evans, Miss Evans, Mr. E. S selves responsible for the entire years ago women's societies did Highsmith, Mr. Alfred Lacson running of night schools and not exist. This year they are to have come to the notice of Miss Mary Lacson, Mr. & kindergartens. They have under- vigorous and important enough Mrs. V. E. Miller, Mr. Robert taken also a few day schools.
the Government, where 58 or Miller, Mrs. J. Montilla, Mr. J.
BUSINESS AND POLITICS.ganizations are recorded. Ten years ago it was very notable feature is the linking difficult to get women teachers gather of a number of organiz even for primary schools; now tions under the Y. W.0.A. they are available for secondary Through these various societies PRIZE LOST BY FORGETFULNESS schools also, but the demand is women are coming to realize Through his young daughter greater than the supply. In sozie their responsibilities and to fulfil forgetting to post à letter, & gizle primary schools the classical their wishes and desires. This Bellerophon
Tavistock man has forfeited a masters (old style Chinese schol- the Korean woman iskes her Hydrange
motor-car valued at £450. Hearst are the only retaining male place in the world.
The past 10 years then may be Pre McKinley There, 23 inst., 3.30pm. Frechrez
Thurs., 20 inst., 5pm had entered a competition for the teachers Thurs, 20 in, 5p.number of people travelling on
Ten years ago the Korean woegarded as the infancy of the Waku
THED WOmán, What possibil Takeang
Thurs, 20 inst... 5p..the Underground Railway in men doctors had died and there
Hes of growth Parcels 20th 5 p.m. London, during the year, and he were sm yet Changaha
Betavation 8am was only 20 out. But the latter were but did not reach its destination, and ity nay another person, 2,000 out in his all wound guées, secured the prize,
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