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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
THE SHANGHAI AFFAIR..
BRITISH LEGATION'S NOTE.
Urges Holding of Judicial Enquiry.
Peking, Sept. 2.-The British
At a meeting of the Board of Legation has issued the following Education held yesterday after-statement;
poon a letter was read from the "Mr. Chamberlain has replied to tho Chineso Rev. T. B. Powell, Secretary of the the Notes from Diocesan Boys School and Orpha-Charge d'Affaires in London re- nage, enclosing a resolution passed garding his Government's attitude by the Committee, recommending towards the judicial inquiry into that periodical conferences of the Shanghai incidents, emphasising heads of schools were desirable. the British Government's deep con- and requesting the Board to discern "at the loss of life and per
the cuss the matter at its mesting. sonal suffering as well as
Mr. E. Ralphs, who presided damage to properly pccasioned, and over the meeting in the absence of their desire that prompt and Im- the Director of Education, said:partial justice be done.'
must say that I received this He pointed out that the Diplomatic communication with some little Body's commission was not in a surprise, since it is difficult to see position to conduct a judicial in- what direct interest the Committee quiry, though a settlement might of the Diocesan School has in such have resulted had not the Chinese periqitical conferences. It is true, Government on July 4 declined indeed, that conferences are the further discussions of the incidents order of the day and it would ap-unless extraneous subjects were pear that there are not wanting also admitted. many to whom the word "con- Exaggerated Reports, ference" is even as that blessed In the meanwhile conflicting and word "Mesopotamia" (Laughter). exaggerated reports are reaching But the Committee here recom-England and opinion there has de- mends that periodical conferences marded, in fairness both to China, of headmasters are very desirable and other Powers, a public and and requests us to discuss this impartial inquiry on judicial lines question.
to establish the facts and to provide
We are fortunate in having prea basis for appropriate action. sent to-day, as a member of the The British Government had' Board; Mr. Aucott, who is also a accepted the suggestion that a member of the Committee of the Chinese judge should be appointed Diocesan School. 1 propose, there- and they still hoped that the fore, with your permission, to ask Chinese Government would recon- Mr. Aucott to enlighten üa.
sider their decision not to appoint one as the proposed inquiry was directed solely, in interests of truth, and justice.--Reuter..
Tantalisingly Silent,
LIEUT. THOMPSON TO HANG.
It might be explained to us first, why the question should be referred to this Board at all. Has e right of heads of schools to hold periodical conferences ever! MANILA LOVE TRAGEDY. been denied? On the contrary, isi It not a fact that the heads of the leading, schools in the Colony, schools preparing candidates for
Manila, September 2 the Hongkong University Matrieu-
Lieutenant John S. Thompson, lation and Local Examinations,—. de at least once a year meet in of the Signal Corps, has been sen tenced by Court Martial to hang solemn, conclave under the Chai manship of the Vice-Chancellor of for the murder of Miss Audrey Burleigh, sixteen year old step the University, the Director daughter of Captain H. P. Calmes, Education being also sometimes. present, and there discuss sylla of the Medical Corps, on April 4th
| last-Beuter. buses and courses of study? Again, are the proposed con- ferences to be limited to the heads
|of schools just,referred to, or does generally discussing education în the Committee mean that heads of the Colony. The discussion was {all gehools,-Government, schools, very brief upon the subject, añl Grant schools, Private schools he took it that the idea of sending. English schools, Vernacular the resolution to the Board was schools, should be invited to at-to find out what the views of the tend and confer? Also, underBoard of Education were. He whose auspices will the can suggested that they should reply ferences be held, who will convere asking for further information as the meetings and when are the to the lines on which such meet- meetings to be held? Yet again,ings should be held. He was not what subjects are to be discussed? in a position to give the informa- Methods of instruction? Is it that tien the Chairman had asked, be the Committee of the Diocesan eause the matter was not fully ghnol. in a rare and refreshing discussed. He could not say wher (excess of altruism; proposes that ther it was the intention that such the Headmaster of that school meetings when held should be con- a gentleman for whose talents and fined purely to discussion of pro- energy f"have, in common with all fessional matters. He felt that if {whose:privilege it is to know him, it was the desire to go further dbe greatest admiralion—shall be afield and interfere with matters given an opportunity of disclosing outside the province of headmas- {ánd expounding to others the ters, then the proposal would noti methods by which he attains suc-meet with the approval of the cess that they may go and de Bourd. (Hear hear). likewise? (Laughter). On all The Chairman thought it was a these points the Committee of the great pity Mr. Aucott bud not de- Diocesan School is tantalisingly livered his speech to the Commit silent; but merely recommends tee of the Diocesan School and Or briefly and with an air of finality phanage before the resolution was that periodical conferences of sent to that Board. It seemed to heads of schools are very him that the resolution was in the desirable.
nature of sowing the wind and So responsible a body as the reaping the whirlwind, (Laugh Committee referred to cannot ter). have come to such a conclusion | Mr. Aucott then proposed that lightly, and it will aid us in dia-ja reply be sent asking that fur- eussing the question, as we are their information be furnished. asked to do, if Mr. Aucott will < Criticising the Board. enlighten us on the points, I have Mr. B. Wylle seconded. He had a raised and perhaps indicate to us suspicion that this conference of the grounds, for the action of his headmasters was not for the pur Committee in the matter.
pose of discussing professional This Board views with sympathy matters but was for the purpose of any movement which will tend to criticising that Beard. (Laughter), the improvement or advance of There were a good many head education in the Colony and I am masters and teachers in the sure you will join me in asking Colony prone to criticise the Board, that on this communication from forgetful of the fact that their the Committee of the Diocesan monthly meetings were, as their Boys' School we may have "Light, late Director once said, merely more light." (Laughter and Hear their shop window. The real work hear).
was done in the back premises,
The Chairman: Quite so.
Dr. Pearce: The suggestion is and he ventured to predict that if not that they should meet the it was the intention to have con- Board in conference, but them-ferences so that headmuster's could selves.
meet with members of the Board and criticise the administration off Mr. Aucott Explains.
education in the Colony, that Mr. Aucott, who was at the scheme would be still-born. They meeting of the Committee of the could not have headmasters of Diocesan School and Orphanage Government schools, or grant-in- when the resolution was passed, aid schools or any other schools, explained to the meeting what led criticising the policy of that Board up to its adoption. The headmas-Jor the Education Department or tor of the Diocesan School, after the Government, for obvious rea a very long meeting, gave it as his sons, (Hear hear). opinion that headmasters of After further discussion, tho schools in the Colony might meet rosolution Was unanimously twice a year for the purpose of adopted..
3. 1925.
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