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Tokyo, Dec. 22-More than 100 Japanese workmen were killed or wounded in a bloody battle between rival labour gangs last night al Tshrumi, midway botween Tokyo and Yokohamon. Fighting lasted; through an entire night of terror, with police unable to do more than keep reinforcements from jahiing the slaughter.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1925.
HONGKONG EDUCATION.
THE CHINESE PROBLEM.
The annual report of the Direc-1 tor of Education has just been issued. In the introductory survey Mr. G. N. Orme says:
an
The numbers and circumstances
WAR OFFICE GIFT.
LAND FOR UNIVERSITY.'
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A gift of land at West Point by the War Office to the Hongkong Government for the purposes of University extension was made the subject of a special resolution of of British children in this distant thanks at this morning's meeting of The Colony make it at ence feasible and the Legislative Council. desirable to provide them all with Colonial Secretary (the Hon. Mr. Government A. G. M. Fletcher) moved the fol education. in: schools as nearly as possible equal lowing resolution:-
"Resolved that whereas the War and similar to what they would find
Üffice
the has presented to at home, until such age as they are entled on either to go home, or to Government of Hongkong, for pur- seek employment locally. It is poses of the University of Hong It is estimated by the police that natural that parents should take an kong, the sites of Fly Point and Elliott Batteries, this Council at least 1,500 men armed with early opportunity of sending, or rifles, revolvers, pwords and clubs better still of taking, their children hereby records its deep apprecia participated in the combat, Aboul to be educated, in their own coun-on of this generous gift,"
Mr. Fletcher explained that these half of them were drunk and the try and consequently inevitable authorities are inclined to attri-that most of our British children two sites were just west of the bute the tragedy to the fact that should be leaving at an early age. University and in close proximity It had long been thought Someone had supplied them liber. At the end of last year there were to it.
416 British children at school here, desirable that the land should be nity with intoxicating liquor.
Noise of the battle, the sounds of whom only 101 or 24.3 per cent., acquired for the purposes
were over 12 years old. It is true University extension and when of constant gun-fire.
that an increasing number of Bri-Sir John Oakley came of wounded and dying, could etish children are finding letal em Colony in the late summer of 1923: heard several mites and dawn deployment direct from school, but it in connection with the Military dose a scene of indescribable con- a matter for rezret that of those Lands Question he was asked to fusion. Seegral persons caught in who remain in the Colony, only a value these two sites in a supple- the vicinity were killed or wound small proportion stay at school mentary report so that the Govern ad, including a woman carrying after their services have once he-ment could have an idea of the child, who were both fatally Income of marketable value. This is cost if it considered acquisition jured.
bad for the pupils and discouraging desirable. The land was not re- quired for the re-provisioning of Five-hundred police from Yok to the staff. Lama with a number of special Other communities for which the garrison, and Sir John valued rendarmes, surrounded the fighters separate provision for education the land at $75,580. The area was throughout the night, keeping off is needed are the Portuguese and 190.450 square feet at the price of Sir Edward | reinforcements, This morning the Indian. The children of the 40 cents per foot. they rushed the opposing camps former usually attend one or other Stubbs made representations to the and arrested more than 500 perof the Roman Catholic schools, War Office, and now the War Office which are privately managed but had most generously come forward The authorities are at a loss to assisted with Government Grants, and made a gift of the land on the explain how the clash could have The Indian children usually attend distinct understanding that it wan used for University extension pur- cecurred without warning. They the Indian School at Sookunpo.
poses. He begged to move the have ordered a careful investiga-
resolution of thanks. tion of the causes' back of thei
Pollock event, and if it is found that em-
Fons.
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ployers had anything to do with inciting workmen, drastic notion will be taken.--United Prean.
MITCHELL ECHO.
OFFICERS RESIGN
COMMISSIONS.
Chinese Problem.
The problem of Chinese children is different. Their numbers are so large that it is impossible for the Government to take charge of the education of all. The principle adopted is to endeavour to set a good standard of work in Govern- ment Schools while giving assis. Lance by grants or subsidies to all private schools which reach the re quired modest standard of eff ciency.
to the
The Hon. Sir Henry seconded and on behalf of the Unofficial Members of the Council expressed appreciation of the War Ofice's generous gift.
The resolution was carried.
Mr. John Andrus, a well-known; financier, has given a donation of 100,000 dols. (£20,000) for the Our task then, as regards Gov-maintenance of the City-rond Washington, Dec. 19.-After a ernment Schools, is to obtain an Chapel, London. He made the 24-hour cult, the expected storm adequate and qualified staff and a announcement at a luncheon at as regards the Bankers' Club, says a mces- of protest against the Mitchell suitable curriculum:
In the decision burst over the houds of private schools to give such assis- ago from New York. the army administration. Re-tance as we may without unduly churchyard of the chapel the body
of John Wesley is buried. sentment in the house of repro-limiting their freedom. sentatives was crystallized in a in a Colony like this, where the! bill offered by Senator Laguardia, demand for "education exceeds the of New York, changing the sent-supply, there is a temptation for ence from five years suspension teachers and managera to try to to 30 days' withdrawal from active take an excessive number duty.
pupils. For classes, the maximum number allowed is 30 in Govern- ment Schools, 40 in Grunt Schools and 50 in other schools, and it is hoped that with increased facilities there will be no further excuse for exceeding these numbers,
The commander of the aviation post at San Jose, California, in- formed the authorities that Army Aviators Lieutenants Roberts, Ryan, Lyman and McMurray resigned their commissions as a protest against Colonel Mitchell's conviction. United Press.
MUI-TSAI SYSTEM.
DYING HARD IN MALAYA,
The Federal Council of Malaya on Dec. 15 sut to pass a number of Bills, after which it adjourned for the finance committen.
Excessive Numbers.
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In schools, as in clusses, the temptation to excessive numbers exists, but less in private than in Government Schools, which feel an obligation to meet public demands and are not no severely limited by economic necessities. It is a ques
tica whether any attempt should be made to enlarge these beyond the
it of one man's supervision, and
FLAPPER FANNY BAYS
REA EXRVICE, M
It's never too warm for cool glances
of mutual interest and sympathy The Bills passed include the throughout the school. It must re- Domestic Servants Bill, on which main a matter of opinion what' the Hon Mr. Choo Kis-peng stated that number is, whether 1,000, 500 December 29. that the Chinese Advisory Boards or 250 or less, but I think there is December 29 of Perak and Selangor both ap- no doubt that the larger figures December 2
provod of the measure. He wishod must spell some loss in necessary December
to correct the bad impression in attention to the individual pupil. the minds of those ignorant of In Chinese as in British schools look no further for evidence of a the Mui-Tsai system that it was there is a further temptation for successful education. Indeed if January slavery. He assured the Council parents, teachers and pupils to external evidence is needed, the that it was not as bad as that. It acek a short road to the acquisition examination seems the most con- had been devised by Chinose from of means of livelihood. This venient and the fairest to all. It time immemorial to meet various carries with it two attendant dan has recently been cbserved that January & adverse conditions of naturo, zers, first that the foundation of whereas the opinion of a doctor is without which system millions of the pupil's life, which can only be readily accepted as a test of health, January 7, poor girls would not see light.
based on an understanding of his the opinion of a teacher carries mother tongue, will be deserted too little weight as a tent of éducation; noon for the more immediately and yet 'it should form the only profitable study of English, and true test. We can only say now necond, that external results will that if the teacher can once deserve be sought in preference to real and command the confidence of the mental and moral progress. The public, this test will be possible first of these dangers has been and we shall be near a solution of When the Legislative Council noticed by recent commissions on the problem. assembled this morning, the native education in Africa and
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