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*PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR GIRLS How Originality is Eliminated
man, (and woman) as well as his adopts the "set system", and "The path of freedom for every before hor arrival. She readily greatest opportunity for accial sor makes every endeavour to climb vice, is to learn to think clearly into one just above that securel cplnily,courageously, and alone," by the wealth of her parents, and
7
We begrudge the time and effort ontailed in volunteering work-we "Can't be bothered" "as the mod orn phrase has it. That is an in 'defensible attitude and not a very worthy one. If it were adopted all round we should Indeed be in a sorry 'state' of Inefficiency. There are plenty of young men who expend themselves to the
Rear-Admiral A. J. Stirling, with utmost on their sport enthusiasms, Mr. and Miss Stirling, arrived at
The Hongkong parent whose much hospitality is indulged by whatever they happen to be, and Plymouth on January 13 from Houge livelihood and comfortable old the clan. She is expected to yet are not sportsmanlike enough in the P. and O. steamship age depend upon his working marry suitably within three years.
Macedonia,
thirty years in the Colony, must No thought has been, given to the to "play the game" all round and
be thinking very deeply just now has no knowledge of men and problem of companionship; she do n dialiked Job. But there is
Six Chinese were arrested by the of these opportunities of educa not the slightest reason why an hrnied robbery' at Hau Puf-lung ho is determined to follow the ex draw when marriage palls, and, police yesterday in connection with tion, within his financial scope. If their ways. She has no deep well within herself from which to volunteering should be disliked, village, Now Territories, on the ample of torpans who retired Into
anfety before these dimeult days, onerally speaking, she is quite for it can be a very jolly "show" 17th instant. with lots of good comradeship
the must set aside, as a minimum, incapable of meeting adversity, His Majesty the King has not three hundred dollars a month for or poverty, without her content- and exercise for the man who gets been advised to exercise his power each child, whether boy or girl. ment suffering. She joins a Regi- keen and who isn't always finding of disallowance with respect to the If the child cannot be cared for ment and follows it to India, or fault. Our Volunteer Headquaring to wireless' telegraphy. ~
Ordinance to amend the law relat free of expense during the holl Egypt, and there for years she days, which extend over fourleon will be rooted, probably in a bung- ters is really a very fine place in
weekq, another fifty pounds must alow next to another young bride which to make acquaintances and We have received from the Bri- be added, bringing the total to whom, she has scorned and reject- rub shoulders and, also, to gain tish Consul General in Canton a about £330 a year per headed in her original Colony,
resume of the report of the Ad- Many people, living in China, have a 'better realisation of the friend-visory Committee of the China three children at public schools, school cirriculum which will help. There is nothing in the large liness of our fellow men. To all Indemnity Fund, issued by HM and therefore must be able to send this girl to be sufficient unto her- young men who are not Volun-Legation in Peking.
away the equivalent of one thou self for the next ten years. Sho.. teera and who are eligible we
sand dollars a month on their be- has just emerged from seven years Following a quarrel with her half. Ono wonders if they feel of school life, no second of which would say "Join up now!"
husband, a Chinese woman at perfectly satisfied that the modern has been spent entirely alone. Shamshulpo attempted to strangle English girl of eighteen is all, All day long the routine provides herself with a piece of cloth. Al- and everything, that she could be employment, various, and often A Hopeful Sign.
though intervention came in time, under a more carefully construct useless. Herd complex is deve- the woman was somewhat serious-ed system of preparation for life loped above every other; the ad- "After the manner in which laly injured, and was removed to the as it actually is. bour pickets in Canton have been Hospital.
vantages of team games are ex- About the year asurping the authority of the Cov-
1909, middle emplifed morning, Boon, and at ernment by making arrests of "We are asked to state that Kow-upper class public opinion in night the dormitories are alive who may happen to run loon residents who have not yet would receive a certain cacket by ahore, some weep, the partition is England agreed that daughters with human emotions. Sozaé
refreshing to read the reports annual report for 1926, and who schools for girls, already sound pers and rustling, Solitude is so SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1927. Li Chai-sum has issued an order either from the Hon. Treasurer,ity.
from Chinese sources that General desire to have one, can obtain same in reputation and financial secur- utterly strange that it is feared. against proceedings of this char-1a, Chater Road, or at the Star the Victorian ideal of a girl being phere, retains personality, and It was a big reaction from The girl who, despite this atinos- VOLUNTEERS WANTED. General Li has made it clear that
ncter. According to the reporta Ferry ticket office at Kowloon... imprisoned in the home against mental vigour, is soon the object picket organisations have no right,
every contamination. Fathers de-of suspicion to the mistresses, and Bankruptcy notifications show creed it a ridiculous waste of a queer under any circumstances what that in the case of Woo Tick-elti, money while the question
character to her com- We were pleased to see that in ever, to take action of this kind, of 8, Pak Mai Kai, Canton, a first still undecided, and immediately should produce a woman, at 'eigh- was paniona. The idea that education the financial votes brought yester for the performance of such and final dividend of $63.70 hus set about boasting its costliness teen, thinking, calmly, clearly, day before the Finance Committee duties obviously lies within the been declared; whilst in the case in the market place, once the girl courageously, and alone (despite
powers of the monetary provision was made to Whether the practice has been 27, Des Voeux Road Weat; the advantages seemed obscure, and thus early to choose a lifelong authoritics. of the Tak Shing Hong firm, of had bid tearful farewell. The the fact that she is encouraged defray the cost of the equipment very marked during recent times, first and anal dividend is $7 per not of any tangible.quality. One mate), a woman so versatile that of a new section of the local we do not know, but we recall cent. Volunteer Defence Corps because strike was in full swing, including Funerous instances when the
The annual meeting of the Vic- it indientes that the Corps is still the ease of two British journalists, toria Recreation Club which had a growing one. It is on the re who were thrust into a filthy been announced for yesterday even quest of the General Officer Com-prison by the Strike Committeeing has been postponed until next manding that a small Army Ser-and who underwent a by no means
officials for no offence whatever Friday at 6 p.m. A variety of circumstances, including inclement vice Corps unit is being establish- enviable experience, as a conse-weather, conspired yesterday to ed to round off the "constitution quence. The fact that General prevent a full attendance and it Li has now decided to declare was decided to wait until a larger of the Corps, and it is to be hoped such procedure illegal, although attendance was assured at the that the officers of the Corpa, who somewhat late in the day, is so
annual meeting. have signified their preparedness much to the good. Coupled with
The health bulletin of Eastern to form the new
the reports of his anti-Red activi-ports for the week ending Saturage, these schools set out on "When the movement for the unit, will not vics, also referred to in our issue day last, issued by the Princian social campaign, until to-day, all higher education of women took luck the necessary recruits to of yesterday, this news leaves us
Civil Medical Officer, contains the over the world, parents are makplace, the girls, schools were make it a success. Those respon- with the hope that General Li is the following: Plague, Rombay 2 ing superhuman sacrifies to give founded on entirely imitative sible for the administration of the determined not to permit the ex- cases, Rangoon 4 Colombo 1, these boys and girls an education-lines. Uneritically the
tremist element to control the Sourabia 4; Cholera, Negapatam 3, al surrounding, without any ide women copied the system in vogue Corps are, at the moment, issuing situation in Canton. Since
the Rangoon 8, Singapore 1, Bangkok of preparing their minds for the for boys, with all its defects. It an appeal for more Volunteers departure for Central China of the 163, Karachi 1, Madras 38, Rangoon the boy, later adjustment is possi the education of girls will abake 7: Small-pox, Bombay 38, Calcutta economic stringency abend. For a hard to see when, and how, ar appeal which ought to be supheade of the Nationalist Govern-2, Saigon 1, Vladivistek 12.
ment, there has been a welcome
ble: snobbery, which is the foot
of this initial folly." South China, and if General Lithe cost of reconstruction of the ditions, though if it be possible girl, aged fifteen, can be taken to In aid of the funds for meeting ruthlessly eradicated by later con- poison of the whole system, is
For £300 a year an intelligent can keep the power in his own new organ, Mr. F. Mason gave afer him to retain the toxin, be the Continent, where the ensuing
a moderate most enjoyable recital in St. John's policy, he will win the good opin- Cathedral last evening.
will do so.
three years will give her French, And the girl. She gets out into Germain, and Italian, if the public
Hongkong Telegraph.counter to their regulations, it is receiveti a copy of the K.RA. attending one of several large insuficient to exclude the whis-
It'
absence of serious agitation in
ported in every way possible. cannot be denied that the numbers
of the Corps are far short of what
hands and follow
His con-
heard much of school friendships an illness of three months leaves which were to last, a lifetime, her mentally unappalled, and still since they were to be based upon receptive to new opportunities the immature selective powers of and interests, is beyond the hori girl of twelve!! Of character-zon of those virgin ladies, who so building there was much talk-carefully eliminate every trace of the plirase "good tone" was inevit-originality bequeathed the child able, and few realised that the by her parents. responsibility for this same atmos- phere must ever rest with every chant Taylora School, included member of the community, mis- the following comments on girls tresses as well as girls. Even in schools in his recently-published those days, nearly twenty years article to a London paper:
Dr. Nairn, Headmaster of Mor-
pioneer
they should be, having regard to the large number of young men ions of foreigners and reasonably-tributions were of a varied char- the world, aged eighteen, often school has given her Latin. She now in the Colony, and very many minded Chinese alike.
of these young men ought to take
a more serious view of their ob-
vious duties and responsibilities.
The military authorities in decid-
OBITUARY,
REFORMER.
Now York, Feb, 18. The death is announced of Mr. Thomas Elbridge. Gerry, the veteran lawyer and social reformer. -Reuter.
acter and brought out to the full the capacities of the organ. All the items were played with much taste and were greatly enjoyed by
those present.
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enemic, and having no knowledge can rend psychology, which will of health and how to care for it, prepare her to meet every phrase the relation between money and later she can give a year to domes with a vefy exaggerated idea of of life with understanding, and happiness in life, and without any lie arts, and child welfare.", Sho. ing what the garrison strength of VETERAN AMERICAN SOCIAL The following are included in the definite views on anything further can decide, with encouragement, the Charleston, and upon some wage-earning work, this Colony should be have always
results of the Hilary.cxantination, of the Inns of Court held last gaining an exact point to her and thus become equipped for relied on having the assistance,
month-Roman Law (Class II.) shingle. She takes up a position marriage in any grade of society in case of any possible need, of a
San Po Iwin, Middle Temple; Him in hor home, and awaits some ex- at the age of twenty. Fur greater Yam Teh, Inner Temple (Class citing happening. Should she than that, she can then marry a fairly large number of trained and
I) Phra Phibul Rishwan. join parents in China, she cannot poor man without a quaim to her- efficient Volunteers but it is no
Middle Temple: Tan Koon Inn, escape, sulf-consciousness, for self, himself, or either parents. societ that for several years past
Middle Temple. Criminal Law and everything about her has been [The late Mr. Gerry, who was in Procedure (Class 11).Cheang Lee Bung, or whispered, for months the numbers of Volunteers have his 90th year, was a well-known Yeoh, Inner Temple; (Class III)- been below what is considered advocate many years ago of social Tan Koon Ina: Lucy See, Inner either reasonable or required. reforms, particularly affecting Temple; Hun Yam Teh, Inner Tem- And for an explanation of this He was the Chairman of the New ple."
cruelty to children and, animals. ple. Final Examination (Class III) Tain San Wan, Middle Tem- fact one is forced to look among York State Commission on Capital the ranks of the Colony's younger Puniabinent in 1886 as a result of which the electric chair was sub- and recently-arrived men. There stituted for hanging. He was a · EXCHANGE RATES. has been a lessening appreciation leading figure in American public of the fact that one of the first life for many years, especially con- duties of a male resident of this cerning himself with hospitals and Paris
the life led by children on the stage. Brussels
CARD INDEX DRAWERS, DESKS, Colony is to explore the opportuni. He was a keen yachtsman, being Arinterdum
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London, Feb. 18.
A message from Daker says that Athons Marques De Pinedo has arrived Bunnos Aften from Bolama, in Portugueso Shanghai
Yokohama. Unfortunately, some of us are Port Praia, Cape Verde Islands. Silver (forward)
Guinea, Hy is leaving later for Silver (apot) inclined to get sinck and selfish.
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COTTON YARN.
THE NEW ASSOCIATION.
Lonton, Feb. 18.
TISTHENES.
GHASTLY MURDER.
GRIM DISCOVERY AT LYDEMUN.
At the first meeting of the new A ghastly murder has come to Cotton Yarn Association at Man-Tight with the discovery, on the 123.70 cheater, it was announced that the foreshore at Lyeemun Pass, of the
84.89 total spindles in favour of the body of a male Chinese which has⚫ 12.13 Association was over 20% million,
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were no fewer than 25 wounds, inflicted with some sharp instru-
previous to the discovery of the body, as advanced decomposition had set in.
America for one year. This is the
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