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of this character, and so long as the Party adopts milk-and-water attitude in dealing with it, so long may we expect it to be heavily handicapped in comparison with the very definite stand taken both by Labour and Liberals, The Em- pire Free. Trade movement would, at first sight, appear to be emluent ly sane and reasonable. The idea at the back of it is that the Empire should, for purposes of tariffe, be regarded as ons economic unit, and, inasmuch as it can produce all that it needs for its own people, the common interests of each and all would be served by the entire abolition of all imposta ag between one part of the Empire and another, The movement is really a re-echo of the dreams of Disraeli and Joaoph Chamberlain, but it is pertinent to remark that conditions have very materially changed since their day. At that time, the Dominions were largely regarded as producers of foodstuffs and raw materials, and the idea was that these could well be exchanged for the manufactures of Great Britain in a duty-free
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Mr. W. J. Waddington, acting Manager of the P. and O. Banking Corporation, left for Home leave by the ss. Mantua to-day.
The Harbour Master has received information to the effect that the West River has boon closed to traffic aboys Teng Haien, as a military measure, for a period of two weeks from January 24,
Stated to be a case of attempted suicide, a Chinese named Woo Hing, aged 20, of 5, Sing Woo Street, has been admitted to the Government Civil Hospital, suffer- ing from opium poisoning.
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A young Russian, named Valen tine Sanen, appeared before Mr: Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy, this morning charge of stowing away from Shanghai on board the M... Fre sident Grant. The defendant, who was stated to have been found in 4 life boat, was fined $50 or one mouth's hard labour in default.
ADULT EDUCATION Cultivating "Learning Habits"
aya-
Then, we have held before us, In those days few people are un- wise enough to think that they can the bright prospect of a reduction possibly reach a stage where they of working hours. In come In- can afford to stop learning. There dividual instances, and, more gen- la a sense in which adult education erally, in some industries, this natural.already is an accomplished fact, is inevitable becauso Adult education presents problems But of what use is leisure if it which are due, in the main, to a cannot be employed and enjoyed common opinion that mental profitably? Such leisure is not acumen and the ability to con-only an opportunity for increasing contrate on systematized study, one's mental store, it is an op decrease with advancing years. portunity for using and enjoying Many readers of these columns, the results thus gained. Increased however, know from personal ex-felaure, without the inclination of fresh knowledge In a systematic satisfying moutal pursuits, woulä perience, that the ability to acquire the ability to engage in the more manner, has not decreased with not bless but would result : In.. added years. Some interesting ex-intolerable ennui and discontent.
This treasuring of the habit of periments along this line have been made by Dr. Thorndike and learning or study, really is worth his associates of Columbia Univor while; and it is one of the easiest alty, which have brought to light things to do. Many people make some rather startling and en-a practice of having always on...
carry out systematically, couraging facts. Groups of stud- hand, some special study, which ents, in a number of business they schools in different sections of the oven though there may appear to groups according to age. The first knowledge, or opportunity for it's country, were classified into five be no immediate use for t was made up of students 15 to practical application. Even rend- 16 years; the second 17 to 19; the ing may be so planned" and Amongst the passengers leaving third, 20 to 24; the fourth, 25 to tematized, that it becomes, vir- for England on board the P. and O29, and the sixth, 30 years and tually, a course of study. This is 6.A. Mantua to-day are Sub-Inspec tor, F. Hoare and "family of the over. Without going into detail in "reading with a purpose" and not
be said that it was reasonably pass away time. We "have only, however, to take Sham-hulpo Station, Sub-Inspector, regard to this investigation, it may merely for entertainment, or to Difcally is often axperienced by the case of Canada to show what and Mrs. H. W. Fraser, and Bar proved, that parsons from the ages 1. PIETA,
rack-Sergeant P, Condon, who sho
of 19 to 45 usually accomplish those who would like to apply. immense changea have come going on leave. On the same boat more in less time, than do younger themselves to the study of now anyt interesting subjects, because either interim. The is Sub-Inspector E. J. Field, who people of from 17 to 19. about In the
For example, it was found that they never knew well enough, how latest figures available at the has retired from the Police Force after 18 years' service in the
an adult person of 35, taking a to study. One is often asked ahrow Colony, moment (those for 1927)
course of shorthand, accomplishes whether a college education really in 73 per cent of the maximum is of any value to girls who are that the gross value. of Canada's
time required for study, as much going into business offices. It ib, as much manufactures was half
as a young person of 19 accom-for more than one reason, the most plishes in 87 per cent. of the same important of which may be, that again as from her raw materials and foodstuffs, and that no less a
time. In other words, with less the college girl has learned how study, the adult student reaches to study. It shows up in hor class- sum than £880,000,000 in invested
the same degree of efficiency as the work. Any business school in- in lier manufacturing industries,
student who puts in the near-structor will bear testimony to the maximum amount of required fact that the average college girl which have been built up under
atudy time. While these averages is quicker and more alert in grasp the shelter of import duties. This
London, Dec. 23.
vary with different subjects, the ing a subject, than is the average rapidly increasing Canadian in-
The dangers and hardships met general result holds true, even in high school giri. dustrialism must obviously be by the airmen who searched within the matter of learning a foreign Laken into account in considering the Arctic Circle for Colonel Molanguage,.. any proposals for Empire Free Alpine and his party were described yesterday by Air-Enginear E. G. Trade. The query which natural-Longley, who arrived at Liverpool in the Canadian Pacific liner ly arisen la whether Canada. is, will- ing. to expose these Industries to Duchess of Richmond
He is the son of Caplaim Longley, Britain. free competition from
of Cambridge, and has arrived to spend a Christmas honeymoon at was married at his home. Ifa Winnipeg two days before the liner siled
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HARPER-At the French Hos- pital, on Thursday, January 30th, 1930, to Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Harper, a daughter.
LEACH.-On Janúary 26, 1930, at the Country Hospital, Shanghai to Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Lench a daughter.
The
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EMPIRE FREE TRÄDE.
port any movement which increases
the price of foodstuffs to the con-
AIR ADVENTURES U
THE ARCTIC.
SEARCH FOR MISSING PARTY.
Colonel McAlpina, with nino others and two neroplanes, had been lost for two months when four aeroplanes, in one of which were Mr. Longley and Captain Spencer, left their lase at Chesterfield Inlet,
The difficulty mentioned may be greatly helped by attending But this does not answer entirely classes, where possible. In class- the question as to why many people work, proper assignments are
a class-con who have advanced beyond what given, and therb In we might term "student" years do sciousness which is very helpful to seem to find difficulty in learning a those who have difficulty in get new subject. We are not denyinking-down to study. One of the the apparent difficulty. What we serious disadvantages of corres- do deny, is the cause usually given pondence courses, is that the for that difficulty. It has been student is under no obligation to definitely worked out that age had complete a certain amount of work nothing to do with it. Then what within a given time, nor is he has? In the many tests which stimulated by the presence and were made by Professor Thorndike example of other studente, all and others, it was made very aiming for the same goal of pro- apparent that adult students over ficiency. The absence of the rule, gave less time to study, than is also a lack. The percentage of Indson Bay, Lo nenreli for them.
the ages of 24 and 25, as a general personal touch" of an Instructor "Our neroplane, anid Mr. did younger students. So long as correspondence school students Langley, "unfortunately crashed at the decline in study hours did not who never complete their studies
profitable Great Slave Lake. The three other average number of study hour serious pedagogic problem, though
to Musk Ox Lake about 50 miles from 80 much below 10 per cent. of the la so large that it constituted a dawn, but given by students of 19 years, the financially seroplanes also
degree of efficiency did not go schools. One promoter of a large were able to restart.
"We had a most trying time below that attained by the younger correspondence school informed isolated in is inliuspitable ter students. But with Increasing the writer that this particular ritory-repairing our aeroplane. Weage, adult students gave less and institution made its money, not on were nearly starved, for all we had less time to study, consequently the students who completed the to eat in sixteen days were two the student of 49, say, did not de course, but on those who paid and so well as the student of 19,- But never went through with it. In ptarmigans, a fox, and a rabbit.
"We wese eventually rescued by the ability to acquite and retain other words, profits were made in fact as has already been point-successes! However, to those who one of the other neroplanes,, which the knowledge had not diminished; on the failures and not on the came back for us'
have cultivated, or never lost, the Mr. Longley anid that the throned out-it increases,
habit of study, and the persistency acroplanes covered 46,000 miles in
to attain, the correspondence the Arctic region without McAlpinn
cool offers valuable service and
cnmo
and his party, who eventually reach Cambridge Bay in an exhausted
condition.
.
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 1, 1970. And what is true of Canada is in lesser measure true of several of the other Dominious. There are other aspects of the question which could be mentioned, but on this one point alone it is clear that the The Empire Free Trade move matter is not quite so simple as it ment, for which the Rothermere seems. Indeed, the whole scheme group of newspapers at Home is full of pitfalls, and we fear that liave been seeking to secure public Lord Rothermere and those who support, has just been debated in think with him will have to resign the House of Commons, but with themselves to the fact that it falls results which make it apparent that on grounds of impractability. there is little if any probability of the iden Becoming more than a Extrality Test Case. visionary project The Labour The new facte available con- Government has made its position cerning the arrest and detention perfectly clear in the matter. It is by the Chinese authorities in willing and anxious to do ali in Its Hankow of Pay Commander Mc. power, within reason, to knit the Bride, in violation of British ex- Mother Country and the Dominforis traterritorial rights, Justify its description as a serious "Incident, closer together, but it will not sup The gallant officer had no share in the real responsibility for the tragedy which was made the cause sumer or which, in its view, will for his illegal arrest, and Hong-|· enuse higher costs of production in kong, with its own host of trick manufacturing industries or a re-cycllats who persist in invading duced standard of living for the the main streets and constitute a workers. The Liberal Party at danger to themselves and every Paris
tude is practically on all fours other user of the road, will' readi-Brussels with that of Labour, inasmuch asly sympathise with anyone who Amsterdam
Berlin Copenhagen that Party will not support any finds himself in a similarly unfor- scheme unless there le a guarantee tunate position. The victim, it Prague of no additional taxation upon food. appears, was not looking where Helsingfors
he was going, collided with a Bucharest stuffs or raw materials imported ricksha and swerved violently Buenos Aires into the United Kingdom. As to across the road directly under the Shanghai & Hongkong the Conservatives, their official wheels of Commander McBride's Geneva
The officer could do nothing| Milan viewpoint has not been disclosed, ear. and, as Mr. Snowden pointed out, but apply his brakes immediately,
Oslo It was noteworthy that no members but too late, Subsequent events Vienna of the late Government took part need not be fully recited. It de Madrid
Rid In the Parliamentary discussion on sufficient to point out that Com. Athens Wednesday, There are good. rea-mander McBride was detained for Bombay sons for believing that Mr. Baid three hours and that but for vigor-Yokohama
ous representations by British Silver (root)
Baver (forward) win and his followers do not see eye Consular officials, he might still
-British Wirolesa. to eye on this question. In fact have been in custody. This is on many occasions whilst they were the first extrality test case and | ******
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The trouble, then, is that, with advancing years, people are not so inclined to give time to study.
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This does not mean, necessarily, lack of ability to concentrate;'. means only, that for this, or that, renson, the adult student aftan WHO WAS......... does not, or cannot give sufficient time to achieve a high result. We
may state it another way; with
advancing years there is ten- .129.98 dency to lose the good habit of 34.94 learning systematically. But .12.12% good habit always can be cultivat- od, revived, and made to work, if the ability to learn is unimpaired; and that, we know to be true.
.20.30% .18.19
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the
Rip Van Winkle.
Compared with the Ne York of to-day, the New Yon of 1820 must have been peaceful country bown. But Washington Irving, an Ameri can writer of that time, thought it deplorably, bustling and noisy. His glory of "Rip Van Winkle is a satire the changing conditions of Hie in the rapidly growing Ameri can city, de
This subject is of special. Im- 818portance at this time, inasmuch as 44% there is a revival of Interest in Holiday systematic adult study, through- .4.88% out the whole world. In Turkey, 25.20% people are being required to learnt .02.98 the use of the Roman characters 18.124 as substitutes for the Arabic. In -18.204 Chine, a simplified system of writheiped a stranger to carry
Rip Van Winkle wax # Dutch citizen of New York who
barrel of wine into
.84.55 33.00%
cave
ing in being widely taught, In 376 England, owing to the growth of¦
in power, the conflict of viewpoint perhaps it is just, as well that it the circumstances justifying such
among the Kaatakill moun-
dunia were busy with gamą: of skittles, His curiosity led him to taste the liquid in thị barrel and he thereupon - fell asleep and slept for twenty years.
On awakening, he returned to his native village to find that great changes had taken place In his absence. Fils wife was dead, his daughter married and the town had encroached-
America had shaken off thi upon the surrounding country. sovereignty of Britain, -ang Instead of George III, George. Washington was the nest gen- tliman of America, **
5% democracy, the wage earner stains, where mysterious Indivi- 1/6% being placed in a position where. 07/32 he must accept responsibilities 20, which never before were within his 19% reach.. Thousands of working men and women are going to school again, to fit themselves for their enlarged duties. In the United States, economic changes as well on the fiscal problem became most has occurred at this time when an act, Until then, she must be as a general, quickened "desire for pronounced.
Sir Miles Lampson is discussing content, with things as they are increased knowledge, are forcing men and women to take up sys Protectionists at heart, the Con-the gradual abolition of extrality It is only reasonable to suppose tematic study. In some cases servatives, ever, since the debacle with the Chinese Government, that the McBride affair will be they are being forced to this after brought about by the Joseph Cham. The Hankow affair brings forward one of the first points touched upepending years in one special lins berlain tariff reform campaign,
an entirely new issue, It is use-on by Sir Miles Lampaon when he of activity. For example, die
of less, to proceed with negotiations resumes negotiations with Dr. C. Tsound" pictures are throwing out employment hundreds of have boggled at the prospect of
the if China elects to take matters in Wang, There is only one course musicians To-day in again bringing forward any scheme to her own. hands all over the open to Nanking, and the Central secretarial classes in many busi- which might cause the Dear Food" o
ambiguity Government will have the courage ness schools in the larger eitläs country. Existing cry to be raised, and even to-day must be removed. There must be and common-sense to take it. Lo are to be found musicians learn
thing shorthand, accounting, type-. they have obviously not overcome no further incident of this dos cal authorities all over the coun writing preparing for the busi their fears. So long as the Con-cription. When China has the try must be definitely and clearly mess world. And most of them servative policy on the fiscal ques right of arrest of a British sub instructed that extraterritorial have turned the age when It is
usual for neople to take up voca-i tional studies. tion is dominated by considerations ject, she may judge for herself rights have not been abolished,
The "tale">of Washington. Irving'a th: the first piece of American literature somewhat UFFI nation's. first litera
ment should take the
-a akit upon its pro