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M.C.L. SALE OF WORK SLATIN PASHA DEAD.
ATTRACTIVE DISPLAY FOR ST. PAUL'S GIRLS' COLLEGE
ROMANTIC CHARACTER IN BUDAN HISTORY
A sale of work in aid of M.C.i.
Vienna, Oct. 4 The death occurred hero to-day An interesting discourse on the funds has been arranged to take
of the English public place next Saturday, October 8, of Slatin Pasha, former Governor morits
C.B.R.at St. Paul's, Girls' College com-jot the Sudan.-Reuter. school was given by Mr. Sergent to a large audience at mancing at 2.80 p.m. the Union Assembly Hall at the Hongkong University last avon- Ing.
Rudolf Carl Slatin, was born in Mrs. W.T. Southorn has kindly 1867, near Vienna, whore he nt- consented to epon the sale, and tended the Handelankademie and Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotowall will pre-studied at the Observatory. When The speaker said:
Alde.
ho was only 10, his love of adven- When I chose this title I thought
turn took him to Egypt where he it would leave me free to talk The many attractions will in- about anything I pleased. I soon clude entertainments for children, becamo acquainted with the ex- plorers Serweinfurth, Rohlfs, realised what a bad title it was, and these will comprise such Nachtigall and Houglin. The partly because oach school has features as chutes and other fun, last of these induced the lad to go its own system, the two I know kindly organised by commander with him up the Nile to Khartum most about being radically dif- Morris and men from H.M.S. and through Kerdefan. On his ferent in method, and partly bo- Tamar. cause no two poraona agree as to what a Public School fa.
"
Articles on sale will Peking carpets, ornaments, spreads, and fowellory.
return to Khartuch ho met Emin include Pasha who later recommended to General Gordon. From bed-him
1876 to 1878 he was in Austria and as a reserve officer served in the campaign against Boanín.
THE LATE ARNOLD· BENNET'S LAST LONG STORY
(Continued from Paga 3.)
a perfect pompous Idlot after all.”
The big scene is in a block of workmon's fats." Phobo con- tinued. "I should any outsido it.” And Roland had the sensation of being swopt down a rapid river to- Somo coincidences Wards a weir. were affrighting.
"If I could be of any use," he ventured, and stopped. He was on the weir, ho was over it. Why hari he said that? He had said it un- thinking.
"I shall tall them," said Phabe. "You might be the very person they'll need. You are a friend."
They went on talking, in cloże murmurs, no forla now in St. Paul's School, London, and
Phebe's tones. Plates were brought Wollington Collego, Berkshire,
and plates were rapt away. All the afford an Interesting comparision
others, except Millicent chattered of mathods. Of the two Welling-
In response to an invitation fast, but not lond. There was a ton in the more
typical. Both dull, done against time and adds, from Gordon, he returned to the hubbub. The dinner had brilliant- have about 700 boys, but while St. is surely a far better training in Sudan 1879. After a brief period ly succeeded, and Nancy was serene- Paul's has only about 100 board-tellectually and morally for the Inspector of Finances he boy and commandingly conent, and ore, Wellington is solely a boarding grind of future jobs than any came, at the age of 22, Governor more benevolent than she had over
been. Roland and Phobe still res of the district. of Dara, and in ASAHI school. St. Paul's has a very and amount of vague intercat.
record of successes in scholarship It seems to me that the sub-1881 WAS promoted Governor-trained themselves to murmuring, examinations at Oxford, Cam-jects taught matter little, as long General of the Province of Dar- but in no other way did they res BEER bridge, And London, and the as the boy learns how to learn, fur where he romedied many train themselves. And then they
education provided for the intel-how to work, how to apply him-abuses..
were startled by queer silence. ligent boy with some initiative in self. Any average examination Then came the Mahdi, and the Nancy was trying to catch Phoebe's extremely fine.
ayllabus batiales me as a founda-Arabe in the south rose in revelt, eye. She caught it, and Phoebe The insistence on a classical tion for a boy's education, so long with inadequnto forces and no nid blushed, and Roland
was self- grounding even for prospective ins it includes a fair range of sul from Khartum he defended his conscious. Everyone rose. And MITSUI Refence scholars produces good jacts. I have no patience with Provinco valiantly, but the Mah-Roland felt immediately resticas BUSSAN results. Practically all the most the teacher
antes who anys ho
dists were toa strong. As his and discontented and expectant. successful scientists have started exuminations because they cramp! KAISHA
on the classical side of the school, his style. Surely it is had tench troops under the influence of the When the door had been closed, religious propagandn of theho sat down next to the old LTD. transferring to science specialising which is only interesting and Mahdi became unreliable, he out- gentleman, and brought the port HONGKONG Jon
tion only after passing the Lon- alive when diverging from
matriculation examination: subject in hand? The true tench-wardly adopted the Moslem faith with him.
the to strengthen his hold on his men. "Some of these millionaires are On the other hand boys of no parer makes the subject itself ticular ability gain little or noth-source of interest, and need notBut, when the army of Hicks extremely menn," the old gentle. Pasha was destroyed, Slatin sur-man was saying to Tommy. There ing from the sehnol. This, at any rely on sidelines.
rendered In 1883, refusing to was one In the club to-day. He rate, was true during my time at
hopeless asked me at the end of lunch if I'd sacrifice more lives in struggle.
have a glass of port. I said I wouldn't but I'd have a bottle."
"And what did he say?" "Nothing. He got up and walked That's your millionaire."
(To be continued.}
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Vain attempts were made to use as a whole.
teach well unless sure, of one's him to induce Gordon to surren- These resultя are largely ac-own competence in the subject der. In 1885, an hour or two U counted for by the rigid system taught, #o that all the heart after the fall of Khartum, the of supervision. by tators and searching can be directed at the head of Gordon was shown to him. form masters, of every boy's work, teaching not the subject? How At-length after over 11 years in was planned the elaborate system of marks, can any but an expert really be bondage he escape and form orders and reports, the enthusiastic about his subject by Sir Reginald (then Major) complete organisation of a boy's and keep the interest alive, and Wingate, and he reached Egypt in time, and the judicious use of fresh, without wandering? 1896. He gave a vivid account of punishments, including beating. If you meet a man who is an his experiences and of conditions None of these were employed at expert in one subject, but also under the Mahdi's rule in his book St. Paul's, when I was there, to teaches others, he will always tell "Fire and Sword in the Sudan." Tany extent.
you that his own is the hardesti After a year's rest, he entered Wellington has been called the to teach. Only the expert sees the Anglo-Egyptian army with the Ybiggest cramming cat probably the thence cut what he teaches, fole of, Paving resolved to use the G.G.V.O. in 1912.
establishment real difcuties or the truelle of Pasha and the rank of the British army in 1907 and o
itrue, and I consider that it is a would rather have even the most knowledge he had gained against The war put an end to his Ber-
thing of which to be proud. I am elementary work taught by men of his foes. As head of the intel-vice in the Sudan. sick and tired of hearing how had real authority.
ligence service he took part in Vienna on leave at the time and the examination system is, and
therefore in an article in the October Kitchener's campaign of 1897-8 could not return. He how wrong it is to cram boys for number of a Hongkong monthly, which WAR crowned by the look up work as bead of the Aus- examinations. Surely it is not it is stated that far too much at-capture of Omdurman. He trinn Red Cross and would accept wrong to teach boys to work hard. fention is paid, in education, to was made K.C.M.G. and thank no remuneration for his services.
by Parliament even if the work is not easy or the dull boys. I strongly dised
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and NELLORE In 1900 with the rank of conditions of imprisonment pleasant, to teach them to make agree with this, and though service. the utmost use of available time am proud to have been at St. Major-General he was appointed was largely responsible for the TANDA by working to a careful schedule, Paul's, and am grateful for the inspector-General of the Sudan, inhumane treatment of allied pri- NANKIN to teach them to overcome dif- splendid and inspiring teaching which capacity his mastery ofsoners in Austria. Offered an im
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