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SUPERVISION OF MORALS
IN CANTON,
THE CHINA MAIL.
NEW TERRITORIES SCHOOLS.
TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1914.
SPORTING
PLAGUE IN THE Y.MOA | AN UNMUZZLED DOG.
REMOVAL FROM PRESENT QUARTERS.
CHINESE MASTER'S POVERTY.
An interesting note, on the vernacular suchools of, the now Territories in included buspices small, the discovery of dand Eention. Under the heading of sub wall two cases of plague among the |-gidised - schools,” it sayılm
Chinese stall which have terminated fatally. Sana kind of Bundwork gutorally and "an outbreak yesterday among "the
POLICE SAID TO HAVE BEEN HONGKONG WATER POLO SHIELD
COMPETITION. IRREGULAR.
Mr. M. Ally, Hinde of & Wild Dail
The following matolan will be played `In tha Military Cambar in the 2nd Round,
Wednesday 24th June.-V.RO “A” Perans V.R.É, “B”,
reminder of the families; they must "uly avoid showing any syrapathy with lighs and frivolous behaviour.". The fifth instruction deals with the duty of the restaurant keepers, when they have any suspicions that things are not as they ought to be If all the annual. repors of the Dictor of eats between the wood skirting and the f Wanchai, was sunimoned befora Mr. Wood Teammencing & pim, each day. party enters a restaurant. composed of both sexes and they take rooms there and also their meals, and if the manager sees anything at all suspicions about any of them, he is to eject the entire party. If they refuse to go or make any use then the master is to
this morning with allowing his dog to be abroad without a mazzia.
Mr. Stanranson, defending, said that).
A. V. Patron (Capt.) C. J. Cooke, B. A
formed the next feld for their activity } Earopen reaùlents, prompted the members the sieged affance took place on May 314%, | Carvalho, A. S. Elín, J. C. Finch, J.
one drew, sen ete, some modded of the 7.M... to hold an emergency and the summons was taken out on June Forbes and J. M. Ruza-Tersira. inlay, others in sand. After the re meeting after dinner last night. Mr. Ixer,th. There was more behind this thes
met the sye. creation a few gava" dictution" to one
Secretary of the Hose Committed,
A small Chinese boy said he was riding another, a few would talk about pic couvened the meeting and it was osanimoqs
At Happy Valley in the avoning when dog bit him; he did not know who's dog it was. 'It had no viuzzle. Some ona | D.C.EL. killed the dog.
tures, others would real. In the after-
Many possible into other quarters. removals were effected last night and the semainder will probably leave today.
The serioasutas of the situation is to be deplored in view of the fact that at the present time the Institution is stated to be 82500 in debt
teaching and when their remuneration is considered, this is hardly surprising.
Dr. Ker of 53 Wong-Nei-Chung Boed, said he sent a dead dog to the No. Polica Station on the following morning. Thoru was a collar, bu the dog with the lie,ase number 1199.
M. IL Rilton, F. L. da Foz, A. JV. G. W. Sawell' (Capt.) J. R. Chunnett, Ribeiro, La C, R. Suuza and F. K. T
Saturday 22 June.-G. A. versus
Swimming.
The ". . Daily News," commenting. on the suggestions made with regard to the programme for the proposed interport A Chineso said he saw the dog, withooka | swimming evects, qubmitted along with the muzzle. The next morning he found it invitation seat recently by Mr. F. Lammers on the hillside and took it to Mr. Kama | on behalf of the Y ctoris Recreation Clab, house.
,'
at once apprise the nearest polico. by comand desire. I alt them decided, acting on medicala vie, to authority, who will come and eject stories and they did some kind of Kin-remove from the building then himself. This rule seems a very dergarten work. Invariably the time thus parsed happily, and there is no arbitrary me, and one that may open die test that ends, chist enjoyed his the door for a lot of trouble, for after ino' in wrhood. But in my mind the ⚫ all it is difficult to say what may experiment mised many questions-
More than in any other educational constitute a suspicions circumstance method it is the personality and aims of Moreover, it seems that the Canton the teacher that is the iniportant factor. restaurant keepers, and hotel prey here that it was a conselousness | prietors have to take a leaf out of of their previous retations with me in thu ordinary school fänthods, that was the book of the foreigners, valy in opasible to a la extent for the
Sergt Ong said he want with the boy to: Canton they go one farther. In our manners and behaviour of the children. The teacher incomes are quite unser defendant's office on June 18. The boy mend themselves, there are others that are hotels we inscribe our names and our] Asoj từ be ubla: to' systémalically train ftain the opening of the school. The wanted compensation and showed a doctor's į apon to oriticism. Particularly is this so
tencher is expected to teach without bill for $1.50. young children pen the methods it having been deduitsly pronied what his is vaential for thin "teacher, herself to
After hearing further evidence Mr. heterose a training, in their psy income would be and the Wand mid there was no doubt that the
Sch man, when the question of teach in baste and in thrie spesifier incanes will be discussiel and dog was defendant's but the police had pective." "It seems be mad that Dr. Met. Hi there is a large attendance been irregular in holding over the cammons
teacher gets more; otherwise he gets for other negotiations. antertaining payeluslogical data, that is, the rotoring the varies facts of the Pupils will have to share the Kung Tung "expenses which cover tea, tobacco, working of the child mind, and that she furl and light for the tuber's use.
sected that systematisation of
addresses, bat nothing more.
In
in
has adapted experiments and for the
Defendant was fined $1.
in the Sun On Punti dialect, and then in Hinkles. The people are very fond of is good for that particular district alone, earning Punti: but the Punti in San On
Cunton.
cate:-
While some of the suggestions made coti-
regarding the allotment of points. It is, hardly fair to either team to cut out the ascend and third won from annexing plate? and there is little likelihood, undere stand. of the proposal being favourably received by quite a nubes of Shangha
Canton the visitor must also, addition to this, inscribe something of his past history, so that when the police come to inspect the books they
immars 1 has been pointed out may not only know the names of
that one of the teeme ny have a those who have been in possession of
man who would probably ouma in Brat rooms, but also where they hailed
chi notion, term which Felek dove This is in addition to the pupils' ordi-
in each of the swimming Items, while the ather team may haren good all-round mari from, and what their past work has his use of neement al tion. bool feet. School for vary con been and sundry other more or less sens to min the teacher mere the siderably: a beginner pays much less
whip would gain as many second place.
poluta fora win, two ix a accond and one important items of interest. We have betrof the child shan the director, than those in surenced class. Some
such circumstance, the awarding of three whereas the true toucher should be both. Pupil ibelude the teacher's food money and is hardly intelligible to a native of for a third seemne to be much the fairer sed. referred thus briefly to one or two of
wiver course to adopt. The suggestion as to the number of men who shall be allowed With regard to the child I have grave in their fees, while others pay separate- the new regulations, and this means as to the ethicsney of the Montes. The average school for mount to
The district of Sai Kung is the biggest to compete in the various events in most while must sulfice. The hotel keepers Methol as a means of preparing the approximately $5 per head er ennum.
According to the educational census in the New Territories. It has a rent sensible one. The home tost has the child for fet especially the child over tie certain instructions to all known breach of these rules, what those activities for which the desire is over $100, but the difficulty they have places are remiered impassable. For this mon than the visiting team, and it places keepers of wine shops as well as ever the status of the establishment roast are tiene in which the child had to face makes one horrified. Most reason there is great hardship for people the events on a much better basis to have restaurants in Canton, by the the license shall be at once with-will most easily, neist happily and erupis do not pay their fees in full. It in villages where there is no school to ing. Then in the matter of the water polo ciently express inuali and that the was five days after Chinese New Year their children to wheel lsewhere, it does not arem advisable to award the application of which it is hoped that drawn and the "place closed.
at the time of my riit; some teachers During the rainy day it is and forme nuraber of points for this as ssy, in Montessori System dues encourage acti
however, aru Bu be the subject of discussion _a_more_carelul supervision of the general tenor of the new rules seems
vity and discourage my possiblite of comphined then that their fees for the teachers to keep their is, in school.the swimming events. All these points, and, if necessary, keep them over night between the Shanyimi.clabs concerned, and purt your bud not been folly collected:
til all-stream water has disappeared. we hope that satisfactory arrangement Aniorals of young people of the city to be to make it more difficult for laziness is, I think, its very best painting to get fees from, his pups Teachers will supply their pupils with will be come to which will meet the ap
But, regarding the nature of Nife, with of time teaches got angry and burat may be exercised. It seems from the prostitutes to infest public places, and which the child will gradually become his books, wearing at the smurto time foal during this short period, and whatuval of all parties, and that a Jupro
quinted as ho reuches youth and man-
It seems that the Captain Superin tendent of the Police in Canton has
found it wise, if not indeed necessary, are told plainly that if there is aDY | fve years of age. I entirely agree that many tenebers' antiual, income. amounts number of wrists, arul after rain most advantage in being,able tr. call upon mere
stern
The
restraint and concentration
Other Gonum from ancestral (und.
breakfast and tifin. The teachers finish
(an equal number from each team contest-
September.
will-kava "Shanghai in
**The Monfansoes Mathod."
INTEKENTINI, SCHOOL EXPERIMENT..
general preface that at present there lead the unwary astray. But
ever food is supplied by the teachers Harative team is a good deal of looseness prevalent beyond this it is assumed, and in the sphere of character, the in- that he would teach no longer as he refunded to them by parents of pupils. pumber of teachers gave up their pro Because of this sort al inconvenience. and this looseness tends not to im- indeed asserted that recent notions justice of the facts of life with the corfusion for the same reason. From what people will not send their littic open to zsponding demand for self control and prove bat to weaken society. It is about the freedom and the right trance; and,, in the sphere of actant gathered from the population it is ce school in other vilages, unless they have flut judging by experience in Hongkong also pointed out that since the of the sexes to commingle to work, the demand for sale workers intain that if a teacher can earn $200 a elatives in that village or the teacher a supply of good education produces a Revolution there has been a great gether in public places if they with over branch of life, the increasing com-year, is income would be considered in their own relative. Mr. Sung in his demand. Before long it may be hoped
very good. deal of foolish talk about "liberty" to do so, may lead and probably is petition for orgry position, I think, that and specially in regard to the liberty leading to unsatisfactory results and mutive of aution, the systein is wrong of aid from ancestral funds. In Cheunged of absiding 60 schools under the their children.
In Li tk Tsun, She, Lo Tung and Ta report recommended B certain number that purents in the New Territories will in making happiness the principal Tang, schools "receive an annot apport
of teachers as not altogether incapable gladly pay according to their means for improvement, and the plan was form-tits education, the efficient education, of of the sexes to associate together,further, to results that must be de
ennot show the mechanical pro- which was unheard of in the days of plored and which must be prevented, of Arithmetic can be taught be un sach pupil receive 50 cents per control to the amount of $60 each per the past, and which is said be doing It is baidly stated, moreover, that is the mysteries of spelling and written schools recive na support in any way ly: fr, the estimaton. In the last month annum provision being mudo according a lot of harm to the young people some cases restaurint keepers them-Bash met with and these are surely. who foolishly indulge in this talk and solvės are willing to net as inter- the niuirements in the actual work of "part from hool fees and food sup of the year Mr. Cavalier, went through ; Wie? Nor do I think that the Montespied by pupils. There is no certain a large part of the New Territories and wantonly curry out in practical lite mediaries. and so matters "become si, methods with children over sight of tees in any one school, near relativ suseraled in establishing 23 such schools The flowing notes on an experiment the theories which they have got hold more complicated and manners more years of age would help to form the in- teachers pay les, others pas more before China New Year. His report gives with the Montessori Method by Janet
an average of about #3 eich per annum."
a picture of some of the difficulties to 3. Fernle ara talen from the report of of from booke translated for modern corrupted. If the facts are as they portant babits of application. self-
The hours of study are also trying he encountered: As I was not shie the furetor of Education for 1918- readers. One of the direct results of nre described it is no matter of sur-
With classes of six pr less, the metho Probably boys go to school soon after to go to the New Territories till Decem This experiment was carried on the these new-fangled views is that there prise that the police have taken the might be used the rughout the adoration daylight und ans allowed to go back. her, there was very little change of in Dioca Girist School, Bengkong, du is a large number, worthless women matter in hand, and are imposing of the child. With larger clases. it their day's work, when they take their Poeting New Territories, schools. The Ing Jade and part of Jule, 1913. It was who frequent these places, and there these somewhat stringent regulations. may and slicet must become a screen supper; na average of about eight houza baldins were there, and, in some cases, applied to children who had already been fur frivolity and indolence and bring work is being done in the school every at the Hakks, schools, and only a few who were rider than those pupils with the teachers; but there were no pipila in the sehol for several months, and of effort. THE EDWARD DISPENSARY, spread their nets to catch those
Beyond the establishment of three day."
Punti schools were still open. Owing to whom Maria Montessori worked. There Fortunately the term is short: Proc-Lack of accommodation it, was imposible were thirteen chidren of whom two were small English schools at Tipo, ou Lytically a teachers stop work in the to work each district thoroughly, and aged 5, four were aged 6, three were. and Cheung Chan nothing was done, prios to 1013, for edit in the New eighth moon. When questioning one of the only thing to do was to summon aged 7, four were over FANAR
the toashers about this I got the reply for of the chief tonebees recommended Territories
I was the only teacher" in chargy.. Every year on the 9th day of the 9th by Mr. Sung together with the village The school boun were from 9 to 12 in In anticipation of the passing of the Education Ordinance M. Sung Hokon if the teachers don't run, pups slders, and are if they ared to teceive the morning and from 2 to 3 in the
Ang senice Chinese master at the Ball-ill ŒƒAƒ£ the Government subsidy. To-morrow will be observed at Homes Public School, was secondod for duty. This is an old saying in the The idea was to chocee, the most cen- this morning was lovated to s Scripture be seen there at all, now go and do as Queen Alexandra Day.
In the New Territorice. He was recountry schools."
tral villages, but either the tenebers lesson of the ordinary kind, and from not manifeat any sort of consciousness
quired to take a census of schools and. As to the value of the work done in whom one wished to stay in those parti- 10:50 to 11 was allowed for recreation. teachers, the Inster with a view to dis- theso weary hours: There is a school, cular villages had already made their Otherwise the routine of the schoo over how many were deserving of in which explanations are being Taught, arrangements for the folowing year, or day a non-csistent and the chidren Goverment support. This task occupied and a pupil who his spent seven years they had already departed, or the village did as they wished under my supervision.. mosh of Mr. Sung's time for six months, in this school cannot explain the word
elders did not care for the teacher, pro- Au find no Montesson spparatus. Kin- and it tros carried out in a very satis., factory man. Undy & part of Lamino (son). In exphining the books only peel, cack man wishing to bring in his dergarte material was adapted as for be done till the building had a roof on rocates the use of metal insreta, out- fluid was left out through lack of time book language is being used. For in-wn friend, or relation, or rotung could possible. Thur Mario Montessori ad- Acording to the census of 1011 there stance the word being explained it which they were not prepared to pay line drawings as aids to the teaching was in the New Territories, Northern Nothing but reading for themselves; and so one's plays tell of writing. We used the Kindergarten District and Islands, a Chinoso popula of this type and the writing of charac through. In a few care great entha outline figures for this purpose. timax of 80.022, of whom 17,000 wereters is taught. It is true that in a few siasa was shown, and there was a fran. Also, for the younger children. wo won the ages of fire and fifteen of the schools a fiftle more intelligence tio desire to squro the subsidyBither sdapted the canis, used in the Kinder- The percentage of children attending is shown.
en the part of the teacher himself, or on garen card work for the Montessori check in this just under 4 cent. af
C. KAMMING & Co., Ln.
Chemists and Braggists,
GREAT REDUCTIONS IN PRICES.
PRESCRIPTIONS ACCURATELY
DISPENSED
foolish enough to be tempted by them. It is said that in addition to these, there are other uninstracted women, who are themselves lud astray by going to the restaurants, and so it appears that much harm is done, and those who should blash to
NEWS OF THE DAY.
- LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Pare Drugs, Patent Medicines, &o.that they are departing from the The official rate of the military dollar well-trodden paths in which their for July will be one shilling and tenpence 2A, QUEEN'S ROAD, BONGKONG. mothers ant forebears have trodden three farthings. Du
from time immemorial. What truth) Horgenox, July 22, 1915.
there may be in these statements,
THE DIARY.
MEMO, TOR TOMORROW.
Midsummer Day.
1.
Denersi Memoranda.
THURSDAY, June 25:-
alam. Sale by Auction of Valuble
leasehold property in Canton.
The bexly of the Chines youth who and here we have only hinted in theported as having fallen from a steam broadest possible way to charges that have been brought against the spirit and habits of the times--we are unable
launch into the harbour has been found. It was removed to the mortuary,
to say. If things are as bad as they school children and their mothers wil
An outing for the military Sunday are painted by this indictment from take place next Saturday, weather per the office of the Superintendent of mitting. The launch will leave Mariny the Police, then certainly it were time Pier ut 4 pm. that some one took the matter up
and saw to it that summary restric
.
afternoon. The first forty minutes, of
It is sometimes suggested that modes the part of some older for a friend-in lacing apparatas (800 page 200 in the total popustio mind wither, more molho no es sus se disbime tha which case the present teacher was of Montesson (Mfpland),
than 18 per cent of the total popola cild stalard of Chineso politeness. This couro an opiuen amoker and most uni Our school-room was dusted and tion of school-goffg, It is not easy is the old standard of the Now Term-sinfactory in every respect. In other kept tidy by the Montessor)" children...” to find is parallel to the Now Territories, ton They don't say good morning cases complete indifference was shown. In it we had one long low table and The Band of the Bloognlis will which is without any towns worth the to their teachers when they come in in and a few ease get relictaner al mat wicker chairs, as well tions were imposed upon the ways Assist the orchestra of the Grand Hotel cri
Mum Tobago has an area and populathe morning. They don't stand up when This was partly dun to the fee of in- as large and small forms. The children and doings of those who seem unable Wednesday after dinner. A special dinnertion of about one-third, butt be a school visitors onto the school nor will they "spection; parents (they said) vers often wees encouraged to bring thaie pôts, to will be served during which the Grandoing population of two thirds, of that stand up to answer their tenchors, efused to be their children come to discuss and from, fish, smad birds, ptn.. to look after themselves and the care Hotel orchestra will play appcial selections of the Now Tentgries, Worthern District Texcaves dyni siop or punisti boys when school if they wanted them to work in made their appearance. Invariably the of their own characters. On the other band it is never safe to infer too
and Islands. The porcentage of school they use bad terms to each other or the Bolds, and then if an Inspector came first manifestation of sodrity, after this A Chinese was summoned by a fellow going to total population in Trinidad is niunia words
round they would get into trouble. In Scripture lesson way in the direction of 11a.m.&nction of Furniture etc. at much from any description by the countrymau this morning for assault, and about the same e Tobago, namely, 8 It is not that the villagers fail to súpan cans the touchers swaned to reaser scithmetic, (Thus the habit of the erdi- aathorities, for in many ways they with maliciously damaging 880 worth of per cent, or double that of the Newport their teachers. Of u who used 50 that as soon as they were prouded any hoof life werted itself over the are accustomed to paint suspicions as furniture. Mr. Mason, (Miessis D'Almada Territories. So much for the quality best his boys til they dared not go to subady the parents would refpw to pay idea of freedom-and habit seems to have if they were facts and make theories and Mason) prosecuted and Mr. To of the ducation. As to the quality. I school we read: Beenuse this teacher such high fees as before, and that their heen a stronger motive to action than
sannot illustrato my riticism thermot is so strist people of this vilage wast last state would be much tho wane se, desin) Noms were given D'Almada defended. The case was better than by aliating Mr Sung's re to send all their chilten to this school, not woes then, the first trade their own, or counted. Two boys)
Mesara. Hughes and Hough's
Settling Day of the Stockbrokers
Association of Hongkong..
Saturday, Juno 27----
Entertainment at the leak Club
BESDAY, JUDO 23
a.m.Excursion to Maca
WEODRADAY, July 1
Dominion Day (Canada) 1887.
7/p.m. Entries close for third Gym
khanadi!
-Saturday, July 4 mi
Declaration of American Independence
(1775)
2
remanded until famorrow.
A
do duty for realities. There seems, however, that there must be some-
and some of them fearing that the In the Tipo, Sha Tin, Sheung Shul, of five wared of counting after thing wrong or it is not likely that we regret to learn that Mr. E dark and dirty to a degree or the teacher wich year's school, too in schools with a total of 425 pupils were the times with dusted
That the school rooms, themselves are teacher will not takes their boys in, payla Tai Kok and Sai Kung districte 23 and usually occupied regalations so strict would be pro- Gross, of the Canadian Pacife Railway prising. They are just ordinary was draped in codes that their boys may be sati, 19 Pro and 18. Hakka. "Th of woven sülowed kern, fute mulgated and the penalties for such Company's local office, ban heen removed set and for clicks by the agers, admitted to this school
wodd havo been better to linge a pre-many sums right. (Bur infringement would be so Rovere is the Government, Civil Hospital arfering and the iden of making a school is fright. Ta grupping with the problem of ponderance of Punti salwols, but wing taught to work Nine new regulations have been from plagur. Mr. Grieve lived at the place would amaze them. As for ducation in the New Territories thers to fost conditions it was fraposible to expect no effort issued dealing with the assumed evil,
in teachers, they pro usually quack doe three main fcidike to contend with arrange the With all the obstasies teach how to work log or femencera ho nizke slutation The difficulty of Anding suitable teaches, and in spite of prejudier dance, here the desire hot and certainly they seem to go to the
wide line. They make no pretence the difficulty of distances and bad ronds I can fost no doubt that it se en lucation and not entirely a knowledge of modern methods of and the langongo difficulty. The first stealy, chord will produce good
To dubidy eter,
M.C.A hostal, where ten other cues had previously oozürred.
root of the matter. Number two Reports bave, brow made in the Pulice "Privolity" Froest's paricmance at the renils something like this. "Sup of landalidus ab the following plican
Theatre Royal,
posing a family enters & restaurant Jasctice of Rubinson lond, and en and wants refreshment, let it bendlay Road the T'ock. known that felonies of the party most gerous to Lafle and at Yaura
Jabilee rund, where there are holes
not take the lend
dering refresh Aberdee
TNERDAY, July
10 p.m.-Full mood
led Gymchtal Meeting' f
and further, they must not thelo, first god, await for the day nicht an?!
'ECONOMY IN THE END,
of these three is dealt with in Mr. dise's soport holora “ cone -two more quolétióne": Find Hakes Boys go to Bu
teme
iblo to
*inen off
hour
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