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AMAZING EXAMPLE OF IRISH VALOUR.

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imagination no doubt conjured up theA NEGLECTED LANGUAGE vision of a tertier fighting a lion, for the only words in which his amazement could), (And expression were "Well, of all the Fimpertinerea ever heard of".

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THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH..

Wo hear a great deal to-day alona "the necessity of improved schuention in The rimter, however, does not require a Į

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mt surprising to these who bave tend that little handful or fishmen posadused, I therefore, that cus of the reproachen. most

of the amazing ralour displayed by the Irish soldiers in the present war to Bud that Irishmen and their chaplain were the pctere in it. The first pubitu refer ence to the incident occurred in a speech" delivers recently by Sir Philip Sussoon, M.P., aide-de-camp to Sir. Pouglas Haig, who described it as story that eriously compromises a Catholic parson." I am not sure," he continued, "that I ought to tell it but the faes remains

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frequently and justly brought againat the British business mat will woon be taken

and what coolness and resource their chaplain displayed, History will a doubtedly, retain the exploit as acother evidence of the indomitable valour of the Irish soldier.

It is to be hoped, however, that staidst Father Thentos, who played such all this attention to foreign tongaes the prominent parv in the incident; was urgent necessity for greater care in the honoured last week by his parishioners at teaching of English will not be over. Cailzow. At an enthusiastic atherine belonkel. The inability of the average boy was presented with a pocket-book wall filled with Treasury noten." Catholic Times."

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turned up on one occasion, with eighteen entiustie Irishmen and 150 very thank tul if somewhat dejected, Gernd."

Since Sir Philip Sassoon delivered this peach. the fact has energed that the priest in question Major the Rev.

To koow clearly what you want to say! Father Thornten, of Cadow, Hamilton. De rent shop, of the Philippine and to know how to say it-these are the who is at present home on leave, after Islands), preaching at the afternoon ger- two parts of the task. The lack of clea having heen awarded the DS.D. for vice on 11th utt, at Westminster Abbey.inking is at the bottom' of most failures. devated attention to the weanded, indera that though a citizen of a sister in expression. The imperfectly educated shell-fire during four consecutive days, funtions, he did not conse to England as mind is full of half-comprehended general We have previously described the warmth an Alien. A tebusand ties bom his heideas, and sens sornetimes to be quite of the welcome accorded to Father Thorn and his country to Hagland..

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It was to dattery for hine to say that [popularity extends to all classes and the British nation was teaching the world Feeds. Probably the first detailed day, and also unborn generations, such account of his exploit was that given to lessons as a ride. He thanked God St. Mary's V. M. S.Pusley, by a neigh that it was permitted him at this parti. bouring priest. Rev. Father Bourlay enlar ucture to the in their midst. shisidnmir, and the deed has since bees though nut commissioned to speak as described in some of the Scottish papers representative of a nation which, though Fusiliers had, gone on a reconoitring taken the first step to releeua ita honour, It appears thus about a score of Dublin up to moto age neural, had now

expedition, accompanied by their chapad, to place itself on the side of God's lain. Father 'Thornton.

A thick fog lycans and of humanity. Neutrality was country and rendered it sometimes necessary for a State, and It is for this reason that the teachingJA. Plammer, Esq.,-Deputy Chairman. extremely difficult for them as determine possibly for an individual, where no greas of commercial correspondence to children their whereabouts. In the obscurity therooral issues were involved, but neutrality is often a snare and a delusion. Instead little party had ad mared to far and was impossible when every principle of of striving to understand the subject they were first reminded of the fact by righteousness and justice and truth lad matter of the Tetters, they commit to valley of muskes fre from a wood been ruthlessly and deliberately trampled memory, a string of technical phrasÁ They were at the time in a little valley, underfoot. America had fought for and which reninin meaningless to them. and their assailants were on the side of won freedom and unity, and while her Your favour of the 1st inst."" ' and noe of the surroundings hills, so that day of peril was over, to-day was the day "Awaiting your esteemed intructions"! tell them that they had had sympathy well. That is all Nor is the ordinary their situation was extremely precario of Britain's peril and tragedy. Let him take the placa of Hoping this Ands you from the beginning. There were those school composition much better. Tha

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THE "ONE ESSENTIAL. Fortunely, many teachers have ed the fact that the one thing that anattens is to train children to put down clearly what is in their mind, and when they can do that, to teach them to put And it down in clear sentegee, showing cause and effect, and to discriminate between the essential and the unessential. It is

and presence of mind. They made the

throwing themselves on the ground they wood with such rapidity and affect that poured their answering volleys into the

the Gerfums evidently believed they were opposed by a large force. Three German The neutral days were now over. He thinks. emerged from the wood with their hands could tell them that America was not up.:ia token of surrender. Father Thorn afraid of war. She was not too print ton advanced to meet them and deputed to fight, though she loved not war. They end of the three to retors to the wood must not blame her if she showed a little and inform their comrades that their lives hesitancy in taking a final step; but if would be spared if they surrendered. As honour bade her do it, she would go he did not return lo a resonalité time forward with antrembling hands. the Dubs poured in a couple more why had she taken that step? It was rolleys, which resulted in the surrender not a case of chips; it was a case of of five or size more Germans. Father righteousness. It might be that the Anal Thornton then decided personally to break came through some local irritation. negotiate the surrender of the remainder. America saw clearly what the people of He entered the wood and interviewed the this country saw so clearly, when they officer, with the result that the whole of took their stand and committal them the party-450 in number-surrendered selves to God and His cause. Perhaps When they Had thrown down their arms they had woodered sometimes whether and emerged from the wood, Father was worth it after all. Yes; it was worth Thornton, in order to maintain the decepit, because it was the cause of God and tion as to the strength of his own party, the freedom of the world. Their Colonial called for eighteen men to take charge, of troops know they were not fighting for the prisoners

any local end; they knew they were fight. go the Empire-fighting for the world that lay beyond the Empire.

these pathe that salvation lies. The technical vocabulary will come later,

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with an understanding of the business.THE business of the soove Bank t for many reasons. The ability to write AND SHANGHAT BANKING COB This matter of expression is important conducted by the HONGKONG a letter which combines brevity with PORATION. Rales may be obtafied on courtesy and exactness, to produce a application clear, good repoft or precis giving" # maximum of facts in a minimum of the minimum monthly balances at

INTEREST on deposita is allowed on words, to deliver a verbal cage intelli PER CENT. per annum. Depositor gently is mech raser than it should be. Not only is slovenly wording up to create $100 or mor to the HONGKONG AND may transfer at their option balances of a bad impression, but it frequently leads SHANGHAI BANK, to be placed on to misconceptione on the part of the FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT reader. and still more irequently to per annum. failure to bring out clearly essential points of a document. Moreover, exset; A recent London paner mentions" that there was a craze for War Loans in expression is bound up with sweepstakes on the Stock Exchange, clearness in thought. Care in the choice and tickets sold like hot cakes. The of words, with a view to obtaining the When the little party, with their huge first "sweep" of 980 £1 tickets was com capture, got back to their own

desired shade of reusing, leads to mental pletely sold out shortly after the open precision. Father Thornton sought the Colonel in dimensions started in the afternoon was ing of business, and another of the same charge and requested him to make the necessary arrangements for fooking alter the prisoners. incredulous when he heard the story, and Toan. Another "sweep he would not believe it until he saw the 1,900 £1 tickets, covering £2,000 of Loan, ing a persuasiveness which will turn the Authorised Capital

was run with language will often give one man's write is of prisoners filing past. Then lus and another for £3,000,

The Germans were evidently under the ipression that they were liable to be subjected to ill-treatment at the brade of their captors, and some of the officers rade offers of money and other présents to Father Thornton, which he indignantly rejected, stating that they were British soldiers and not thieves."

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