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Mr. Le Hin Shing, BA.,, of Hong- kong, has been elected a Fellow of the. Royal Society of Arts.

Today's roburn of conmunicable damn gives one case of bubonis plagu sad ono of diphtheria.

intentions, humun passion is often then, only cas plausible argument for too strong for reasou. Do we not see the retention of compulsory Greek, and in Russia, among the revolutionaries, that was the plea for its mental dis. and especially the Bolshevik group, a Jalplino, Mental gymunatics was the 'manifestation of that reactionary usaal phrase. That is easily answer- hatred which macred the origins of ed. The proper mastering of ideas the French Revelation Yet to-day offers all the gymnastic exercise 2 all the world respects the French. healthy brain needia. Thomas de The "Novbeti 'Jizni" points out Quincey says somewhere that critical the claims of England, France, aud) and intimate knowledge of the syntax Italy that oppose the Wilsonian ideal of a philosopher is of no importance Two riesha coolies who with as well as the American embitions compared with the digestion of his others were noisy and threatening to that fall to square with it. Its thoughts. And for this, as we inte start a general strike were fixed suspicious are naturally strengthened already histed, the serious student to day. Their grievance was that four by the foot that Britain (Government, of Greek philosophy will always go to friends had been dismissed by the ricsha

proprietor. not People) has decided in favour of the admirable Boha. a private Conference, and of "com muniques that do not communicate. It believes that the Consorship is still clung to. (This again is not the

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Sin-To paraphrase a famous saying for the second time recently write more - The prizes at the above school werd. given away by Mr. Arcull on Saturday in sorrow than in anger. It la Saturday Sir Ellia Kadooris was amongst those night and I felt that after a hard week's prosent. Alr. R. J. Birbock M.A. work I had earned a rest before the fire. Headmaster, read the report, The Torning over the Ale, of papers..... d following extracts are made from it hoping to go to sleep over them. I g- During the year the school was open on covered Mr. Reynolds' letter. I have 318 days, the average daily attendance had sufficient experience of such corres- previous year, when the attendance was pondence to guess that Mr. Reynolds being 83. This compares well with the 74. The largest number on the mall desires it to be answered. I would hate was 88 in January and the lowest 73 into disappofat him, but I only consent to March. In the School Examinations answer his letter on condition that ho held in January and July, 23 boys. wore does not expect me to enter into A Chinese is in carbody on remand for examined and 58 passed, or 71 per cent.lengthy correspondance. having altered Chartered Bank #5 note This somewhat faw percentage was Somewhere or other, someone or other, into one for $100. He took it to a pax Classes 4, 5 and 6 cut of 25 boysexaniined, somewhen or other, said something or LIEN its well-conducted contem-shop to rudver $50 worth of pledges, bating passed, or S$ per cont. I think that other about a moto and a benca. My the man thero a one saw the forgery we shall always have a low percentage recollection of the occurrence, speech or to Russia's chances at the Peace Mail" has no eamity to the Y, M. and the Police from Station 7 got him. as boys, 7 or 8 years old, come to be certain of any of the facts of the Conference, which this paper regards A., but if it be true that the Hong-

knowing nothing at all.case beyond this-that it is particularly "The idea cannot fail to kong government, is about to turn

The T... steamers "Persia Mara On the whole examination there was a. as poor.

Your correspondent, has secused me dỂ arise in Russian public opinion that away the present tenants of Beacons and "Sciyo baru," which were requisi- slight improvement on last year's work, applicable to the present occasion.

but I have still to complain abrat bad. there are irreconcilable contradic field Arcade for no more, urgent suming service on the San Francisco and bodies. One lesson, sach day is know little; 1 sccuss him of writing on tioned, are now being released, and re-writing and untiliness, especially in lecturing upon a subject about which I tions between the Allied declaru-purpose than the provision of premises South American lines respectively. The taken in Urdu and Mr. Hishen Sing2 subject about which he knows nothing tions and the Allied acte. The for that organization, we also must Nippon Maru" will be taken off the reports that the results were satisfactory at all-namely lecturing, sovereign rights of the Russian people register serious protest. The South American run and used in the except in Class 8. his he attributes Taking the ancient definition of a to the lack of suitsble books and, to the lecture as being defined by one time calf- to their territory (to Siberin) have not Daily Press," usually well-informed San Francisco service.

fact that Chinese is spoken in many of ed the hour and if extended in either been lost. The Russian patriots of government ideas, says definitely

In the Naval Theatre on Saturday night, the boys' homes. In the past we have direction being liable to be cut in all who invited foreigners to interfere this morning that "the object of the the Dockyard Recreation Club hold another only taken Urdu Rending and Writing directions, even Mr. Reynolds might ron- Ltd

but we are now going to add Composition. in Russian affairs to check the ex- Government in sweeping away some tartaighty danes, the most successful of Considering how very young most lisa that it is not possible for any but the cesses of Bolshevism trusted in the of the houses is to erect a F. M. C. the season. There was a very large stten of the boys are, I have little fauls to most expert lecturer to completely inver Allied professions of devotion to A. What busincas has the Govern.dance, Masers. Rodney and Stannard, the and with their discipline in School but the subject in the sixty minutes which democratic ideals, and did not under-ment in that gallery at all? While talecking after has anjoyment and from what I have noticed out of school, were placed at my disposal

comfort of the guests in a commendable there is room for improvement.

Physical drill has been taken regularly stand that they were cooperating in the Church is not yet disestablished,way. The party dispersed just before mid-

we suppose no one has a right tonight, having thoroughly enjoyed them by all the Class Masters. We have

antared whenever possible for events practical experience in Wireless work for complain of part of the public money selves. Mrs. Titmas was at the pinne.

open to us in the Schools' Sports, and the last 5 years. Would it be rada of going to the support of it, but unless

A Chinose entered the home of Mrs. our thanks are due to the Committee of me to ask the nature of that practicay. we are more ignorant of these things Jennings at No. 6 Kennedy Road. at 8.30 the District Schools' Sports, held this work? When I used the tarma in my than we supposed ourselves to be, gesto day morning, for the purpose of rob-season for the first time, for giving us lectore I was thinking specifically of

two races. Forty-eight of our boys scientific work concerned with the deve→→ the Y. M, C. A. is not a department bery. Upon encountering Mrs. Jennings entered and I hope that will encouragelopment of radio-telegraphy and not of

amsh, the robber drow a knife and pointed them to sak as to take part again. it at hér, She screamed, and Mrs. Jen.

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PART I

Concerto in Dominor, Op. 28

Bio-tuo

Andante lonto'

The telegram about the abolitina why this invidious paternalism? Does sings her two daughters who were in an the Government suppose it to be the adjoining room ma ins the room, fright; of compulsory Greek for the Cambrid pick of the rest of the sectarinn ening the thief who ran away without ge"little go" doserves a note. It is basket? If so, we shall be reluctantly having accomplished bis purpose. Serg aaige of the times, and an approach obliged to tell tales. In the Y. Mor Jennings is at home on war service to the end of a long controversy: 0, A. at Hongkong sorbe years ago, Naturally Cambridge would be the the Y. M. were certainly not C. They irst to be up to date. Oxford, that played, the wicked game called Greek factory, that "home" of lost poker," they gambled and swore causes that misuser of well-inten- and told improper stories, and it was

For Wednesday evening'e concert, given tioned endowments, will be ready to generally understood that the Y. M. by three exceptinually talented Russians abandon Jacobism, maybe,. when England becomes a Bolshevik repub-Mess. Not that this shocking special programe.

C. A. was merely a rather desirable cellist and pissist, the following is the The law of the Medes and state of things, was peculine to Hong- had no mandate to agree to the Persiane could not crow over Oxford kong. With a wide and intimate French preference for zecret in the matter of" standing fast in a

acquaintance with the Y. M.CA. diplomacy. He had no mandate for world of change. But Cambridge all over the world, from London to that definite pronouncement regard has always been more alert to the Capetown, trom San Francisco to ing the Russian Bolsheviks. It would pulse of the time spirit. Not that Shanghai, we are able to say that an2(a) now seen from Saturday's and you couldn't get as good Greek there honest amendment of title to fit the to-day's cables, that this definite and as elsewhere, if you wanted it. Na facts would reduce Y. M. C. A to aternly virtuous determination bar turally, at either university, most A few days ago a cablegram told us had to be reversed. The Powers the fellows go for the education of know of, all the regular frequenters simple M. A. In one branch wa hat the British Government was have now invited three representa-envircament, and no one wants more willing to treat at the Paris Contives from every organized group classies than a gentleman can decently member of 00 used to get slightly were nearer 60 than 20, and one; frence with anybody except the new exercising or attempting afford to admit he knows. For the elevated, every evening, and then go Russian Bolsheviks, on account of exercise authority." Clearly this in thirster after knowledge, however, to the Y. M. C. A. room to make the their barbarous excesses. This was a cludes the Bolshevik group, previous the "awot," as the schoolboys of virtuous determination of the Govern-ly banned. Another cable, curiously third-odd years ago rised to call him funeral murch of Chopin. This in- gramophone play sad pieces like the nent, not of the British people. The enough; says that this decision Cambridge was the place, and is yet dieated a religious tendency, but not present Government is supposed to reversing the Government's previous the place. All told, it probably costs have a mandate from the people, decision)" is welcomed in Great a little more, and is worth it. Oxford

Christianity. So much (for the 3.-(a) according to Mr. Lloyd George, but Britain as raising, the whole problem bes the "pull" in the Bodleian

present) of that, just to let the

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JAN. 27, 1919.

RUSSIA.

of

an impartial study of the General to a lofty plane "with fears that it Library, or would have, if the Oxford authorities know that skim-milk

Ber war was wor, and that be

Salvation Army, the Church Army, and some others. Is the Government

Allegri viro

B. SYKORA.

Bull (old Eagligh). 1563-1525- The King's Bunting Jig, G major. (0) Sgambatti:-.

(0) Manto ssohn-Bartholdy

Antiqus minuet, Dist major..

Soads without words? 'B minor

wajor, Op. 67 No. 4 (Spinning wheel)

E minor, Op. 82 No. 3 (Funeral

march)

A major, Op. 19 No. 3 (Honters) (d) Gluck-S. Suros; →

Caprices for ballet "Alceste,"

& minor

J

A." SKLAREVSKI."

INTERVAL.

.. PART IL Eccles(Eglish 17th Century)

Adagio

(A) Tartioi:

Andante c-niabi'o

(c) Valensin Yennet

Yaristions

(d) Bykorn:-

B. BYKORA

Romance, D major Concert-Polka, Á flat mujer

Rachmaninor-

(b) Tschaikowski:---".

Romarca, F minor, Op. 6

(c) Grieg:-

In the mountaine, Amiror, Up,

19, No. 1

(d) Chumpin

Nocturne, I share major, Op. 15,

No. 2

Imprompe, A flat major, Op. 29 Waltz, A Lat major, Op. 42

So era, B'minor. p. SKLALEVSKI.

A.

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It is news to me to learn that there is & gentleman in Hongkong who has Ind.

The school garden in in a flourishing its application in practical signalling." state and we have received great help Mr. Reynolds has said that wireless from Six Ellis Kadoerie, Mr. Arculli, Telegraphy was in its infancy 19 and Mr. Tutcher.

years ago. It is true to this. have not been able to add many more known scientific discoveries in connec

The school library is well used hut we extant,that in 1907 very few of the them books there is of course great difficulty tion with wireless had been applied to in obtaining books, both suitable and amusing, for such young boys.

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practical work. The exigencies of the The general health has been very good present war have recesitated the and our attendance was only affected in radio-telegraphist "taking advantage" of June when nearly all schools closed for some of the discoveries, which were faw days owing to some form of placed at his command and which for a influenza.

We have again to thank Sir Ellis long time he was too conservative or too their general interest in the school, but long way to go before he brings his Kadoorie and Mr. Arculli, not only for le bargic to adopt. But he has yet a

also for the way in which they help with practical signaling up to what is pos..... the school fees. This can be better un- leibla at the present time were he only derstood when it is known that the to learn something about his own work, raonthly school fees collected are about 9170, of which Mr. Arculli pays $50.00, And Sir Elis Kadoorie $30,00. I im-

agine there is no school in the Colony where. proportion, so many boys have free education.

list of recent inventions, not a single This is exemplified by Mr. Reynolds

one of which is recept, although Mr. Reynolds may think so.

I shall not attempt to answer the The following were the prize winners: misquotations made by your correspond- ---Jermia Nistimi, J. Curreem, Jermia end Probably my bearers memories Nisaim; Mcb'd Hussain, M. Yaknob, M. and the newspaper reports are sufficient. Farid, M. Sharif, M. Farid, Abdul I have been criticised for my Kurim 11, J. David, J. David, Abdul poor presentation of the elementary" - Karim II., M. Hassan, Kartar Singh, part of the subject the "physical Kartar Singh Ramzan side which is taught to the ordinary Hausn, Ahmed, Sheik Hussin, Fazal Din, scholar." As a matter of fact ther Nasar Ali Abdul Shakoor, Inait Ullah. Cheers for Mr. Arculli, Sir Ella Physical side is the only one of lasting Kadooric and the Head Master interest, and the only branch of the terminated the proceedings.

Eubject of any real dificulty. I have yet to meet the ordinary scholar,” who' has been able to gather anything like "accurate knowledge of electro-

An

RUSSIAN MUSICAL GENIUS, magnetic waves except after mach

INTERVIEW' WITH SKLA – REVSKI: AND SYHORA.

close study both of electro-magnetica (and higher mathematics; and I haven delivered thousands of lectures to "or dinary students.

It is an easy matter to turn out- wireless operators; I have trained them. from raw material for the Marcon The celebrated musicians, M. Sykora and company in a few lessons, but it M. Skiarovski, who are to give their first is a different matter teaching, even concert in Horgkong on Wednesday have the most experienced operator the a wonderful rocard of coacere given behind scientific side of his own work. Perhaps them.

in the fature we shall be blessed with

M. Sklareraki who was born at Acker wireless men who are more scientifically

38, Dear Odess, 8, Russia, on September trained. Then we shall expect to ce 9, 1882, is an intimate friend of Paders fewer pieces of appamtus used that' weki and Godowsky. Previous to taking look as if they had been designed by up the serious study of his art, he was an greengrocers.

expert mathematician. In Siberia last

I cannot answer fully all of Mr. year he experienced much trouble from the Reynolds pointa or I should fill a whole hands of the Bolsheviks "who took from issue. Perhaps I may refer to his last him his maginficent collection of music remark, "Navigating craft at ses by Music they regarded as something belong Wireless bar been experimentally proved ing to the "intelligent class." But this impossible except for short distances and

Election will leave us in doubt as to many antagonize the other Russium chaps ever thought of using it. But Front the Y. M. U. A. (or M.A., as may masquerade as cream. At the the nature of that mandate's instruc groups. Reuter has yet to tell us this is getting away from Greek. To we say it should be called) did a fine- tive content. For Mr. Lloyd George, what they think about it, though rend the Greeks is undoubtedly valu who has complacently confessed to there is a message saying that "the able, but all the advantages can be we are grateful. But so alac did the

work for the fighting lads for which(e) Bone knowledge of electioneering Russing Ambassadors in Paris" (who got by reading them in English. tactics, has done" in 1918 very much bavo a mandate from a minority) Perhaps more, because that liberaliz what Mr. Chamberlain did in 1900, approve the conference plan,

ing of the mind which they give In that election, known as the Khaki

Meanwhile, it is interesting to come Eletion, Mr. Chamberlain went to cross what seem

comes really from, the idene, rather going to take the earliest opportunity to he genuine than from the language, and ideas barracks? Is may not be generally of providing a Salvation Army the country on the ground that the Russian opinions from the leading should be more readily grasped in known here" that the 7. M. C. A. bas Russian paper of Siberia, the the familiar tongue than in a lingo | wanted a fresh mandate. He boast- Novosti Jizni," as translated by the one rende as a task. Plato in English, a growing rival in the Young Men's el, on getting it, that he had " Association. of the fact that Hongkong is rapidly the Liberals," and it wasn't until accuses us (the English) of profiting than he is in Greek; il men were six years later that he and his

by President. Wilson's idealistic honest, 99 per cent. of them would becoming a Japanese colony, and that zeceived the verdict of an awakened promises while the war was on, with admit it. We knew a man who the majority of its Young Men are

ANOTHER MILITARY public. Mr. Lloyd George's remark-out any intention of ever taking them used to carry a Sophocles in his Chinese, and that we have consider ably prompt application for a mandate seriously. However just this may be pocket, and read the Greek text able representation of other Buddhist CROSS FOR HONGKONG.

made little difference to M, Sklarevski who only so when the objective is in sight of ̈“ was meant to dish the Labour Party, as applied to the Political Gang, we ostentatiously in public. He was a peoples, will not the Government

2nd Lieut. G. H. Baker of the Leices be truly called **the memory man of the Power Station” p an many of whose supporters were ars happy to be able to deny its trath Tamil. And, as the bar-room query consider the advisability of making ters, has been awarded the Military music. He has committed to memory at

The only answer to the remark is that- away doing their country's work as regards our people, a considerable has it, who wants to be a Tamil ? It its new enterprise a twin, half for the Cross. He is the son of Mr. Glasa: 500 of the great pinpotente compeal it is quite incorrect. I cannot say incre This is why the Labour leaders, or number of whom did and do take is a decayed affectation of letters now,

Y. M. C. A., balf for the Y. M. B. A Baker, of Kingswood, who was Chief tione, many single number of those run on the matter your correspondent has

Inspector of the Hongkong Police up to most of them, refused to take part in such hopes of reconstruction serious to ape the polyglotism of the liaquinti-

If not, why not?

1913, when he retired on pension afterning into forty, and fifty pages of antation, only to refer to the Proceedings of thes the Government. Having gone on eo ly. A still larger proportion would cally learned, and good writers, such

We invite short contributions from about 30 years service.

Eenie of his recent concerts in Canada were Royal Society, etc, for the last two CLS Lieuw Baker's feat is thus described, moes posel a programme was presented Perhaps when he has studied the exbject. long with his win the war" mandate, capport them, were they not deceived as the "Chinn Mail" employs, set our readers on this subject. A Mr. Lloyd George would not have by such political ingenuities as were their faces against it. Only yesterday manifestation of public opinion for ponoring boots when ad onomy had to the audience containing a list of not less a little more fally he will feara that ponatrated, posta he showed great pluck thin 8.0 pieces of modern masic, and some there are possibilities in Wireless Telog- ahocked anybody if he had carried on described at the beginning of this a tag from Juvenal crept inadvertently or against might help the Govern- and determination in driving the enemy old music too, for in the list were the raphy, (discoveries which are a dezer another six month or so, rill peace article

into one of the editorial notes, but it ment, By the way, since the real back, working a Lewis gan bimself, Russians of the thinking class (uo caused a row in the office, and will need is for more room for the command being eventually wounded whiles works of such an old English composer as years old), some of which are unknown was formally declared. He is now.in

taking the position.": Paris, with no mandate other than doubt owing to the ratten conditions not occur again. Words like 'cum Government ever really tried, and if mercial and civil population, has the this, that the people being whole-hitherto prevailing) tend to pesimism, ouflage, and communique (always not, will it try, to alter the dog-in-the- terrtedly, glad at the collapse of the Russian paper seems to have with the accent oquitted) anden manges position of the Military, enemy, are willing to leave the hope of a just peach, of national

ronte seem. unavoidable, somehow whose work could be as well or lishing off of that enemy to the equality under the League. It notes but Obina Mail" readers can and better done away from the heart of

who, to do them justice, desery that Wilson is faced with opposition will be spared all those avoidable the city F ed some credit for this happy issue, even in his own country. This is too But with regard to the tremendousnaive. In all countries, reformera

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The attention, of the audience was called Go this list and M. Bilarevski undertook ARMED CHINESE. to play from memory any piece which say member of the audience night choonoto 3. Sykors has during the years of war A SMARTER SENTENCE.

been uptiring in his playing for charity. The Chinese arrested in Hospital He has done much concert werk in Japan Road shortly after the Bonham Strand on behalf of Basaias refugees whilst a few robbery, was this morning sentenced by months ago in New York as a concert given all out with it first as last. We wont you to try Chamberlain's Conrh Komody Mr. J. R Wood to 19 months hard on behalf of the Jewish War sufferere be the next time you have a cough or cold. labour for having a loaded revalverreslised the magnificent sum of $100,000. There is no reason so far ka wè cât see-

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