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pounded a theory without enunciating ir, or foolish words to that effect. Why he should compata of ao I'll break a custom achievement in High Art (which that Unless the monstrous proposition would have been) is a mystery to be advanced that Antonio was a lar which the correct answer is maskce. (and we feel sure that our good friend Readers of this column are expected the Registrar of the University would to be provoked, annoyed amused, never sanction that we must conclude edified, laterested. angered, pleased that Shakespeare in Introducing intrigued, or even mystified withou Shylock misrepresented him. He was

SHANGHAI, Jan. 24. complaining. The only complaint running 2 theatre at the time.

Great commotion was created in that will be taken serious notice of Theatres, like newspapers, appeal to Shanghai streets by the sudden mad is the complaint that they are bored mobs. Jews were unpopular with the ness of a buffalo which broke away mob. The temptation is clear, from the farmer and rushed madly Shakespeare had Shakespeare succumbed. As he is along, knocking down several people THE STORY plenty of inspira no longer living, we need not censure in the stampede. It was finally

tion fom the plot of him. De mortals nil nii benum entangled in a compound and shot this play. A Jewish prisoner had But it is our duty to establish theby a police constable. Three badly recently been executed, and there truth. The falsehood in this story, shaken persons were removed to were plays extant dealing with "the hath not goodly outside." It bospital. They quickly recovered. "bloody-mindes of usurers." Jew. libels two good men, Antonio and hating and Jew-balting was respect-Shylock. Shylock himself refers to able, almost fashionable. The story the unjust suspicions of the Christians," of the Merchant of Venice is told in and points out what ought to be the Gesta Romanorum. Brewer obvious to any level beaded person, thinks Shakespeare got it from, a [ that even in the most profiteering Florentine novelette called Il times a pound.of flesh could not be Pecoronel In a Life of Sextus V | worth 3,000 ducats. (1666) the story is told of a Mer chant of Venice who heard that Drake had taken and plundered. San

TELLS IT.

Those

WER NEW COMPANY LAW.

CAUSES RESIGNATIONS..

ECHINA MAIL SPECIAL.]

DEMONSTRATION AT SHANGHAL.

[CHINA MAIL SPECIAL]

KATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1920.

KOWLOON BRITISH SCHOOL

Locals. Of these Bessie George passed in 7 subjects, and A. Kinross- and W. Forsyth in 5.

The result is good The Hongkong ANNUAL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION, Scholarships are awarded this year and Whampoa Dock Company's

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to A. Kinross and Pear! Ogilvie. The annual prize distributions of •Now I must pass to the social and Kowloon British Schcol took place yes-athletic side of school-life. We have terday in the presence of a large a School Library and Reading Room. gathering of parents of the pupils and the number of books, has been and their friends.

considerably increased through, the On the rostrum were Mr. G. F. generosity of friends, who also pro- Nightingale, Headmaster, Lady Rees vide newspapers and magazines. The Davies, who had kindly consented to volumes have been catalogued and distribute, the prizes, and Mr. E. Jnumbered by the Senior Prefects Ralphs Inspector of British schools. Leslie Croply, who has proved a most

After the headmaster had read the efficient librarian. annual report, a musical programme was gone through in which the pupils showed the results of careful aling in singing and dancing. Mrs. A. O. Brawn gave an excel lept rendering of that delightful songa May Morning."

In October there was a Peace Celebration Picnic to Junk Bay. On November 1L, Armistice Day, the Director of Education presented the medals struck locally in commemora tion of the event to all the pupils. On November 21, the first School sports were held at the Kowloon Cricket Club, and the prizes were. distributed by, HE the Governor. we had a fancy

Lady Rees Davies, before present ing the prizes, said have much pleasure in coming here to-day to give you, boys and girls, your prizes. On December, 5 The racial prejudice of

SHANGHAI, Jan. 24.

I always think Hongkong is very dress dance at St. Andrew's Church PREJUDICE. Shakespeare is all the Under the new Order, in Council fortunate in its schools. The boys Hall, and at the end of the school Domingo. He passed on the news to he was greasy toward reggers. Otheile prohibiting other than British sub and girls seems to be so happy and year a Christmas party with games

more inexplicable since Simson Ceneda, a Jewish usurer, who was a black fellow, and here in act jects controlling or directing British joyous School life is probably the and dances. At the Queen's b't a pound of flesh it wasn'e true. II Portia's first suiter is a Prince of companies in China, Captain Harry happiest time. In life. It is there you | College Annual Swimming Sports we When the report was confirmed, the Morocco, who has a fair chance with Morton, the managing director of / first make friends and some of the competed in the teams race, but were Pope told Paul Secchi' he might the others The moral or religious Shanghai Hotels Limited has resign you first learn to play games, hockey, ches have been played, and hockey is friendships last for life. It is there also unsuccessful. Inter-class football mat- ed. Forty Shanghai firms are and similar results are expected in strengthen character and teach one year to have courts provided for believed to be affected by the Order football, etc, which do so much to a very popular game. We hope this their cases.

to play the game, for team or Tennis, Fives and Basket Ball. We side, and not for individual gain, now have organized drill, gymnastics all of which helps to make you, boys, and country dances under the direc- good fighting men in the battle of tion of Miss, Macdonald, and the e. This is apart from the very children have benefited physically real pleasure games give us. As to a great extent. In November, Mr. regards your school work, the ex-Thompson, of the Naval Yard, volun- cellent results as shown by Mr. tarily offered to give the senior boys in Nightingale's report, tell how much struction in physical culture and the SHANGHAI. Jan. 24, you owe to your teacher. I wish art of self-defence. A class was forme The arrival at Shanghai of La you all success and happiness in theed, and, every Thursday, at the close Cheng Hslang was the signal for future-Applause).

of afternoon school, between 20 and demonstrations by objectors to the At the conclusion of the distribo-30 boys undergo a course of instruc Shangtung settlement Banners were tion, Mr. W. Forsyth thanked Lady tion which, besides improving their carried with inscriptions, including Rees-Davies and called for three physique, also strengthens their the phrase "rather die than yield." cheers which were lustily given. powers of self-control and self discip Lu Cheng Hsiang saw nothing of Cheers were, also called for Mr. line. In conclusion I should like to landing as scheduled. Representa. The little Misses Mary Davidson and conscientious work of all the these demonstrations, his party notNightingale.

pay tribute to the energy, enthusiast tives of local bodies presented and Kathleen Crook presented. Lady staff; to the splendid support I have memorandum requesting submission Rees Davies with a bouquet. received from all parents and friends of the Shantung Issue to the League

of the school; and to thank you, of Nations.

Lady Rees Davies, for your kindness in coming here this evening to distri bute the prizes-

THE PRIZE LIST. The following was the prize-list Geography, History.

Class I-Leslie Cropley, English,

Jes, Iwill make fast the doors,

and gild myself With some more ducats, and be

with you straight.

lawfully chim his bet, but he must prejudice is also queer. draw no blood, ner take more or less "than the exact pound, etc.

Cristians do not seem to have seen anything wrong in Jessica stealing Let not the her father's ducats to give to Lorenzo. AS SHAKESPEARE reader suppose Gratiano, the China Mail chap, has that in the fore a humorous dig at them, but of going Shakes (course they don't see it. They take peare is condemned for Cribbing." it as a compliment. Never Was Emerson's temark that genius. s known by what it selects better exemplified Any fool can invent; the, treatment of the invention is the big thing. Observe how neatly Shakespeare introduces the taipan Antonio, the Venetian shipowner, his heart where his treasure is, tossed upon ocean, Ah, children, (Mr. Mackintosh might have said) this teaches us to pity the talpan and to love him, for every object that might make him fear misfortune to his ventures (such as Bolshevism) makes him sad The

his mind full of want-wit sadness."

Merchant of Venice. himself pooh- poobed this, claiming that as all his eggs were not in one basket he didn't worry.

GRATIANO TALKS LIKE CHINA MAIL."

Should these lines meet the eye of Gratiano, we hope he will call at the China Mail office. We want him on our staff. Sensible fellow He would rather beat his liver with wire than cool his heart with mortifying groans. Why, he dissatished with their Government asks, should a man sit like an (which must be of, for, and by them- alabaster grandfather and acquire CARTER-On January 15, at Shang-selves) they have the right to try and jaundice from peevishness? He hai, to Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Carter, change it. The "Reds,' the Bol chides Antonio with loving candour, sheviks and I. V. V. people, are and suggests that he is perhaps aping HILTNER-On January 16 ar credited with the desire to change the the "wilful stülness” of those who Shanghai, o Dr. and Mrs. W. American Government. Circum- pose, cultivating the bedside man- G. Hilmer. 9, daughter.

stances alter cases is an adage carry- Fer." trying to pass off "profound.com MORRIS-On January 16. st Shanging the meaning that they can alter ceit as the gravity of wisdom, and Hay to Mr. and Mrs. C. Morris, prejudices. Principles, it will be ad- hoping to be reputed wise for saying mited, should never be affected by nghing. He begs his friend not to circumstances. A starting sermon, fish for such foolgudgeon with could be preached on the story of melancholy bait. Bassanio, after he' Naaman the Leper and his indul- has gone, belittles him treacherously; gence to bow down in the House of but we know which man we like the Rimmon. It implies that the church more. After sneering at the absent in which one worships is, a matter of friend, the skunk proceeds to borrow mere prejudice, and that the principle money from the present one. is in the worshipping. However, might have happened in Hongkong. among the Reuter telegrams this mom-

son.

QUELCH.-On January 16. at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Quelch, a daughter....

MARRIAGE.

WISEMAN-WYLLIE.-On January 14. or Shanghai, J. C. Wiseman, › International Bank. Tientsin, to May youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wyllic, Knowe side, Ayr.

ing is one very much to the point.

and we may usefully call attention to

CHESTS

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It

In the second scene THE THREE of the play we get: it. It is seldom that in the sober

the quite separate and not patently columns of The Times we get such necessary story of the three chests, Puckish irony as must have informed alan from the collection known as the the article quoted. It supports the. Gesta Romanorum. It serves to in-

The China Mail. International Labour Conference in its troduce Portia, and to hint that that

*HÉOTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIO SSAVICE,"

HONGYONG, SATURDAY, Jan. H, 1920.

TEASING AND HUMBUG

A Labour man at Home, Mr. Henderson, was applauded not long

objection to the L.O.N.'s nominees pioneer suffragette and very able on the Executive of the International lady prefers among all her wooers Labour Office being exclusively Euro- the ionthesome Bassanio. How often pean. The Labour Movement has no do nice, women choose unwisely. principles that include fraternity with Shylock would have made a better the manual workers of India, Ching, husband. and Japan, not, be it understood.. until these are "educated up to"" European Labour standards, which is

We mean that. Shy. SHYLOCK, lock was a good mah, and Shakespeare was

as much as to say until the kalends blinded by prejudice. No usurer

Gra. Now, by my hood, Gentile,

and no Jew.

Moreover, if Shylock is such a hucx as they pretend, why should he say, when he hears of Antonio's losses: "I thank God I thank God! Is it true? Is it true? He would have saved his thanks till he knew it for true, wouldn't he?

WORSE BEHIND,

Not only is all this immoral, and against good public policy, calculated to provoke breaches of the peace, and that sort of thing. There is worse behind. The play is quite unsuited to juvenïe study. It inculcates the vice of bet ting. When Antonio won Portia, and Gratiano her maid, a bet was made which we bet Mr. Mackintosh didn't explain at the Helena May Institute. Moreover, you may bet The China Mail will not explain it, either. Rather would we abandon the whole subject right here,

SIBERIAN REFUGEES.

Very grateful thanks are extended by the collectors to the following. who have sent in clothes, and many miscellaneous articles of value to refugees:

Mrs. Rodgers, 15, The. Peak, Mr. T. Wilgress, care of C.P.O.S.

Mrs. Johnson, 184, Nathan Road, Kowloon, 2 consignments

Lid.

Mrs. Shenton, 138. The Peak. Miss Judah, The Den, Castle Road: Mrs. Grimshaw, Quarry Bay, Mrs. Moss, 4, Tregunter Mansions Mrs. Pennefather, 6, Observatory Villas, Kowloon

Mrs. Pollock, Barrington, Peak. Mr. H. Komor. Mrs. Purves, 2, Torres Buildings, Kowloon,

Mr. Witchell, King Edward. Hotel. Several parcels came in with no. name or address.

Donations of money were received as follows

Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock........$250 Girls of the Belilios Girls

School, per Miss Clarke...... Miss E. D. Warren, The Towers. Broadwood Road... A Friend

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·LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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THE REPORT.

The following was the report sub mitted by the Head Master I came here as Head Master on 10th October, 1919 succeeding Mr. Edwards who was transferred to Queen's College.

The maximum enrolment during To-day's dollar is worth 5s. 12. the year ended 31st. December, 1919, was 94-7 more than the pre- The trial of the "Motor Bandits"vious year. The average daily at case will be beard at the Supreme Court on Monday.

The Coronet's big feature to- night is "Dadging a Million." It is right up to Coronet standard.

Amongst the passengers who left by the ss. "Teiresias" yesterday were Mrs. A. G. Coppin, Mr. A. A. Claxton, Mr. E. Warwick and Dr. G. B. Archer.

tendance was 71-an increase of 5.

There were many changes on the staff during the period under review. Miss Suche and Miss Murphy resigned. Mrs. Hoy and Mrs. James joined the staff in October, and Miss Rosser in | November. Mise Macdonald was appointed in September as Drill and Sewing Mistress.

Class II-Florence George, Junior Local Certificate and Form Prize: Andrew Kinross, Junior Local Certi ficate, and HK and Whampoa Dock Co.'s Scholarship; William Forsyth. Junior Local Certificate and Govern- ment Scholarship, and

Class III-Pearl Ogilvie, HK and Whampoa Deck Co.'s Scholarship, John Collett, Government Scholarships Class IV Florence Neave, Goven good Prefects, both boys and girls, 2nd in Examination; Sidney Searle, The discipline and tone are veryment Scholarship: Edward Murphy, have recently been appointed, and Scripture, History. the manner in which they have.

Class V-Kathleen Heron, Govern carried out their several duties, with rent Scholarship Daisy Witchell, The Governor has kindly con- the consequent. smooth-running of Composition, History," Scripture; sented to give away the prizes at the the School machinery justifies the Seton Rosser, General Progress. annual prize day of the Queen's confidence I have reposed in them.

Class VI.-Robert Witchell, Govern College, fixed this year for Saturday. In November, in the presence of the ment Scholarship; James Clarke, 2nd. February 14.

Director of Education and many in Examination.

Class VII.-G.G. Edwards, Govern parents and friends, Mrs Ralphs The future movements of H.M.S.presented badges to the Prefects.ment Scholarship; Irene Raymond, Hawkins," which arrived in Hong-Throughout the School a very strong 2nd, in Examination, gr kong yesterday are undecided. The growth of interest in studies is per- Class VILArthur Clarke, 1st. projected trip to Vladivostock has ceptible. The pupils are attentive in Examination: Christopher Holms, been cancelled.

and regular in attendance, and evince 2nd in Examination. that eagerness to learn which must

SPECIAL PRIZES. eventually ensure a successful school Class II-David Harvey, Head- career. We have been handicapped Fmaster's Prize for Regular Atten by the lack of necessary apparatus, dance. charts, maps, etc. due to the difficulty Class V-Nettie Thorburn, Regular or impossibility of obtaining supplies Attendance. from home. I hope shortly to see on the walls of every class room copies of the world's best pictures. Educa tionalists are now generally agreed that lessons taught incidentally are no less important than systematic instruction in the subjects of the

The anniversary of Robert Burns will be celebrated by the Hongkeng St. Andrew's Society to-night when a members dinner will be held at the Hongkong Hotel.

The total output of the Kaflan Mining Administration's mines for the week ending Jan. 10, amounted to 99,234 tons and the sales during the period, to 105,286 tons."

Class VIIL-Robert Mackintosh, Regular Attendance.

Upper School-Pearl Ogilvie, Mr. Frost's Prize for General Progress.

Lower School-Robert Witchell, Mr. Frost's and Punctuality Prize.

Class IVCissie East, Mr. Thom

The recently appointed Com-school curriculum. The artistic sense son's Prize for General Progress.

$300

a

at 3 p.m.

Class VIII-Archie Frost, Prize for General Progress.

10 mittee to enquire and report on the of the child must be educated; henceClass V-Hugh: Mackintosh, Mrs. 10 question of the development of the the environment of the children Thomson's Prize for General Progress. ago for a repartee to a request for of the Greeks arrive. The Times ever hated a man for lending money

economic resources of the Colony, will should receive the teachers" earnest Class VI-Dorothy Heron, Mrs. the British spirit of compromise. He writer was aware of that, and was gratis, for sooner or later that plays

hold its first meeting at the Council attention The aid he was concerned with a prin- gently teasing the immocent humbugs, into his hands. As for hating Antonio The garments, etc, sentin are of

decoration of Hoy's Prize for General Progress: Chamber on Monday, January 26, classrooms should not proceed Class VII-Sadie Thorburn, Prize iple, and with principles there could saying: Here are your own prin- because he was a Christian, that isn't

upon the ttilitarian principle alone; for General Progress. be no compromise. The mischief of piples. Let us see you applying plausible. Antonio was only one most excellent quality, and are suffi

the aim of a teacher should be to set that is that it is unassailably true. Athem Alternatively, it" queers the Christian among the many Shylock cient to fill two large cases."9 pairs

The Volunteer Fire Brigade up a standard of beauty to which a man should not be rather honest and pitch of the labour department of met, and it does not appear that of new socks knitted by the ladies of which was formed in March 1917, child, may unconsciously refer for Class A Infants-Jammie Diss call himself hotest. He may not the League of Nations: It would be Shylock bated Bassanio, who went to Quarry Bay are included.

ceases to be in, existence from noon comparison.

First in Examination; Harry Diss, compromise with truth by telling impossible, one weald think, to im church more regularly than Antonio With the splendid sum of $300, a to-day. It is to be hoped that the

The general result of the annual Second in. Examination; Dorothy minimum of lies. Assuming that the pose upon the mammal labour of Hong- did. Shakespeare does not mention large consignment of thick Prarys valuable services of the members examination conducted in December Avenell, Arithmetic and Drawing: principle of Christ's teaching was that kong the standards of living and of this, but we get the fact, from what and woollen underwear for women of the Brigade will not be allowed was good, the chief improvement Reginald Woolley, Afithmetis and

Christian should sell all he had and pay insisted upon by a Trade Union at is called internal evidence. Nor is and children is being bought and to pass unnoticed."

being shown in Composition, History, Reading: George Rasmussen, Arith- Live it to the poor, he could not cis- Home. How far it will be possible it likely that Antonio, from what we sent off at once, also sewing-cotton,

Geography and Dictation, especiallymetic and Recitation Constance commt his obligation, pay so much in under the banner of the League of know of him, troubled to hate the needles, pins, etc., as we are told that with the annual ball of the Institution Thomson, whose work I cannot praise Ronald Brand: Arithmetic and Re

A practice dance in,connection by Classes 4 and 5, taught by Mrs. Brand, Reading and Recitation: the 4, and bave his full discharge in Nations, or even under that of the Jews or rail at them. He was a too there are workrooms, and women of Engineers and Shipbuilders, was too highly: Arithmetic bas certainly citation; Jack Thomson, Arithmetic ic Court of Christian Bankruptcy. International Labour Conference, for good-natured gentleman, as we who can work, but a sad lack of held at the City Hall last evening improved in all classes, except in and Recitation; Marian Bryson, No. In morals, in principles, it must the leaders of labour in the different know. No. This speech was in materials, the all or none.

The function proved a huge success, Classes 2 and 3, in which Geometry Recitation and Dictation. European countries to square their Terpolated by Shakespeare to tickle

Please keep on sending, never, and one is confident that the ball, and Algebra also were very weak Yet is such an antitude impossible aspirations and standards we do not the gallery; it was propaganda; it mind how little. The winter will when held, will prove an unqualified Special efforts will be made to son, General Progress; Mary David Class "B" Infants. Charlie Thom human practice. There must be a yet know. There are many difficul-was newspaper colouring following a soon be over, but there are some success. allacy somewhere, We suspect it ties and obstacles in front of the monize with the noble tone of Shy through in the North

eliminate this weakness, Good pro son, General Progress: Marjorie It doesn't har months of bitter cold still to be got p

gress is recorded lathe Chinese Coole. General Progress Edith Mead, A message from Fatshan states Class. The Cookery Classes, under General Progress Crissie Dixon, The undersigned are glad to receive that a big fire occurred is one of the Mis Clark, were very successful, General Progress; Laurella Ruth,

that for most men principles is Labour Branch was launched, We

communique."

day be best indicated by suggestine Worthy ideals with which the LO.N. Jock's subsequent utteran dorations of clothes and money shops in Sing Ping Street on Tours but were discontinued during the General Progress, Kathleen Crook,::

only's word with which they innocent-

can but wish them well, "and wait to

and unconsciously humbug them-see.. elves They have prejudices; but principles. When their prejudices happen to assume a moral complexion, bey call them principles buscam!

nerican

*principle" (really healthy and quite honest and admir,

ADVERSARIA.

LILY

General Progress,

CRICKETA

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As in all such cases, PROOF OF THE the really intelligent Mrs. N. J. Stabb, St. John's Place day. The flames spread rapidly and latter half of the year. Smging was

Jeader can always Garden Road.volg v

many shops were completely gutted. taken by Miss Neave in the Lower detect the fake, fust Mrs. Moorhead, 159, The Peak, before the fire was got under control. School, Mrs. Hoy now has charge as we know when a Reuter telegrami Mrs L Dunbar, 7, Queen's Gardens. The police are investigating the of the singing in the Upper School, 19 genuine news or propaganda. The Mr N. Teesdale

Parcels may also be sent to the origin of the outbreak

and this afternoon you will have an SHAKESPEARE Mackintosh at the We have already noted that the chief fall parcels Siberian Refugees, and The Chinese Government bas progress made. Here I must express

crooks always leave Gngerprints. Helena May Institute,* Please mark

eer opportunity of judging of the Helena May Inreason for Shylock's tatred of Antonloput name and address of sender. telegraphed Instructions to its my appreciation of the excellent Minister in London to express to the work dine by Mrs. Thomson, in British Government the regret of the Classes 17, and V. Mrs. Hoy In Class Chinese nation at the Impending VI Miss Neave in Class VIL, MS CHAMBERLAIN'S TABLETS.

This match is to be played to-day departure of Sir John Jordan, who James in Class VIII, and Mrs. Clarkson the CCC JHESE Tablets ara intended especially has been over twenty years in China in the infant and Kindergarten Class CC. Team: C. M.

for disorders of the stomach, liver as British Minister, and has contri. In the Hongkong University Local Pinna, W. B, Muskett, G. White, and b weist you and troubled, wish bated greatly towards the strengthen Examinations, one boy was entered A Sousa, J. M. Lopest heartburn indigeating or contipation they will do you goid. For als by ing of the amicable relations betwem for Senior Locals but failed boys Barretto, 1. Abbas, Chemists and Seorakse pers.

the two caboniaja

and 1 girl were entered for the Junior berg and F. Marray.

E prejudice) is that all men are stitute is reported to have "rold the was his lending money gratis, and Saated free and equal. Negroes and story if the Merchant of Venice bringing down the rate of sance anese are included in the term all We are wondering if he told it right. Antonio himself, as soon as he is but well, it is less a principio To make sure we are going to point allowed to speak to the purpose, lets prejudice, and with prejudice out one or two things in it that get the cat out of the bag. He says decent man may compromise.overlooked. The position is now ther American principle, embodied plain enough, isn't it?--We start in

Albeit neither lend nor Declaration of Independence, this way because a Kowloon wiseacre at any time men become complakes that yesterdIT WE DIO

By taking, nor by giving,