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IMAGINESS DASTARELY" MURDER.

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Mr. F. E Engelbrecht, of No. 2. Humphrey's Buildings, this morning charged an amah before Mr. N. L Smith with trespassing in his house, and with disorderly conduct,

The defendant pleaded not guilty. Asked to relate the facts of the

Mr. Gerard, former American Am- "The minds of most, young men.bassador to Germany, in an address from noble or wealthy families are at a luncheon of the Women's Detuo bent on official ranks and adverse to cratic Club, New York, said that he laborious studies so that they all tum was -guest of the Kaiser on board their attention to the study of Poli- the Royal Yacht on the day the Aus tics."

So wrote the Viceroy of Cantrian Crown Prince was assassinated. ton, H.E. Chang, about ten years ago The Kaiser then remarked to him and so might the careful student of that because of the common people, case, Mr. Engelbrecht said that the Chinese affairs write to-day. The

"who refused to accord to him the defendant was not his amah. She curse of Young China has been the honour due to him in the Reichstag was employed in a house behind his tendency of the very great majority of he would start something' in three He had experienced much trouble weeks." Mr. Gerard said that be in keeping servants during thei the young men to turn their atten had never written about this incident last ten months on

account of! tion to the study of Politics" although, and added; "To think that I was he defendant's meddlesome spirit. in the old days, to accomplish any stupid enough not to understand She told everybody that he was a thing in political life in China there that it meant that this man was bad man who was in the habit of were many examinations to be pass able to throw the world into chaos assaulting his servants: His charac ed. They were, it is true, entirely and to commit wholesale murder!”

ier was so damaged by the defendant of a literary type, but in those days

that he could not get any servants. He did not know why she should be the young men ambitious lor. "the

so against him. She had never herself loaves and fishes" of official life dare not be adverse to laborious studies."

been in his employ. To-day, it seems, the words of H.E. Chang are demonstrably true; the chaotic state of China is the result..

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How then does Dr. His Worship: If she had never country. etc. Edmunds size up the educational been in your employ, how does she needs of China? He believes that know so much about vour doings?-- THE CANTON CHRISTIAN COLLEGE. China offers a vast potential market She is in the habit of peeping through We have recently received a most and will be a huge stabilizing, peace the dining room window, your eirertaining pamphler, published by ful power if the wealth of the country Worship. I had to "tell her off"

is properly developed. And he con- once. the Washington Government Printing

Continuing, the witness said that Office (Bulletin 1919 No-44) and cludes bis arguments by saying

Certain types of education demand on June 13 he went on board his writen by Dr. Charles R. Edmunds, President of the Canton Christian special attention China is to be ship to attend to some work. When. College. In it the author discusses in Prepared adequately to meet even he returned home, his wife told him her immediate needs. These are the that the laundryman's assistant a broad-minded manner the many pro-departments of engineering, agricul-bad called for the clothing. blems connected with the introduction ture, and medicine."

and while she of modern scientific education inro

Now we must, for the moment, them for him, he acted rather impro- He sent to the China. He shows us that the causes

crave our reader's indulgence white perly towards her. of backwardness are the absence of we consider again for a short space, laundryman and told him to tell his the inductive method, the spirit 1 Viceroy Chang who wrote that assistant that be must respect his inaccuracy, the language difficulty, the many of the young men of China (witness's) wife, and to act more Lack of mathematical knowledge, and, were "adverse to laborious studies decently in future or there would be lastly, the old vested interests." so that they all turn their attention trouble. The laundryman promised to Now vested interests always oppose to the study of Politics." Viceroy scold his assistant and discharge him, any increase of knowledge. Even in Chang raised $200,000 for the and the matter ended there. That the British Empire we can take to endowment fund of the Hongkong same night he was awakened by the heart the following words about University in 1910. He wrote to sound of police whistles being blown. Chira.

"The influence of astro Sir Frederick Lugard at the time He went to the verandah to ascertain logers, fortune tellers, and georan

Your Excellency's view of the pro- the cause, and saw two. Chinese try

break open the door of the cers was reinforced by the official in- posed University is that applied ing difference regarding popular educa-science is most important, and that house. They informed him that tion so long as the Government felt medical science should, in the in- they had a detective with them and terests of public health, also receive that they were going to arrest him. that its own security depended some-

immediate attention." He sent a Soon a crowd of between 900 to 1,000 what upon the upholding of ancient circular to the chief oficials of Chinese gathered outside his house. superstitions and reverences."

And I could do nothing, your Wor- Kwangtung. He wrote "the teach-

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A most interesting section of Dring of Applied Science, including ship," said the complainant. They Edmunds' pamphlet deals with the civil, mechanical and electrical en were like one sea, rolling up and development of the Canton Christian gineering and surveying, meets the down" College. That institution was found present and most urgent need of our The witness wrote to the Police ed in 1884 by two far-sighted Ameri- country, and the institution of a Station for help, as he thought he was cans in Canton. One of them, Dr. faculty of medicine is most important in danger. Help was sent, and the Happer, raised $100,000 in the as it works for the improvement of crowd was dispersed. An Indian U.S.A. for the institution in 1885. sanitation and the preservation of constable afterwards asked him if In 1904 the present extensive site was health.”

te had blown a police whistle, and obtained. It now covers 130 acres.

he said he had not. The defendant then volunteered the statement the students númber 600, the st

Thus we find that Edmunds, the that it was she who blew the whistle, include 31 Americans, 2 British and Missionary of 1920, who seems to because she thought a murder was 51 Chinese. The budget of current have had a modern American educa- taking place in witness's house. expenses has risen from $20,000tion, and Chats the Viceroy of 1910. Another crowd gathered outside Hongkong currency to over $200,000 who probably had a memory soaked witness's house at 9.40 p.m., and he annually. "Only one element has

in Chinese literature, but for all that had to again send to the police for failed to grow, the all-important item was a practical statesman, arrived, by help. Detectives were sent out,” and of endowment; there was none in evious paths, at the same general from enquiries made by thear}}

ascertained that "all- 1919." In other words, each year Missionary has to say.

rumour had gone round that he had The old system of education murdered his amah, cut her up into subscriptions must be raised to avoid bankruptcy.

quenched the spirit of inquiry and small pieces, and put the pieces in "Three elements of modern educa-neglected to include knowledge of the furnace. This rumour "created tion," writes Dr. Edmunds, are so science as a requirement for political the excitement. He was in great entirely novel in comparison with the preferment, which was the end of all danger, as the mass ourside threaten- old-style education in China and are education. The influence of astrolo-ed to break open the door of of such recognised importance togers, fortune tellers, and geomancers his house. The police arrested two day" that they are explained in detail. was reinforced by the official indiffer-women and a man that same night They are the natural sciences, manualence regarding popular education se These were, alleged to be the pro training and athletics.

long as the Government felt that itsmoters of the trouble. On the follow own security depended somewhat ing morning be was called to the upon the upholding of ancient Police Station, but he asked for some superstitions and reverences, an detectives to watch his house before antitude which fortunately has now he would dare to venture out. The seen its day even in China.

detectives were not sent, and so he

not go to the station. Proceeding, the witness said that the defendant had threatened to assault his Annamite amah if she

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We are not so sanguine that the the millennium into China, for all change will come quickly. But we intermediate stages must be passed like the practical common-sense sog through before the goal is reached, gestions of the President of the Can but it will for the first time in Chinese ron Christian College. There are did not come to Court and accuse history realize the motto of the many institutions bolstered up; much him of assaulting her. He thought ancient Tang repeated so impres"oficia indiference shown by that the reason for all this trouble sively in more recent days by Chang individuals and Governments who was that he employed in Annamite Chi Tung Regenerate, regenerate feel their own security depends on instead of a Chinese agah. the people." Thus alone can the the "upholding of ancient, super-The defendant who said she work country be adapted to the altered stitions and reverences." These ad at No. 4 Cameron Road, Kowloon, conditions brought about by the ideas die hard. But, Thank God said that on the night in question impact of western thought.

Again, he realizes as many as there are some individuals who will she heard s commotion in the com

do their utmost to bury them.

sionaries seem unable to realise, that the greatest evangelical influence in Asia is the spread of modern science "The ethical standards of Confucius are very bigh, and in some respects the morality of the people is greater. than in most other nations, but in many respects their ideals are very low. Modern science has got sufficient & development» to offset démonism and superstition as potent factors in the life of the people China is not yet able to conduct her own educational work successfully without at least a measure of outside assistance Her material develope ment is only begun, and her moral development is slow." It is certain that Chins will never develop, physically or morally except by the spread of modern dence Including means of communications, the printing press, the development

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plainant's house. Someone called out: What for. Shut up Think ing that a murder was taking place she decided to go to the rescue of the victim. Finding the door of the house locked the blew a police whistle broth

His Worship Whom did you Kip- post you were going to nesesse ? -dont-know. I heard a woman

voice and I decided to go tagher rescue,

The defendant denied that she had spread. the rumour that the com plainant had murdered bis zmah and was burning her body?:

His Worship ordered the defendant to pay a fine of $5 and bound her over to keep the peace for six Kronths In the sum of $50,00 F

The complainant: May I ask your- Worship, a favour? If the defendant trouble ine again..

* His Worship: She will not trouble you again. If she does, she will be fined $50.

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