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There is no need to criticise John- son Fasha ds a poet, so we refrain trom offering examples of his later lines, He gives 702 quatrains, ! Here is a sentiment ignored by Fitzgerald

Woe worth the heart that

lonely cannot dwell;. Shame bears him, company in

earth and hell.

Free hearts and fearless tread

the path alone, Nor need the woes "of life to

others tell.

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An excellent exercise for those who regard this form of verse as gusy might be to. fonder in it the book, of Ecclesiastes, getting alf the vital spirit of it in as Fitzgerald did

the essence of Onar.

AMATEUR

med.

A gentleman unned

a

SPECIAL CABLE

JLYING TOʻAUSTRALIA,

EDUCATION IN "HONGKONG.`

WEDNESDAY, JULY

in school while their parents were at

work. It is hoped to deal with this matter shortly.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

The method of dealing with the MURDER CHARGE DISMISSED. WHAT HONGKONG SPENDS matter adopted by the Government

At the Criminal Sessions yesterday, THUNDERSTORM ENCOUN-

AND WHAT IT SHOULD SPEND, sppears from the 1920 Estimates) to

he two grants of $10,000 each before Mr. Justice J. R: Wood, the TERED.

towards Elementary Vernacular hearing was concluded of the case The report

on the Education schools and schools provided by the in which two rattan carriers were

charged with murder. AVIATOR'S THRILLING EXPERIENCE Department of Hongkong for 1919. Confucian Sockty

$20,000 for the education of 50,000 The Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, K.C, recently published, contains an in

children is not a large sum, but it is appeared for the Crown, and Mr. ICHINA MAIL SPECIAL.]

teresting review of the work being a stop in the right directionDrummond for the accused, who done in this connection, but, although The Census to be taken next year pleaded not guilty, pl the estimates for -1920 Indicate that will give definite data on the subject

In their evidence; the two accused."

SINGAPORE, July 20.

from which a comprehensive policy can be framed on modern lines.

It has been argued that if children

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alleged that the identification, parade. was conducted by a Chinese constable, and that the two chief witnesses, who identified them, were standing in wh

a position that they were not able to

Lieutenants Parer and Mcintosh, the policy of the local Government is who are flying to Australia, started progressive, alittle consideration will for Java to-day. They encountered show that the Colony is far behind

very severe thunderstorm which the time by the matter of education, were not allowed to work they might they were unable to avoid. A hole chiafy the care of the Churches and enough for them! Why? The only see where the two prisoners were

In the olden days education was starve, as their mothers cannot earn other religious bodies, aided by the reason must be that the mother's placed in the line of 28 men paraded gifts of pious benefactors, whose labour is "sweated. There is ro for Identification. They said that xenerosity is still in evidence in the shortage of labour, and no reason they were placed first and second in old foundations of the Universities, why a "living wage" should not be the line. Public Schools and Grammar Schools paid to such mother, sufficient for Mr Kemp recalled Inspector of the United Kingdom.

herself and her child whilst the latter.Willis, who denied in toto the state is at school.

was blown in the upper wing. Some times flying upside down, they returned to Singapore safely. They will start again tomorrow. Lieut. McIntosh said that it was the worst experience he had yet had.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr. J. A. Russell has left Kuala Lumpur for China and is expected

be away for about a month.

For the theft of some flowers from the Protestant Cemetery, Happy Valley, à Chinese was fined $15.

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Brass, writing in Roxomes. The Times of May 21, has hit upon an lingerians illustration to explain the high cost of living. Like trust of these unteur commomicians, lie burks-back to a simpler state of Society and asks is to regard the pound sterling as a spear. Let us inngine ourselves in the old days of barter, he says, overlooking the to authciently olivions fact that we are. The savage inde a spear and { exeisunged it for a nuasure oleorn. A savage war broke out, and min spears were manufactured, while

Mr. E. J. B. Watson, Master Testern was, gown. When That war was over, og sovage, ennast Mariner, has been nominated as a Ltd. corn, entering spears in pay-person entitled to be examined for He is infomed that a licence as pilot in the Pilotage

District of Singapore. Hittle corn has been grown during the war period, but pousands of

What next? Children should millions of weapons ive been not be allowed to whistle, or even runde. As a result of this he has to, manicure their nails, on the togiu quite a number of weapons Sabbath, was the opinion expressed for the situe unent of c for at a Congregationalist assembly at 'which he gave only one weapon in Ammarford, Carmarthenshire. pre-war days." The analys alted as 'perEver gs are nonlygty can Shell and mine explosions in I, except that the omits to nof Northern France in the last few that, a vast miler of imitation weeks have killed 20 people. The Spears Bradburys "Tavo been danger is becoming more and more made. Ne. Brás géos on ti nimalacute as additional war zone territory | ize ilm - inghesworking man would is reclaimed and put under cultiva

only malige it, his best plan is to tion, try torinemone, the value of ke pand of the spgirly hard work, With her entire crew of ten and increased production." Thands, the Grimsby steam trawle cheapen his own prourt, in effect. "Uvularia" was blown to pieces in the That is the worst these matar North Sea by a mine picked up in thinkers. They get so far like a her nets. The news was brought to monkey toward sport and am Grimsby in May by Skipper Pearson, mental fatige overcomes them, of the trawler Tetrarch." Find they desist. Optinum -

A Bangkok wire of July 9, says brution is beyond their power. Let that Mr. Charles Grant, mining pro- us assist Mr. Brass by showing inspector, Singora, and well-kown in how his own advice applies to us Penang, was charged with threaten own savage grower of corn. Being the British Consul-General "and grows egn to eat. Flig Curn al-with trespass and damage to the ways has permanent value, since legation. He was remanded. all men nist cat, in prace or war.

ATTRACTIVE MODEL HATS and SEMI TRIMMED STRAWS.

DAINTY VOILE DRESSES.

LATEST STYLES

BIRTH.

AND

EFFECTS.

-SOUTHERTON, - At the French Hospital, on the 18th instant. to Mr. and Mrs. Southerron of Nanning, a daughter.

The China Mail.

SERVICE" TRUTH, JUSTICE, TUBLIC

HearONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1920.

have published their plans. The tunnel will consist of two cylinders 32 miles long, at a depth of 50 feet. Electricity will furnish the power, ventilation. Pte. As a sup to the timid, military gurls are 45 he provided.

ADVERSARIA."

KINEMA

representatives.

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A clerk at the Hongkong and

ments" made by the prisoners in For the last fifty years, however, It has been considered to be the EXPENDITURE IN HONGKONG. regard to the identification paradë: duty of the States to see that edu The estimated population of the The parade, he said, was conducted cational facilities are provided for United Kingdom in 1913 was wholly by himself, "and the Chinese the whole juvenile population of the 46,000,000, the estimated normal constable could not have carried out United Kingdom, and to supplement revenue (excluding War Expenditure) a prior parade because he took the the deficiencies of voluntary schools is £806,000,000 of which £46,000,000 prisoners to the scene himself. The by State Ald, and by the provision (approximately) is paid out of the prisoners were placed twelfth and of elementary schools at the cost of General Revenue for education aixteenth in the line of men placed

Probably a similar sum is paid out of in the row for identification, the taxpayer.

In. Hongkong we are in a peculiar the Rates for the same purpose, Mr. Drummond said, he rested his position: we acquired the Colony making a total of about £2 per head defence on three points, lack of motive, weakness of identity ánd in order to provide a convenient and of the population.

The population of Hongkong is lack of premeditation. Counsel dwelt safe depot for the exchange of the commodities of the West for those

In the course of eighty years a large and polyglot population has been attracted to the Colony, and a large native community has been born under the British flag.

probably considerably over 600,000 at some length on what he termed of the East: an exchange which (if the net amount of the Education the doubtful evidence of identification deleterious drugs be excepted) has Estimate for 1920 (deducting school by the two chief witnesses. He said manifestly resulted to the mutual fees) is $372,348; or about 60 cents, that the evidence given on the

say 23. 3d., per head..

identity question was such that no advantage of both parties.

It is true that the Education Estim-jury could connect the two prisonÁTT ates do not include the cost of upkeep with the crime they were accused of of buildings, which fall under a committing in broad daylight,

The Attorney-General, in the course different vote, but it is improbable that such cost would have much of his closing speech, said that the effect upon the average."

prisoner's story of the identification Hongkong also contributes $1,200 parade was a pack of lies. "Ang year out of the Public Revenues to Police Officer who was responsible the City Hall Museum and Library, for such a travesty of fairness would the only public Museum and Library be instantly dismissed. in the Colony. Do not we get the Museum we deserve?

To justify our continued occupation of this former fragment of China it is surely our duty not only to provide protection from violence and injustice but also to make the Colony an example of all that is best in Western Civilisation.

"After protection comes public health, and after public health, the education of the rising generation.

The provision of nourishment for the mind and brain is surely as essential to the production of the perfect citizen as the security of the food supply and the distribution of wholesome water.

of

CHILD POPULATION, AND SCHOOL POPULATION.

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The $21,000 per annum granted to the University is another paltry aid to education which hardly affects the average.

total would be equivalent to an Educa tion Rate of 100. in the £ of assessed

The estimated revenue of Hogg rent, less than half the London Rate. kong for 1920 is $15,314.000: estimated net expenditure on educa tion $372,348, or less than 24 per cent of the revenue.........

PRESSING NEEDS.

In his summing up, his Lordship said it was somewhat extraordinary that, the two -chief 'witnesses-on whose identificatis the case for the prosecution mainly rested--should have been able to pick out the prisoners without any difficulty, at

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ROBBERY WITH MURDER.

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NEW TERRITORY, OUTRAGE.

* In addition to`paying an income

all at the identification tax of 6s. in the £ (30 per cent.) the

obviously a surprise to ratepayer in London pays a rate of parade. The attack on the deceased 1s. 9d. in the £ (of his assessed rent) was for education (84 per cent.).

everybody, and these two witnesses What is Hongkong doing for educa.

The Hongkong ratepayer pays 13 could not have gained more than a tion? Here we have the dual system per cent of his rent for police, roads, cursory look at the faces of the voluntary and Government schools, lighting, and water, etc., only 3s. 7d. prisoners in the hurry of the moment. but there is no system of education in, the £ against Rates ranging in The prisoners, according to the for the whole Colony. The "volun. England from 6s. to 15s. In the two chief witmesses, were among 14 tary schools cater for as many pupils Tobacco and liquor duties are pro- or 15 other Sanitary Board coolles as the generosity of their supporters portionately light, and Excess Profits similarly dressed. He had to remind coupled with the Government grant and Corporation Taxes non-existent. the jury that the two chief witnesses in aid can provide for The Govern- An increase of 2 per cent. only in did not know the prisoners and had Spears, especially imitation spears, Mr. J. D. Kamp, of Penang, met ment schools supplement this pro- the rates would produce $320,000 never seen them before. In regard enough to raise the expenditure on to the prisoners' story of the identi vision." are little desired in page time. with a rather serious accident when. But the supply is not equal to the Education to $700,000, or nearly fication parade, his Lordship said he The savage corn grower does not lighting a lamp attached to a fan want them. Why should he work worked by hot air. The spirits flared actual demand, and falls very far double the estimate for 1920; the believed Inspector Willis, who was a harder to produce more torn then up, enveloping his head in a mass of short of the potential demand that is

senior officer of the Force and a man

A verdict of he wants, for the benefit of the fame. He was very severely burned, the demand that would be created if

of long experience.

not guilty" was returned. gan loating about with a handle especially about the face, but Dr. education here were made universal of spears Let the hafer eat hia Bright, who was called in and directed and compulsory as it is at Home. In spears, or till the ground with them his immediate removal to bospital, Hongkong" no parent is under any and grow his own corn. If the hopes to be able to save his eyesight, obligation to see that his or her child

is educated. working man (corne growing say

In connection with the Prince of It appears that any age would only realize it, his best

The figures. quoted above show kinen film which plan is to take life vasily, growing Wales' tour in India, which is to last

that in a normal year 51 per cent. of The last Census was taken in 1911 the Imperial Revenue is spent on. CENSORATE fails to hit the taste just enough corn for himself, and for 3 and 4 months, the Government

of the Hongkong to tell the spear carrying loafer to of India are nominating a number of and shows that there were then about education in the United Kingdom, to censor is forbidden to be sent to go to work and increase produs England and India to travel with the in the Colony, of whom over half or a total of 11 per cent.

accredited press representatives from 70,000 children of school age (5 to 15) which the ratepayers add another 54,

ROBBERS ESCAPE TO, THE MOUNTAINS. Canton. This has happened` to fion. But that would be "Holshov- American-made pictures specially ism. Incidentally, te

Royal party, Railway and other were boys. CHANNEL TUNNEL.

From every point of view, there- Mr. facilities are to be provided and so No one can doubt that the juvenile fore, Hongkong can spend more, News of armed robbery with passed in San Franciser for use in Brass's unconscious admission the far as Madras is concerned it is hoped population of the Colony has increas and Hongkong should spend more murder comes from Majutau, Sheung- Great Britain in 124, four years China, and we quite expect that the only real wealth is productive to be able to provide facilities for ed considerably since 1911, yet the on education.

taui district, In the New Territories." hence, will no longer be an island. when the American Consul gets labour. Note also that the ma

Report of the Director of Education

It appears that about midnight.on. The Channel Tunnel is expected to back to his office he will have some with the spears cannot skewer the

for 1919 shows that only 25,315 The supply of schools is unequal July 17, the inmates of a farmer's be open by then. Final agreement to say about it. His Ex-corn grower and help himself with

pupils attend school in the Colony. to the present demand. All the house were awakened by the sound to begin work on it lets been reach celleney the Governor wishes to be out killing the goose that lays the Shanghai Bank in Gracechurch The Report unfortunately does not schools are full to overcrowding: 115 of the door being burst open. Before ed. The contractors are making spared considerable correspondenec golden eggs, and either starving or Street, London drew Allenby in the give the ages of the pupils, nor does applicants were refused admission to they could arm themselves, five men ready. It was-first-proposed-in relating to a lelicate international going to work as a producer. The Calcutta Derby sweep. I bought a it give the exact numbers of the boys the Sal, ingpun School in one month armed with revolvers, knives and apoleon's me by French issue, he had better sunimon his simple savage who grows the corn full ticket two or three months ago." and girls respectively, but it is under in 1919. There are 50,000 children other weapons entered the house. While two of the intruders beld engineer named Malary, but police cadets the presence and was always a bit of a sucker, and said this gentleman to an Evening stood that in the higher class schools without school.

warn them against taking too much they, bauiboozled him by cunning Standard representative. "Have I pupils attend untă the age of 19. The charitably inclined of Hong-up the terrified inmates, the nothing was done. The idea was revived by a Belgian, de am- on themselves. They are mislis, helped, of course, by chiefly had any offers for it? Well, I should It may safely, he assumed that kong (and the past has shown us others carefully looted the place,. font, many years later, and apprehending their "howers and authority. the chief living a use rather think I have. I paid 235, for there are 100,000 boys and girls. In that there are many such) need not stealing ever cattle were not

for spearment and by the medi- the ticket, and I believe I have a the Colony between the ages of 5 and wait to be taxed for the spread of of $398-50 Even societies to encourage the scheme duties in this concution.

A whole hottle of eine mien E joss en of the good sporting chance of one of the 19, of whom only about one quarter education. Dozens of societies, are overlooked and were driven away were organized on both sides. The

BERGENDY. Burgundy for dine tribe. But it would require

plums." He had, but unfortunately attend school Franco-Prussian war cane" along

always appealing for funds for their towards the mountains, The robbers and put an end to the project. The

But of course the bulk of the schools which are of all grades, for left little or nothing of any value nerf, the brain whole book to explain those : Allenby broke a blood vessel and had

25.000 school children are under 15. all races, and either sectarian or behind them. Great War has apparently made could have its own stenographer, and it would be a Bolshevistie, to be pulled up.

If the figure of 20,000 la accepted to non-sectarian. Each donor can choose A feki who attempted to Interfere possible what that war prevented, what a story could be written down. book...

At the beginning of this month represent the children between 5 and the school he (or she) favours most. as the robbers were making their for there has been much less argu-A cheder for each glass. Class

a 16-year old Chinese clerk named 15-at school, it appears that 2 out of But two of the best schools in the escape, was immediately shot down. ment about it this time than there on the mellow, harrest taste.

Chis Ho Chan, employed in the 7 children of that age are belog Colony, where boys are not only in- No further interference was offered Gavety. used to be When in 1873 the Pictures of France.

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in educated leaving 5 out every 7 structed, but educated, special atten- and the robbers escaped with their French Tunnel Society revived the Comradeship:

Singapore had the impudence to (that is 50,000 children) to well the tion being given to the training of booty unmolested. scheme, and erected the still sur-hilaration: Sprightly wit. Feeling

pocket the cheque of the Chief Police population of gutteranipes, "vaga character, and the development of Everything possible, was done for viving factory at Sangatte, south of mental power....

Officer, Mr. N. A. M. Griffin, which bonds, thieves, sweated labourers, body as well as mind, are in urgent the wounded man and when the "was presented at the, bank by Mr. and servile maid servants!, naphth need of funds. M

Police arrived he was rushed to the Griffin's peon, to be paid into the "It has already been stated that SL. Paul's College requires $50,000| Government Civil Hospital where he former's account. Owing to his age, there is no legal obligation on parents to pay off the debt on its new hostel. was operated upon and the bullet ex- the magistrate let the accused off to provide education; further than The Diocesan Boys' School for Euro- tracted. At first he made good pro-". rather, lightly with six strokes of the that there is no law in the Colony to peans, Eurasians and Chinese, has gress and was expected to recover, The Dutch steamer Ban Foo rattan, accused's mother commenting prevent any child of any age from always, had the highest reputation but he took a turn for the worse on of the mob, and invasion stories of the darkness, and the tab. Cine Soon," which left. Singapore on July to enter into a bond of $100 to being employed in any occupation for a thoroughly good English Monday night, and died yesterday the Battle of Dorking and does not, naturally, blaine the B for Pontianak returned the follow- guarantee her son's good behaviour. (except feather cleaning and rag education. It is housed in one of morning.

been Englishman's Home" type went host's winget us confess that ing morning, reporting that at about

picking), however, injurious to the the oldest buildings in the Colony, Although the Police have I Dover was invaded by the preliminary cocktail and the 8 p.m. the previous day she came Malayan Leader writes have it

The Ipoh correspondent of the health or morals of the child. cramped for space indoors and scouring the mountains since the disguised soldiers, and the out- culminating fognac may have con into collision off the Horsburgh Light on reliable information that the Rail dated 15th. August, 1919, the Colonial to buy the old school site and build- robbers has been found.

In a letter to the Sanitary Board out. The Government has offered report of the robbery, no trace of the cry against the enterprise turned tributed to the uncomfortable house, situated at the entrance to the way authorities have raised the Secretary writes that the Governings, and to grant a fine site of 17 the Parliamentary

Committee effects, And let us resolve, if only Singapore Stralis with, the lardine Station Hotel Rents. In Ipoh the meat is fully in sympathy with the scres on a hill overlooking Yaumati sgainst it: Once more. circum for the sake of adversaria lovers steamer Chak Sang," 1006; the matter was morted again, to be content with three glasses coming from Hongkong bound to Cal- from $700 or $800 per month to children for long hours daily, or their raise the funds for building

rent was raised on the 1st of June: suggestion that the employment of Station, provided the Committee can: And the old arguments against it next time. Or four at most. Acutta via Singapore and which arrived $1,400 or $1,500. As a result of employment in any dangerous or un- Here is an opportunity for some of still had sufficient force and follow whole bottle what mistake in Singapore herself on July 10, Ac this, the rate charged per day for a healthy occupation should be pro- our wealthy cldzens. Let them put ing to thwart it. Flying machines".

The telegram quoted below was Ongldes not realize acording to the report of the captain room was raised from $2.75 to $625. hibited, but it appears that the part at least of the amount they have and submarines lave made a dif- OMAR. tithen what Fitzgerald of the Ban Foo Soon, which is The rents have been raised in Kuala presence of children is, factories and saved by freedom from Income-tax received by the American Consulate ference. Daring the recent great did tof Orpat Khayyam vessel of 230 tons, she was struck on Lumpur and other places too, I am workshops is largely due to the fact and Excess Profits and low Rates General from the Manila wal, many a man, previously op until he reads read translation, the port side. As a resuir of the col- told. There seems to be abaphitely that the parents, having no place during the last two years into this Observatory 20 posed to the tunnel Iden wished carefully literair like that of E.-A. lision the "Bán Foo Soon had two no reason for thus raising therent of for their safe custody, are Building Fund as a sort of conscience 5.20 p.m. July 20. the tunnel in existence." - Beyond" Johnson, with ité, bald and limping of her lite boats amashed as well as the only hotel for Europeans who obliged to fake their children with money!

Glass (wo-Ex-

STEAMERS COLLIDE.

But the HONGKONG VESSEL CONCERNED. of Calais, besides taking innumer stenographer is not there, or he wo able soundings in order to select is affected by the potent wine.

JARDINE BOAT SLIGHTLY. the best route, a, trenfendons hub- Count is lost. It is a big bottle.

DAMAGED, bub arose. The preliminary dig. There would have to le a final ging on both sides of the Channel chapter covering the recovery. awakened the sluggish imagination Remorse.loom. The worm,

round.

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Which was

of negotiations naturally verse and endless repetitions of in- her davits, awnings, stanchions and come into town to a figure which them when they go to work, Fur The Estimates for 1921 will no for such is big work, there considerable sentimenti Even as upper deck railing. Till a survey is forces the rate of rooms up exorbither that it seems expedient doubt show a further expansion of een very little discussion, and the artist taken a alta/skruin annd made it lu not known what other dame lantly. Furthe report fled true it fa a (belare, passing legislations on the the Government's progressive policy. rrangements has makes beatitilodgiet e of it sofage the vessel has sustained The gross and scandalous case of Govern subject) to make a commencement and it is to be hoped that a vote will ost without the Fitzgerald took a tedion frangue, Chak Sang, which is a vessel of ment profiteering,

fit, Sir with an uncertain

Bartinaux den, and condensed

bil clear, talline poem shot

bur over 1,000 tone, has, it is believed, practically bustained no damage-of-a Colburs. serious nature.

• TYPHOON WARNING.

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Typhoon near or over Beliatan; Channel Direction unknown..

producing

of Education of being excel by providing much wider facilities be included for a new building for for vernacular education. One of the Seigingpan School, for many crable revenue from school, fees, LAUNCHES the results would be that the children years half housed in a matched, yet of the poorer classes would be kept earning the encomium of the Director

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