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How can be expeet Chinese sud-and book revistes, but the most ents to understand the first note on interesting pages are those which page 2? On page 4 he calls must offer a wonderful variety of Ger- an auxiliary verb and omits it onman goods for export, “check with page 14 where he definitely states order to ensure quick delivery there are only six auxiliary verbs. Nothing is mentioned about quick From the point of view of Gram-delivery to ensure cheque. mar, the whole work shows incon sistency both in treatment and in nomenclature. In several places the author writes about the verbs (" to be,” the reïbs. ” to have " as

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LOCAL" AND GENERAL,

The Penang Municipal Commis- sioners have decided to erect a club- house for municipal employees at an estimated cost of $5,000.

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* The Director of Museums, F. M. S. is contemplating a trip to the Philippine Islands at an early date for the purpose of exploring the mountains of that country.

The Australian Government have

According to the report of the Foreign Silk Association of Canton

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TUESDAY. - AUGUST 10, 1920,

SPECIAL CABLES.

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SHANGHAI TRAGEDY.

SING SONG GIRL'S DEATH.

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ALLEGED MURDERER ARKESTED."

[China Mail SPECIAL]

SHANGHAI OBITUARY.

MR. R. S. DOUGAL.

EIGHTEEN YEARS IN CHINA.

[China Mail SPECIAL]

SHANGHAI Aug. 10. The death is announced of Mr

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dr. W. L. Christie, medical officer of the Duff Development Co., Kelantan, who passed through Singa pore for Home a few weeks ago in a precarious state of health, with Mrs. Christie, died at sea on July 22 and was buried in the Gulf of Suez.-

INTERPORT TENNIS.

MEETING IN HONGKONG.

ASSOCIATION TO BE FORMED.

The question of interport tennis was discussed at a meeting of repre sentatives of the Hongkong tennis and cricket clubs held in the Hongkong Cricket Club Pavilion yesterday even- ing.

Mr. R. Hancock, who presided," said that the meeting had been convened to discuss the

to you as I am not aware if there is a Lawn Tennis Association at your.. port as there is here, and I shall be grateful if you will deal with it as... representing the lawn tennis players of Hongkong, or, failing that, hand

it to anybody who is in a position to do so. The idea of my Committee is

individual clubs.

(Sd.) A. H. GEORGE. Mr. Hancock said, those present knew that there had been no regular inter-port tennis matches in the past, although tennis matches had been arranged in conjunction with the inter-port cricket matches. He said that the best thing would be to agree to the general principle of having the

if wah a purpose; but in other

The superstition seems to be places the plural form is dropped that the editorial we is the pro- without any explanation or reason noun of a number of responsible During the heavy rain of the

SHANGHAI, Aug. 10. for the change of fint. Agati Mr. gentlemen who get together and last few weeks damage was done to Nyien Zee Sung, the alleged mur- Rowan is evidently under the imdebate a "policy aft wards in the Senning Railway at Tai Chak and derer of a sing song girl has been following letter received by the Hon. pression that all mistakes in Constructing an amanuensis what to Ngau War. Consequently the rail- arrested. He appeared at the Mixed Secretary of the Hongkong CC position should be corrected by an say and how to say it. The sen-way service of Sunning has been Court and was remanded for a week. from the Hon. Secretary of the Shang appeal to Grammar (see his treatences are uttered as if by the interrupted.

[This message evidently refers to hai Lawn Tennis Association rent at All, feel: jell, jelt; flesh, organ. itself..... It is possible.

Lien Ying, the famously beautiful Dear Sir,-I have been instructed fresh: correct, collect. These that this has actually been done, At midnight on August 6, two Shanghal sing song girl, who was by the Committee of the Shanghai errors very common no doubt though we are not aware of any houses in Sheung Kung Hong, Can-murdered and robbed of some $4,000 Lawn Tennis Association to invite among Chine students, are dus instances.

ton.. collapsed at the same instant. Worth of jewellery. According to a your views as to the possibility and to had speaking on the part of the In practice it is usually a tired Five of the inmates of these houses Shanghai newspaper report she was desirability of arranging regular students and perhaps of the wach-person of somewhat uncleanly who were asleep at the time were in easily in her grave, as Interport Lawn Tennis Matches be ers. Why not treat them as such? habits, whose wind is preoccupied slightly injured.

toward midnight for several nights tween your port and Shanghai. Suc The hints on story, letter and with matters quite foreign to the

those living where she died, at No matches might take place either be 702 Chekiang Road. heard raises tween teams of six players a side, or essay-writing are, as they stand subject of his discourse, who thon- The statue of Admiral Ching weird, queer, and mysterious, which on the Davis Cup system possibly useless, bring to advanced for ders at a quite indifferent world Fek-kwang is expected to arrive in they said demonstrated that the un- one match each year, first at one purt beginners and much too vague and agreements and disagreements. Canton shortly, and will be erected disconnected for more advanced If is an individual for the simple in Dutch Folly next month. It is re- happy girl was uneasy in the other and then at the other. The above

world and was making demonstra- students. They may be in place in reason that no machine has yet ported that the cost of the statue is tions to remind the police that her suggestions are put forward only in a teacher's notebook but they are been invented that can do it. | 100,000 francs or $25,000.

a yery general way, as my Com- murderer was still at large.}' undoubtedly out of laes in a print-

wittee would like to have your opin. It might just as well be a el book. The author gives no machine. The invention is within

ion as to whether you'consider the for the importanee

idea a good and a practicable one, of the limits of things possible. A forwarded £300 comperisation · for

before proceeding to the discussion It seems absolutely sort of tank, filled with clichés. damage caused by the misbehaviour

of details. My Committee feels sure necessary that every look of this one adjective to every noun...of Australian troops who recently

that such matches would evoke kind should contain a list of idioma-Alphabetically arranged compart-passed through Colombo, The sum

very great interest in Shanghai tic phrases which the students ments, a method of setting it like has been handed to the Inspector-

and would tend to improve Ltd. memorise and handy about as a time lock with a key word, and General of Police who will distribute

the standard of lawn tennis in the ||they would ping-pong balls. Mr. a boy to turn a handle.

it.

Far East, and that, seeing that it is Rowan's is no excration; but his At present behind the "we" is

now possible to arrange for cricket, list is meagre and his explanation jan 1. Always an L. A lat

polo and lawn bowls teams to visit of their meaning and often bis illus depends on the "li be is not

different parts, it should be even trative sentences are good exam-la thinker (and newspaper proprie. on the export of raw sile, waste silk, and pierced cocoons from Canton for ples of what to avoid free page $3.tors do not offer inducements to the last two weeks ending July 31, R. S. Dougal, of the firm of Andrewe view of the great popularity of the easier to do so for lawn tennis in

numbers 2. 7. 8. and 10: rage St.thinkers) he will take a theme as referring to raw silk, some 148 bales and George, Import and Export Mer. Sane and the large numbers of 5 and 14 How is it possible to and nangle it. He will use it as France, 30 to Italy, and 810 to years in China. nmulier 1 and put $5. numbers a grumophone takes a record, were shipped to England, 797. to chants. Mr. Dougal had been, 18 players. I am addressing this letter learn a language in this way! the festive Caledonian

This is the first experience wel'deochi-and-deoris time the tongs and 200 to France, 7 to Italy, and 1600 at America; waste silk, 300 to England, have had of seeing bowlers" inj poker, set it down, and dance a to America. an English" text-lunk. On page verbose thing over and about it. |48, we read: “ Noties "the verb Personality, individuality will The launching of a 10,000-ton THERE in the last Exemple freeep in where there is any to creep steamer christened the "Argon it is called an intraductory Adverb in. Then the public is treated to Maru" took place at the Osaka Iron A number of bandits were arrest. or Expletive Adverb. On page the rare sight of a trained human Works at the end of last month The ed at Nam Shau and Kun Tung to hold matches between teams we are informed that prenosi mind ditting from subject to sab-ship is built for the Osaka Shosen villages, Heungsban, try soldiers the representing the lawn tennis playing tinns may guvern adverbs as if jeer as a bee from flower to flower, Kaisba Company. Among the other day. Six boys and a girl, who communities of each port rather than that matters) and two examples are rathering honey and pollen. So foreign guests who were present at had been kidnapped were discovered between teams which only represent given by way of verification. Here that is how it works the public the ceremony were Mr. and Mrs. S. in the bandits den and rescued they are. Come out of there" might say, and have interest there Innes Preston, the Rev. and Mrs. I have heard such a thing before frana. But it does not. It sees Clarence H. Benson and Mr. John

On page 76 occurs the the wonderful wings of the bee, Larson. rather strange statement Noneuanunvring the difficult approdch of these implies"more than one." To the blossom. It sees the miracu. A Moji message to the Asahi This candid criticism of certain lous tongue, finer and sharper says that the s.s." West Harts," details, should be sufficient to show than any liacal tool, operating in which stranded off Mail early on the the standard of the book. It is the flower. It sees all the Ton-oring of July 29-was refloated very discouraging. It is meant to derful processes "of honey gather of the "Oura Marg," of the Japan the following morning with the help be, Mr. Rowan, like other wise ing, and it says (some of it) that Maritime Engineering Company, and charge of having been drunk and Shanghai and then appoint a sub. "

"Arrested by the police on a tennis matches as suggested by Grammar teachers has kept a notebook and personally it does not care for another vessel. Some damage was disorderly, a European named Alex- committee to discuss the details. A and Composition are looked upon has thought a good deal about its honey.

Who by contents.

caused to her bottom, and she pro ander C. Lazzal was allowed police letter could be sent at once to That. however is no TUCKER.-At Sea, on the 5th July, as synonymous terms.

Personally I don't agree with ceeded to Kobe, where she will ander tail in the sum of $10. He failed to Shanghai informing them' that' 1930, Alfred Tucker, late of The studying the Laws of Sound or of reason why he should rush into him." Hongkong & Whampoa Dockhysiology can train himself print. The time is not yet for Jr.

appear when his case was called be Hongkong would be glad of a visit play much less compose Sonatas Rowan to place in the hands of dishgreements or agreements are

fore Magistrate Smith yesterday. from Shanghai tennis players. Co., Ltd.

like Beethoven's! And yet this is Hongkong students bis amateurish irrelevant, that an argument well embroideries in Canton because many

There is a great demand for silk Consequently his bail was estreated.

Mr. W. H. Drummond agreed with the Chairman's suggestion, and said what is attempted every day in all notes. He would be well advised put is worth reading, and of value American ladies use them for trim- our schools where the art of writto stick to his notebook and bis in so far as it stimulates the read-mings on fancy dresses. More than valued at £15,000, were lost in the at the same time as the cricket team The Queen of Tonga's jewels, Shanghai wight send the tennis team The China Mail.g or speaking, or even reading thinking and extend his personaler's wied to the exertion of coming twenty embroiderers shops have wreck of the ketch Violer.", in the in November

English is being taught. No one study of English, its structure and to a decision one way or the other. been organized recently in the City Haapai Group in May. The anchor, Mr. Hancock thought this was a LUTE, JUSTICE PUBLIC SERVICE" will question the advisability of its history before venturing to in- To buy nambypamby, verbosity and no fewer than two thousand which was left, swinging at the bow, good idea. He thought the best studying scientific laws; but surely crease the number of stumbling which never says anything he can women workers are being employed smashed a hole in the forefoot of the thing would be to arrange that the at the proper time and for a proper blocks to the easy learning of Eng-disagree with seems to be one by these concerns. It is reported vessel. She is on a sandy bottom matches be played this year in Hong- BONGING, TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1990.

purpose. So with the study ofish. A little hard thinking as to man's idea of palatable journalism. that the exparts of silk embroideries thirty fathoms deep, and salvage is kong, next year in Shanghai and so Grammar (which, it might be the reasons why no English master That there may be wide fields of to American ports, from the begin impossible. noted in passing, ought to be-M. Rowan's own

The formation of a Hongkong English thought into which he has never aing of this year up to recently, relegated to Higher Schools and betrays him--has troubled other strayed is a discovery that irritates amount to about $400,000.-—Centon The Tokyo Asahi says that der Lawn Tennis Association was suggest- Universities). Most of the work than his own students with bist him.

Times. He thought he knew it all.

ing the torpedo practice, off Iyo pro-ed as the first step. tu being done at present by our Eng notes, should convince Mr. Rowan The expletive use of the word

Mr. A. Hicks said that if such an vince on the night of 19th July A chief feature of educational lish teachers. is vitiated by their of his rashness.

pedant relieves him.

The rank and file of the Chinese the propeller on the starboard side Association be formed, it could not, publications both in America and continual reference to grammatical The book is badly printed, being | That there may be fresh angles army, it is said, can ontbugle any of the warship Fuso was hit by a only take the inter-port contests in in England is the relatively large rules and terainology the curse full of misspellings; but what can from, which to view something he army of the world. One thing torpedo which was discharged by the hand, but could also arrange the number of books and pamphlets of ancient, mediaeval and modern one expect in Hongkong for fifty-may have seen before also discon by the Liverpool Post), the Chinese was done, though no casualties were the Hongkong CC had done so says an American writer (quoted destroyer" Katsura." Serious damage championship tournament, in which purporting to lead the student language teaching. Well might five cents?

certs him."** Bolshevik is a use soldier does do. He bugles. The caused. through the labyrinths of the they (the teachers) wonder why.

ful epithet.

The warship returned to much good work in the past." one great insatiable, unconquerable Kure the following day for repairs.

'Mr. Hancock said that a L. T. A. English language or to act as a their classes do not get on!" sici.

Impersonal, "safe," conserva-passion of the Chinese army is

muzz.come; the sooner the better. finger-post to overworked teachers. Fortunately students learn to ex-

tive, non-commital platitudinous bugling. I have never investigated. Mr. This is in very truth a sign of the press themselves correctly in spite)

Ernest Spence Smith, This meeting, however, could not patridge is his favourite mental but I venture to say that one out Assistant Director General of the form an Association. Perhaps it tinues A few years ago, the of the unconscious efforts of teach-

fare. Newspaper proprietors know of every two hours he blows it Education Department, Stam, died on would be best to have Mr. Green- general opinion arong those who ers to put obstacles (concrete.

Sir Oliver Lodge has announced this, and prefer to cater accord-and-that not one time in three board the s

hill write to the Secretary of the 'Suddhabib," off should have been better informed abstract, material nouns, auxiliary, that the world will last one million ingly.

and there are still those who defective, irregular verbs and what years more. This would be more!

thousand does he blow it to the Bandon. Mr. Smith left Bangkok on Shanghai Association for a copy of But every editorial is the out- resemblance of any recognized call a trip to Singapore. His health had their rules.

Then the local sub.. hold fast to this opinion was that not) in their way, What might completely comforting to us if we put of some individual, even when or ture.”.

not be accomplished if all tuis were also given an inkling of what it is what we may politely call pre-

not been too good for a year or two committee could discuss these and anyone could teach English

past. He was 47 years of age, and call a general meeting of persons although it was conceded that lumber were preserved for future the cost of living will be by then, digested. The individual therefore An immense amount of dissatis came to Bangkok 24 years ago.

întere 'ed in lawn tennis for the specialists were required for other antiquarians or senile classicists whether the Hongkong Football matters.

purpose of forming an association. The output of a "char-faction exists in New York because branches of study. English At any rate, matters could not be League will by that time have acter and the patput of a noner of the high steamer rates and the

This suggestion was agreed to by Japan papers state, that the de-

the meeting would seem to be coming into her much worse and would must pro- enough grounds on which to get tity are necessarily different. The appalling scramble for bookings. It pression in the shipping trade is decided to inform the own. There are very many teach-ably be infinitely better.

all its matches played off, it pass conversation of a crank is always is no unusual sight to see a crowd of being seriously felt at Moji, owing to Shanghai Association that Hongkong ers-probably the majority-wbo These thoughts are the result of ports and police registration will better worth listening to than the persons at the piers on sailing days the decreasing demand for coal. would be glad of a visit in November. would rather apply their caergies a perusal of Mr. Rowan's recent be abolished before then, and if the prattle of a parrot. The obiter lured to the steamer by the possibi-Coal coolies there, (there are about to inculcating mathematical or English chemical facts. to teaching (7) Easy Hongkong has at last on growing at its present rate, reading than the on dits of sickness. Warning is given by the employed range from 30 sen to a yen, anticipate any difficulty on that score. Composition Made circulation of the Chins Mail goes dicta, of a lunatic may be better lity of the cancellation of same pass 500 in all,) are unable to obtain con- Mr. Drummond. mentioned the

age at the last moment by death or start work, and as their wages when matter of expense.

Mr. Hancock said he did not History or Geography than under-caught the fever! What with whether we will be able to get Boeotian take the drudgery of an English sheaves of idioms and compilations enough paper to print it on. If Whom do you want to make American authorities that travellers or thereabouts, per day, they are lesson. The reason is not far to of that description, the lot of the not, we don't care if it lasts only wet?" said the breeze to a cloud, leaving Britain and intending to re finding life rather difficult. A similar Subscriptions were usually invited, seek. To teach an art, for exam-Chinese student learning English balf a million.

The clond was greatly surprised. less they have booked return pass Wakamatzu.

turn this year should not cross un state of things is reported from and the entrance fees would enable

the Association to be put on a sound. ple, the art of English Comport must be a hard one! Mr. Rowan's

No one in particular," said the ages in advance. If they neglect this

footing. tion, is a task beyond the powers pamphlet has none of the virtues

clouds but it is necessary that precaution they will probably be of most if not of all, particularly and all the faults--and a great

A sub-committee consisting of one At the inquest held on General representative each from the Hong. I should fall.". What a fool I stranded in a country where the cost Ravenshaw, who died while elephant kong CC the Kowloor C.C. the jam," said the breeze, In any of living is higher than in England. Hunting in the Adio bush, the verdict U.S.R.C., the Chinese R.C. and the

case I could not direct you, since

was that death wat due to’angina

DEATH.

THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH.

continually pfused.

INCOMPLETE COMFORT.

DEUTSCHE WAREN.

It should be obvious that such

"go repairs.

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if the teacher fails to realise the many extra.ones of most books of nature of his task. If teachers of the kind. Grammar is writ large

It was bound to come. German it is necessary that I should blow painting, music, sculpture, were to on every page sufficient cun. adopt the methode pursued in most demnation to the initiated. Even efforts to rebuild an export trade this way and no other." So the high Chinese official, having arrived General Ravenshaw was a former formation of 3 Hongkong Lawn The story is going about that a pectoris and spasm of the heart. Civil Service was appointed to make the necessary arrangements until the schools in teaching English, bis treatment of Grammar is lowere inevitable.

Among the breeze blew the cloud and the rain at Barrow to purchase ships for his staff officer in Singapore. Two wolf Tennis Association. The Association. They would soon find themselves gical and too often erroneous. His numerous evidences of renewed fell, and the men underneath all Government, was taken aback by dogs belonging to Major. Pretorius will choose the teams and run the without students and the com- own attempt at English Codiposi and shrewdly directed activity we had umbrellas.

the sudden roar of the hooter (locally (the general's host) were raissing the interport tennis, it was suggested munity would soon be without tion is too often marred by un-Eng: note the special weekly, edition of Self-satisfaction is an umbrella termed a bull) which released the night, after the general had gone as desirable that Mr. Hancock, repre- artists of any but the first rank fish expressions showing a very the Berliner Tageblatt, for the that never gets lost.

workmen for their dinner and re astray in the bush and it transpired seat the Hongkong. C.C. on the who, it is well known, owe little weak grasp of English idiomatic outlands and oversens; a copy of

called them in an hour's time, says later that they had guarded the body Committee. or nothing to teaching. It may construction. Further, he, is which has reached us. It pays even be asked if it is possible to obsessed with the examination special attention to east Asia, and tech an art, to teach the art of spirit-au educational crime, much the future of German trade in writing English. Certainly not, too common in Hongkong, if erroneous methods are pursued. In the very first page Mr. Bowan. China, Japan and China. China, TEETHING children hava zion or less Joseph Conrad's career must be a in his attempt to be clear, misses we read, ist augenblicklich kein disrbon, which can be contmiled † with the deliberate" gait of his com source of deep concern to teachers entirely the point he is trying to Land," and there is a reference to by giving Chamberlain't Clio and Dir patriots, could be nothing less than of English."

make. (This is in fact typical of the Sympathien des chinesischen Remedy. All that is part 1 4 magice Would it not be posible

to give the prescribed dire after rach Apart from the fact that the his general treatment of his sub- Volkes for Deutschland bilden zwei-ion of the bowels rooms then similarly to speed up Chinese labour?

KEEP IT HANDY." teaching of an art. presents almost ject) He specifically states that fellos einen erfreulichten Activpostal aid, then castor oil to cleanse Sir said he, turning with a grene d

IMMEDIATE relist la necessary; în insuperable difficulties, the want of there is no exception to the wording ten beim dortigen Wiederaufbau, the system. It is esfe and sure. Even Inclination of the head to the naval attack of diserboes." Chamber

uccess in teaching English** of the phrase, ** in the year 1920. Des ist probablich alle recht aber the most over and daorerves cases are attache who was looking after him, min's Cole and Dianhoes Barody should. Four New.

in the fact that the Art and Hae during the year 1920' no ye never can tell, hoch und mahler eured by it For sale by all be good enough to order me a xlways be on hand. For sale by Al

Chemia and Storekeeper the Science of Language are being meaning, or is it ungrammatical? zeit. There are technical articles

thousand bull

Chemisty and Borekeepers.

Malaya, the Philippines Indo-TEETHING CHILDREN.

the L. & C. Extres. Many of them, throughout the night, driving of Mr. Hancock said it was a pity be noticed, ran away from the wandering elephants, which apme that they could not act teams from ominous noise, and again ran back ached within 120 yards of it Natives Japan and Manila. They could then m Its direction. This, thought his stated that during that night they have had a week of tennisaatio kre Excellency, contrasting their pace heard dogs fighting elephants.”

This sentiment waschbed, “but- no, one suggested that an effort be made to vel teama frond lana Menia, swand minated.