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THE CHINA MAIL.

"agers,

Major-General LC. obtained a firm footing in the interior Dansterville said to be of the continent, and have sent forth ''AND' * the "Stalky "of Mr. saveral misiquarles into the equatorial BOUIE," Rudyard Kipling regions. They are accustomed to famous "Stalky and begin their work by buying

SATURDAY MABOH 10 1923

Now that the whole, TH. Britial community, here BURNING it agóg over the educa

tiopie,nne may struggles for better conditions in the perhapa recall the

TOPIO.

WHOS WHO.

EAT HONGKONG DOLLAR

DIRECTORY.

Outdoing Coud himself, tho

However, Mr. Mackintosh's scheme for training the child fram tho very outset, from the very. lowest form, on 8,syllabus designed for watriculation has strong claus, because wisely carried out, It must Co. is issuing proposals for the brathen children and educating them, balp rather than retard the thin-formation of society to be called The easiest and best way to prepare Homeland, One sa do this without Hongkong Dollar, Directory not ing and reflecting we have declared the Kipling Society. The particulars them is to first wipe them with a clean inviting the charge of pessimism for only gets better and better every the primary aim of education; and

of tifs organisation have not yet seen sowel; the place them in dripping if thors struggles were long and year but also gets bigger and bigger. assuredly the mutriculation ex- amination would set the market the light, but persons desirous of pans and bake them until they are sometimes bitter, shʊy have bena Thus the 1099 leene now appears value of the boy," giving him a membership are invited to communio- tender. Then you will bars so crowned with suchen. Delving into greatly improved, and considerably definito testimonial in life against ate with Major General Dunsterville diffionis in rubbing them through the past, ons finds that the official enlarged. This is good very good, the boy who can only say he has the Crunk, Fort St. Mary, love, and will save them by not being attituds has been alike dull and because the directory now repro- had a guod general education.

1.O.M. We have had "ranks," the obliged to cut them in allows and cook stubborn. Perhaps it is best typified sopts the Colony a moet useful re- Moreover, Mr. Mackintosh holde term assignated to the enthusiasts for several hours."

fry kho story a Home water relates ference book. Turn the pages and that is very important to set thia who founded the Browning society at

That actually ap-about one famous mesaure you speedily learn that. Apart market value, because we met London University College in 1881, XVAN BETTER." peared in 'a leading to recurs reform. Rather more than from the big hong list and the gen- get of this idea that your locally and Kipling himself has a poem in

Montreal paper. twenty years go, he writes, an eroun residence soction, you will trained man is not so good as your which he refers to the commimarias Evan batter is another example from Hducation Bill was killed one day who's who. Thus you can find tho find a very comprehensive local mon brought out from home," since amels as "Oosts." Elis goun and an American paper. One paragraph between Whitehall and Westminster, name you want under three bead- "your locally trained man; if he the suggestion of the Major-Genees referred to a testimonial for a depart- The thing had happened before it ings-who your man is, where he properly trained, is going to be has induced a parodiat to produce ing elergyman and another to the was likely to happen again. Nothing works and where he lives. Another a great deal better than your the following:-

cratic movements of a mad was hers for tears, even for arocodile very useful section in the ladies' list. man brought out from home."

dog. After referring to the tears. The late Dake of Devonshire. The directory gives full informa however laudable Mr. Mac-

clergyman and, his sad state of the then President of the Board of tion about the Civil Service, con kintosh's advice to make this quite

health, the notice continued Education, was charged to convey the eulates, local business houses, clear, his own complaint still re-

"Bo the congregation resolved upon news to his junior colleague, Sir John churches, missions, masonić socie- mains that boys are either taken away from school too soon or their

trip for their beloved pastor, and on Gorst, who had foolishly taken some ties, clubs, associations, collèges, Banday made him soquainted with pride and paine, in the defacet schools, hospitals, etc. It also study is interrupted for going home with parents whon parents get

the dalightful fact. Accompanying measure. It is on rooord that the includes postal information, calon- leave. This complaint will become

the report of the Committee was sufficient praises funebre of the dare, chair and richa fares, sport- stronger every year, because as Mr.

a nicely-filled purse, which was official head of education in Britaining records, storm signal codes, in- Mackintosh pointed out,' more and

placed "at" the disposal of the was · "Wall Gorst, your databed forest tables and many other useful still more British families are mak-

pastor, who after thanking them Bill's dead."

Pitems. These are arranged for ing Hongkong their home. Moni-

made a turn down South. Main Stresi

pick and handy reference. Alto- This from the Morning gether, the directory represents festly it follows from this that more

as far as Planet, then up Planet to THINKING POLL "Conversation amazing value for que dollar and its and still more children will have

Benefit Street, where he was caught their education interrupted when

by some boys, who tied a tin pan to

can be just as brink sale, promises to establish another.. SPEAKING. out of Arcady as in record. parents take home leave. If this ia. Ltd. not a strong argument for a board-

Benefit Street and down College, at Wilson was over here a crowd gather Company have asked the China him. Away he went again, up

it. When President, The Hongkong Dollar Directory the foot of which he was shot by ed on Ludgate Hill to see him drive Mail to state that if any name has policeman."

past on his way to the Mansion House, been omitted the fault will most "Twas in the Hongkong Standing together on the kerb were probably lie with the person making Hotel lounge, after two men of humble class, apparently the complaint as in too many cases was a traveller, pompons, unpolished, shart. Said the tall one, after or returned in a form that made.

champagne dinner. Ho acquaintances, one tall, the other name slips were either not returned provincial,load. The other was a friend

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TRUTA, JUSTICE, TUDLIG AKRVICE"

SOME EDUCATION POINTS.

HONGKONG. CIGAR STORE,

Alexandra Buildings.

'ried the motion declaring it ossen.

Wat makes the poet's heart to break,

wot makes him to paspiest Is isn't sitting up at nights to strike

his funefal lyre,

Nor the everlasting witting on the

everlasting road

But the fine old Major-general in his

Isle of Man abode.

O the aronk, O the croak, O the

Dunstervillian cronk. With his readings, and discussions, and "discoveries," and honk-honk, Why can't they read a fellow's books

and let a fellow be. Instead of rushing round to form their

Cronk Society? What makes the poet swear 'so 'ard

when night is drorio".in.

ing school it is certainly a very strong argument for the new cenAnd wonder whether being a bard is tral day school having some accom-

really not a sin ? modation for boarders. This sug gestion, which we now commend to the earnest consideration of every:

It ain't the bloomin" parodite and

critics and all that,

But just the gentle eronkar cronking

cronkness through 'is bat -

the dronk, O the crank, with the

beaver on bis chin.

Examining one's grammar and one's

pipe and teeth and skin, And making notes, and notes, and

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FACT!

"

BEFORE

minuta, righed: I dunno,' And after a similar re earvey the short man acquiesced with a doubtful Fraps not, which shows how much can be put in a few words if only one thinks before ons speaks." Verily,

LOCAL AND GENERAL

For stealing a packet of "Old cigarettes from the pocket of a compatriot in the Watchaj district a Chinese was sentenced by Mr. J. R. Wood to three months hard labont.

one interested in the problem, has very strong claims. Many parenta

a leisurely survey of all the decors them useless. The moral is worth are unwilling to send their children

had been keen for him to meet as tions, Makin a great fuss over remembering for next year's issue. to outport boarding schools owing

this friend is not exactly famous form. Whereon the short man, hav to the separation this entaile, but

hiding bis own light under a bushel ing conducted a similar survey, lasting they would doubtless gladly avail.

My wishes were fulfilled, and I rebelf a minute or eq: granted, Too themselves of the opportunity to

mained a silent spectator of one of the mach. Then the tall mong after a board their children at the day notes, and note on note on nɔte, most amusing competitions in survey lasting another half school they had been attending in And dining in one's honour like a trumpet blowing" and sell praise Hongkong, and thus avoid playing super giddy goat, ato., etc. skittles with their education. Thus

has been the lot of any man to enjoy. Was it mere chance that Their wives, their wives' families, their would be secured that essential con-

QUERY. the Star Theatre's ex- own relations, their feats on the dition for sound general or sound

cellent programme this athletic field, their prowess in bus specialised education-continuity of week followed the comedy "Baby ness, their mansions in England, their study. This would, of course, Mine" with another, "It's a Boy1"1 aristocratio acquaintances and friends, entail extra outlay for the Govern- When juxtaposition plays tricks in etc., each man butting in before the ment, but then whatever course the Government adopts will necessarily newspapers the results are sometimes other had half finished what he REMEMBER prove expensive. After Thursday's quaint, sometimes startling. The intended saying it was a scream. public meeting, the Government author of a new journalism manual The Hongkongite, but for a few must now regard the matter in the relates that during the war when the lapses, kept more or less to the same light us the gentleman who paper wore forced to condense news truth: his opponent kept wall are, how misled. Boemen, just bus detectives, the laiter made a garchy declared that education is a national drastically, the three following items away from it. Perhaps the gem of men. When they get their coveted and stole money and jewelery, to the asset and must not be run on appeared, one under the other, in a his exaggerations was mention of his liberty they find it colourless, total value of $20. grocery shop lines.

London paper

College days. As he had been guilty tasteless. They find, after Jong years, that work is their only res! Dover:. Gst apod. 1000, of malapropisms, mispronunciations, interest, How many Hongkong people Helena May Institute for members Tunbridge Wells: Gas up 2d, 1,000, provincialiams, not to mention some Lord Selbourne is up again, after

chill,

The Rev. Mr. Kirk

WHEN

NEWS7

a

They will tell you they are

A highway robbery occurred near Just, not out here for their Ha Kwai Chung on Wednesday. health. And then they Five fokis from an ore melting firm

rgis will smile meaningly. Yet were wylaid on their return from a

mostly how wrong they reshouse by two men. Posing s

There will be a Ten Dance at the

زیانیان

execrable grammatical mistakes, he could, retire happily to morrow and their frisade, on Thursday: Mamb claim to a ademic distinction was a Very low I wot. They haye 18th at 5 30 p.m. Tickets obtainable One of the most amusing in knock out blow which left the local not prepared for retirement. Yet from the Secretary, I each. Sufficient Maconachio accepts the stances, he recalls, took place some man non-plassed. At last the latter, a writer is the Daily News tables must be booked, by Thesday definition which describes

years ago, when the Plymouth boat, managed to gasp: "What university risk the closing period ought to March 19th. otherwide the dance vil

| be the richest and the bat, “The | be cancelled, Adri, "news" as the odd, the train was wrecked. A London aven- did you attend 1” "Well, 68 secret of enocess line in the outside" outré the abnormal and being paper distinguished itself by matter of fact." responded the uninterests that are carefully cultivated During the absence on leave of

printing over the item the headline: blushing Manchausen, "I do not discussion, then, the meeting car criminal. Doing this he quite expects An Interesting Event” This, su a remember at present, but anyway I during the strenuouon years Hobbies, the Hon. Mr. Cland Seven J. M. G. tial for parents to co-operate with "Bome sensitive scribo" to rise and matter of fact, should have gons over finished at Berlin." I know where he politics, literature, eta. Que of these or until further notice, Mr. Althur the teachers in maintaining strict emite him. Really, I don't see why. the sport of a wedding between a Bo- ought to finish. But the fact remains should be selected as the great con- George Murchison Fletcher is to not Hoxgkung, Saturday, Maud 10, 1993. discipline and securing regular Almost every journalist agrees with ciety actress and a noble lord. Several that judged by present day standards sex for the remainder of life. Then, as Colonial Secretary while Mr.

attendance. Certainly it could not have done less, for some parents are the well-known definition that news, was discovered and rectified) went book whose sequaintanceship will be retirement boredom instead of free will act as Assistant Colexial hundred copies (until the mistake he is a successful man with a big bank instead of retiring and perhaps finding Samuel Burnside Boyd He Elderry extremely culpable in this respect. in its final analysis, is "any accurate out with the wedding headed "A cultivated by many if he continues to dom, a new lease of life will be taken Beuretary and Clerk of Councils. The decision to accept the Queen's fast or idea that will interest a large Terrible Disaster.".

make money. Oh temporal Oh who does this can still die in berness, and a new career started. The man College standard was also carried

Command Order mention that Several very definite facts emerg-without discussion, rightly because number of readers." If the ordinary

Headings always want mores!!

but it will be fresh harness-and he Lieut. E. L. Leater, 2nd Battalion. ed from the interesting discussion that standard has long been recog-will not interest any large number of QUAINT careful watching. My

will, have lived two lives instead of King's Regiment, has resigned, from self I recall two I have Obvi-reader then it is not news. That which followed Mr. Teesdale Mac-nised sa consistently good.

HATE.

February 27th. Captain 8. 4. Omw- Kintosh'a able speech at Thursday's ously, also the new school's the the is all. As one veteran editor puts it, After an extremely hot seen in Home paper quite worth

ford and Captain R. E. Fleming, M. Alucation meeting, Foreinost Mr. Mackintosh urged, must be the

C., of the 3/4th Bombay Grenadiers among these was the desire for a most efficient obtainable in the when an ordinary person does an day in Court, an evening paper

| have been granted leave of absence santral day school, the meeting Colony.

extraordinary thing, that is news; appeared with the following 1--

from April 7th to December Sed Having proclaimed for a central when an extraordinary person does passing an almost unanimous vota in this connection with applause.school, the meeting bad also to The boarding school project receiv-accept the principle of co-education, an extraordinary thing, that is not ed short shrift, and accepting the because otherwise it would have had merely new, but news you star, terse advice of one speaker, the to expect (in the words of the meeting promptly cut it out." fourth resolution) duplication of That kills the idea, for, as the teaching staff, and this, as one South China Morning Post points speaker pointed out, would have out, in the absence of a guarantee proved, with the small number of from patenta to send their children pupils, far too castly. However, Social and Literary." A neighbouring when a burglar gave his occupation front, boarding school would be even though co-education is inevit-equire called to see the great man, and sa "musician," an American pajer One can abla, it need not be forgotten that Lady Salisbury was apprehensive that came out with the headline Orphous hcor waste of money. attitude. Parents who could afford girls' education has been recom

retailing.

Heat In Coark. Judge Removes Wig. Witners Faints, Equally amusing was this other, Mr. Douglas Ainslie doubtless due to shear scoident- tells an amusing story

Oar Meat Supplien. SALISBURY of the late Lord General Hobbs Arrives.

TALE. Salisbury in his enter Bat headings, in skilful hands, "are taining" Adventures: sometimes things of beauty. Thus

NEW A

Perhaps you now got the strength, as the sayingis,

ing why Britain does not intervene, of this Ruhr folly. Explain- BouarLaw said that he believed in tervention, even momentarily, would be regarded as a hostile act by France | because "though she is suffering kotvy

one."

LOGAL AND GENERAL

The name of the China Vegetable

loss in consequence of the occupation Oil Co., Ltd, has been struck off the Raymond and Whitecomb tour

of the Ruhr, France knows Germany is suffering more. After that-well after that what can you say without cussing bard. Or basting.

WHAT'S

IN A NAME!

Latest American

pspera

Register

Mr. F. J. Saunders, one of the

managersingharge of thore | Axcursions fell from one of the upper decks of the Resolute "-after, the had sailed from Hongkong, Mr. Saunders fell to the deck below and is believed to have broken's hip. Ho isk; will remain in Manila" and, will" ba

The Government Gazzle invites tenders for the apply of enmmer report that the courts clothing and mosquito curtains for have refused to allow the police. United States oftikens with gattural or even

Polion 8qb-Inpector William taken pare of in the Naval Hospital ab

It is notified in the Government Garetle that the Postmaster General which will enable any person to have in arranging for the fague of forms his mail watter delivered to in accredited representative fes cf

casily understand the meeting afferentiation between boys' and her husband might fail to recoguise ( and his Loɔt.” A Melbourne paper's pronounceable surnames to change Böbertson Maowalter has been ap/Cavite

sued their children to boarding mended by a Home consultative thie Boewhat obscure person. She report, of a chess match lasting Some similar raling would seem to be Kowloon,

them into surnames of English origin, pointed a Sanitary Inspector for school would make the extra effort committee whose report it well when Lord Salisbury entered the din caption "Fellows of Infinite Chess," following story I noticed in a Straits was greatly relieved to find, however, twenty four hours recently bore the wanted for the Empire, witness the

Daring February we had, socord and send them away from the worth careful study, and with cap- Colony following the example of able teachers it should be quite easy ing room a little later that he is Another Melbourne Paper, reporting paper this week The bell boy entering to observatione made at the Royal Yollock's staipans, who ought to secure the differentiation urged mediately avgation whomespun the suicide of a man who to the rised the hotel smoke room calling Me. Observatory, 103.5 hours of sunshine to know. If the Government without separating the sexes. guest in convertation, which he kept arms and threw himself into the river Mackintosh, Mr. Martintosh rom and 800ina. of rain. recepts the central school pian eug- The comparatively harmless-look-up vigorously till the end of the ro- told the story in three words the depths of a big arm chair came gosted by the Education Board's ing motion that British children fact, when the squire rather heartily Bound and Drowned." Some of the query Vas is dar Christian Bub-committee and arged by yester-should receive better education took his leave, Lord Salisbury then the best headlines never get into day's public meeting, the only than at present raised very vital casually remarked t I was glad print: they ate anppressed by the name, my roy important question remaining is the questions Mr. Reeve, a Queen's Lord Roberta dropped in to laccheon cantions apb-editor. Among this site. Before any final decision ie College master, asked what was this to-day; but I fear he is not what he class one of the beed I have hard reached, we would again urge that better education Mr. Mackintosh was intellectually. He appeared to written when a suburban baker ont the chief need is the greatest con-hud in his mind. Be himself come to be remarkably vague as to our his wife's throat-"Butchery in a venience for the greatest number; sidored specialism overdone; what military diapositions in Egypt, and Bakery. But the leading placed that since once built the school was wanted was to teach boys to his view on Indian questions seemed over an interview with the rider of a must serve for many years, it is think and to reflect. Now we must even more nebulous. But we all grow Melbourne oup winner is hard to of 47,090,000 and manicipal experts p.m. to-day at No. 150, necessary to take the long view; confuss that we share this view older. I believe, adds Mr. Ainslie, it beat The Sermon on the Mount are already agitating to Lave plane Road, when the proceedin and that, consequently, the whole Mr. Mackintosh must have shared was thought advisable not to disilla- question of European reservations, it too, but his use of the word sion him as to the identity of his which is being raised at the coming specialism was misleading Train to guest housing meeting, should first being for the London matriculation settled, lost changed policy shift standard implies the despised good the centre of the European popula- general education" rather than

WAR

Baveral weeks I had

FARO..

$8 x year will be th certificate for the reception of mai While Mr Herbert Pinckney matter. This certificate will lapse on Window is Home on leave or until December 31 of the year in which Local paper this week farther notice Mr. Robert Baker will it is issued unless printed an item stat sot as manager of the British section objects are two fold:-(1) Any prou HUNDRED Ing that catimates of the Kowloon Canton railway who has not a chop can by meas

show New York, one

of a certificate in the name of himself hundred yeard hence, The Chinesa Y. WO. A is hole or of an employer obfain mail matter will have a population ding its third annual meeting as 3.30 am, presentation of the certificats. Calie (2) – All persons who employ

YEARS

Beverting to juxtaposi prepared for the fature's colom mostly in Chinese, Mrs. OHENCE's ton again, cannot developments. Thoes municipal ex, the President, will address LITTLE resist quoting the follow hundred years henos, civilised peoples

perts must be very simple souls. One ing. YERAKS. ing comical example of win all be living under the ground and

Bizteen of, the Russian what may sometimes

eating fungi. Aerial warfare,u will under Admiral Stark's.

will Bd

pül,

mpadengers to fetch their lettdis, parosla, cia,wik ibus be given' OKIEN security. Formia and further ex- planatique can be adjusted by enquiry: at the Koquiry, Office, General, Post Offoe, Hongkong

a paragraph anggening Msion and make the proposed central specialiam in the sense that word MEMORIAL that our Government happen, even in the "beet regulated" have seen to that? Unless, ut course, Mariveles mo- dow

school anything but central. This usually connotes. After all,ELINES. invite lines for our war newspaper offions who ruch work. issivated people have already uped prison terms in Bilibid having been A Tamil ILY will also apply in leaser degree to specialism, real upepialism, is only

memorial, uzlom, of afpor

themselves out. And that

found guilty by court-marti the kindergarten, schoold suggested for the oughtar child and My course, the London cenotaph was to The Roman Catholics claim to be posible-tas potsimist would say mutiny on board three by the sub-committee and urged by Mackintosh, eloquently enlarging be copied in this detail also. And making material advances in/Africa, probable for latest corial wall of the Admitala fleet sotue yesterday's moeting, their number upon the splendid scholarships the now this week, all the way from particularly in Algeria, where they methods are becoming hellish, simply mente. The ages of these and their locality. Colony offere; proved conclusively Dover, a reader tends the following have

Without discussion-discreetly, that the brighter child has plenty of arresting quo

Triumph adherent

we think, for such might have chances here and full scope to equip Weere Above the Braver Any more for been said, much that some parents itself for the struggle in this age of ramzations.

might not have relished without | specialism,

past

185,000,

hellish, What! you laugh 1 Then range between How. During the Luther wly why should I disturb your mind work.

The dollar's ris