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At the meeting of the Committes on Tuesday, ovidence was given by -REMARKABLE EVIDENCE IN Mr. Francis Caldwell, Chief-Con. TAX INQUIRY. stable of Liverpool. He said it was difficult to give suy indication of the extent to which betting prevail- Kamarkable evidence has been

ed in the city, but it was undoubted giyeu in the course of the Betting ly very widespread amongst all Tax inquiry an to the widespread classes of the community, and there provalence of betting and its in-was hardly a large works in the city

where betting was not indulged in. breasing vogue among women.

Betting was prevalent amongst

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EDUCATION ESTIMATES,

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BELILIOS SCHOOL

LANGUAGE SUB-COMMIT-

TEE'S REPORT.

The report of the Sub-Com- mittee (Mr. Ralphs and Mr. Silva Netto) appointed by the Board of

PHYSICS, AND CHEMISTRY, NA Discussing the, vote of $8,300 for Physics and Chemistry Grants to Grant Schools, Mr. Wylie said he took it the grants referred to St. Joseph's College and the Diocesan Boys School. "Hi noted with mur- prise that no provision was made for physics and chemistry to be At the Board of Education meet-taught at Kowloon British School, Education to considor the question Ing. yesterday afternoon, the He was not disclosing a secret of the teaching of Portuguese or estimates for next year were dis- when he said that the matter had French in the Belllios School was cussed at some length,

already been discussed, and his im-presented at yesterday's meeting The Director of Education (the pression was tFat it had already re- of the Board of Education. It was Hon; Mr. E. A. Irving) presided delved the Director of Education's decided to postpone decision on the and there were also present the approval. The absence of a vote, subject until the next meeting of Rev. Fr. H. Valtorta, Dr. Wan Man therefore, for this purpose, caused the Board. The report, which is kai, and Messre, B. Wylie, H. BL him to feel a little measy. Indated June 26, reads as follows:- Dowbiggin, A F. B. Silva Netto, granting votes to St Joseph's Col- We visited the above school this Rumjahn, S. W. Tso, E. Ralphs lege and the Diocesan Boys School morning in connection with the (Inspector of English Schools), the Education Department had question of the teaching of the R. A. D. Forrest (acting Inspector agreed to the principle that physics Portuguese language to Port of Vernacular Schools) and Y. P. and chemistry formed part of the guese girls, and have ascertained Law (Secretary).

"education of the modern youthi, that the subject can be added to the Mr. Irving said it was quite im- The fact that those interested in curriculum without undue interfer possible for him to give details of these two schools were willing to ence with other school subjects.

It appears that, at present, the all the increases in the estimates. pay part of the expenditure was He had made notes of the more surely a recognition on their part number of Portuguese pupils in important palats and these were that they realised the necessity of the school is 26, distributed as before the Board. He thought it it. If the tators of Chinese and follows: would be sufficient if he answered Portuguese boys were prepared to Class 5b.. any questions members desired to help pay for this education, should put.

it requira ¿pečial' pleading on his In regard to the appointment of part to obtain the same necessities Mr. G. P. de Marin, M.B.E., B.A., for British boys? He trusted that as an additional Inspector of before the estimates went to the Schools, Mr. Wylie expressed ap- Government there would be in proval, pointing out that the included in them a sum sufficient to spectors of Schools, particularly the start physics and chemistry do engaged at the present, time in for too much office work. He welcom- ed the appointment because it gave the Inspectors greater opportunity

Mr. Wylie also thought that the Government might pressed himself as strongly in Portuguese community should be provide a motor car for the use of favour of physics and chemistry ascertained. In this connection, a the Department.

being taught at Kowloon British meeting of the Portuguese Mutual The Director of Education felt School He thought there were Benefit Association (Asociao Por-. that Mr. Ralphs was doing much enough boys to teach it there and tugesa de Socoros Muros) was held more outside work than he was in-he hoped an item would be put in in the Club Lusitano on Tuesday, side work. On the question of a this year's estimates to cover the motor car there was nothing he cost. A Sub-Committee of the would like better, but he was afraid Board had already recommended His Excellency would not approve it and he thought it would be as of it.

well if the Board confirmed it.

A chiel constable states that the women as well as men... was ox-Inspector of English Schools; were Kowloon British School.

Mr. Dowbiggin romarked that the difficulty was that very few boys stayed at the Kowloon British School long enough for them to go

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It is not suggested that those in the four Upper Classes should now begin the study of a second langu age, but we consider that those in Classes 5a and 5b should do so.

With regard to the question whether the second language should be Portuguese or French, it

was resolved at the last meeting of

The first public sitting of the and another for the poorer classes for visiting schools and advising to the Universa Education ex- the Board that the feeling of the

presont law operates unfairly against the working classes, and coedingly difficult to enforce owing to its inconsistency, of which the What it is of little value as a pre-practical result was one law for the ventive of belting.

well-to-do, who could bet on credit, Select Committee set up by the who could only indulge in ready Government to inquire into the pro-money. The law was a monat un posal to place a tax on betting took popular one, and in marked contrast place at the House of Commons last to offences against other statutes mail week, Mr. Cautley, K.C., in where the public were generally

ready to help the police.

With regard to the allegations which were made from time to time that the police were bribed by book makers, he was quite satisfied that if such cases did occur they were extremely isolated cares.

the chair.

The first witness was Mr. O. F.) Dowson, assistant legal adviser to

to Home Office.

He explained the legal aspect of the question, and described the various act pasted to deal with the problem of heffing.

Mr. Cautley-The general result in that the law of betting is rather in a chaotic condition?

IF BOOKMAKERS WERE LICENSED, If bookmakers were licensed and allowed to conduct ready-money botting at registered addresses si- thak so, was the reply of wit-proved of by Local Authorities, he ness, who added do not think was of opinion that there would be anybody can say that the policy of very little if any increase in betting. tho Legislature has been distin-

Mr. Caldwell was asked by Sir guished by consistency.

Beddoe Rees if the giving of tips in the newspapers encouraged betting. His reply was in the affirmative.

Witness greed that the Post Offico gave special facilities for con. duoting the Imsiness of betting.

- BACH CASE DIFFERENT.

The witness raid that everything pended on the facts of each case. 16 wra difficult to give a definite gewer on a point which had not been the liject of a direct legal decisiou.

Do you suggest that the law should be altered to make tipping illegal? was the next question.

Witness hesitated, and then said. "As a deterrent to betting I should say yes."

-A STOLKING DEVELOPMENT.

The witness maid, in replying to further questions, that the war was Mr. Dowaun agreed that in the great cause of betting. It had cass of a club there was nothing to given people a craving for excite provent members betting to an up-ment which found expression in all traited amount on a gaine of cards kinds of sport. played by other members.

The Chairman-And in a private The Hon. Trevor Bigham, Assist. House one can bet to one's heart'sant Commissioner of the Matro.

politan Police, was called. content?--Yew.

The It is open to this criticism, that summary of his evidence laid on the rich man can get credit to his table said that one of the most strik- heart's content, and get away withing developments, of late years had -out penalties?-[th goes the right been the increase of the taste for way about it.

betting among women, who not While the poor man, who bets in only resorted to the bookmaker or the street, goes to prison ?-That is his agent themselves, but employed rather the tendency.

their children as messengers.

This duty of detecting illegal bet ting was an unpopular one among the police.

the teachers.

Mr. Wylie I would be more op timistic if I were you, Sir.

Mr. Dowbiggin asked how the Inspector got to the schools now. The Director of Education lied mainly by ricksha.

The Director of Education:Quite. Most of the journeys are of short get these fatous taxi-cars, we shall distance. I do not know if when we

be able to make any use of the...

18th inst, when the following re- solution was unanimously adopted:

"That the teaching of the Portu- guese language be compulsory for all Portuguese students attending. the schools in this colony and that Mr. Silva.Netto endeavour with the Board of Education to carry out this resolution."

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STORY OF QUEST."

BEFORE 90.

southern Atlantic, and of its British settlers is of special interest. The longevity of the islanders is re-

1.90 years of age," Nor is there to be found among them any sign of Dr. Macklin, who spent some mischief caused by intermarriage, time with them, states:

MORE SCHOOLS,“ · Mr. Wylie, speaking of the con- struction of new schools, said he noted that Queen's College and repceeded with and that new build-opinion to guide us we have con

Saiyingguo School were to be pro- With this strong expression of Mr. Dowbiggin: A car is quickerings were promised for Kowloon cluded that, while French might be School Senior and Victoria British of some practical utility, Portu than a ricksha.

School. They were also led to guese is the mother tongue of expect in the dim and distant those concerned and supporting the centres, schools at which there taught his own language, we ad- future secondary schools in suitable principle that a pupil should be would be: na, cocducation.. "We vocate the teaching of the Portu- MORE TEACHERS NEEDED.

are certainly getting on, Sir, in guese language to the Portuguese, The Director of Education men- theory" Mr. Wylie remarked. "I and recommend that the study of tioned that he was asking for an note also that there is some slight this language be begun at the additional five students, making 35 possibility of new buildings being Belilios School. in all for training at the University. erected at Un Long and Cheung The students passed the Matricula-Chau, but the tone of your remarks, tion examination and the Govern- Sir, is of so pessimistic a ment paid their fees whilst at the note that am afraid it with University, with the view to their be a case of live horse and you will THE CORONET'S GENEROUS becoming masters when they had get grass. This should not be so.

OFFER completed their education there.The Goverment in the matter of With regard to assistant masters he school accommodation is certainly There are at least two reasons had asked for an increase from Is not keeping pace with the needs why residents should visit the to 24 and 15 additional mistresses. of the community. "In Kowloon Coronet during to-day and to These were necessary in order to alone, we require to-day at least morrow. One is that a very fine bring the establishment up to full three new schools." Only the other programme including a strength. The assistant masters had day when visiting Yaumati School production, featuring Viola Dana long been overdue and they had not he made enquiries and was inform-and

"The Offshore been able to get them in sufficient ed that at the beginning of the Pirate," is being shown. Another ISLAND WHERE FEW DIE markable, few seem to die under mumbers. The assistant mistresses year they had to turn away some-very good reason is that by so do were largely to replace local tem- thing like 150 who would have ing they will be helping a deserv porary teachers. During the past liked to enter school. Kowlooning charity. Mr. H. W. Ray, of the two years they had to supplement was growing very rapidly. Sham Hongkong Amusements, Ltd., has the staff by local teachers. It was shuipo was now almost a town and generously offered to give a per desirable that they should have so many buildings were going at centage of his takings to-day and permanent mistresses and he had at Mongkoktsu that it was to-morrow to the Telegraph's Lou- Commander Frank Wild's booksidered these islanders to be very asked for a sufficient number changing fast. Another school don Hospitaßfund. "The Offshore practically to replace the whole of was. needed out Kowloon Pirate" is a story of a group of "Shackleton's Last Voyage The law was antiquated, obscuro, Į them,

loon City way. Mr. Wylie also people who adopt desperate mea-(Cassell, 30s.) will afford entrancing illogical, ineffective, and fell un In reply to Mr. Dowbiggin the pointed out that no provision had sures to save an heiress from the

reading evenly upon different classes of the Director of Education said he get been made for a girls school wiles of a schemer who is after her thought they could reckon when in Kowloon, He could imagine what money. Piratical tactices in a spruce

It tells the story of the Quest, community.

The Chairman of the Committee they obtained these teachers on the excuse would be; there was no yacht bring about a series of thrill and tells it well, with the advan- asked witness if he was aware that having a full staff for the next two questions tublic Works Depan was, ing escapades, endingin a reversal tage of magnificent illustrations at a certain hotel very near the years, because there would be very that the Public Works Department, of the intriguer's hopes, and the from photographs. There is in- few mistresses going on furloughby reason of its present organisa- ushering in of now ones. It is an House of Commons a bookmaker's agent called every morning for the and there would be no difficulty in tion, was handicapped in under-adaptation from a Saturday Even- cident in abundance, for life. in taking the work. While educational ing Post story by F. Scott Fitzger the stark and sufflen solitudes filling their places. The Assistant Commissioner con- the staff of assistant masters and proceed with building schemes for an able cast, including Jack Mul-

Mr. Wylle was pleased to see that authorities at Home could not ald. Miss Lana is supported by that sentinel the Pole is never Witness was not prepared to sayfessed that he did not know of that mistresses was being increased and want of money, the Government hall, Edward Jobson, Edward Cecil insipid. The craving for such an This is a book to enjoy, and Com it was impossible to prosecute a bookmaker on a racecourse. It waspecific case, but it was likely to be that three assistant masters were here could not proceed for want of and the well-known boxer. "Spike" existence as the Quest's crew had still possible for him to conduct typical. He said he had heard of a to replace temporary mistresses. men. We have the money but we Robinson

at moments comes over all. business in euch a way as to bringularly for bets at a lunatic asyhan. been approved to replace tem- Mr. Wylie said. There was, to his bookmaker's agent who called re- Fifteen additional, mistresses had cannot spend it quickly enough,"

These days impressed them- im within the law. A bookmaker!

(Laughter.)

porary mistresses and such addit-mind, a partial solution of the Even the use of huts has been I think, it is impressions like these selves vividly in one's memory, find been convicted for putting up| an'umbrella and standing on a box.

The Obairman From the pati-tional help should certainly go far difficulty,

instractive. Mr. Wylie thought which, working perhaps subcon- The Obairman suggested that the eats or from the attendants?

in improving the teaching in the Home Office should supply a memo sir, did not appear.

Assistant Commissioner That, schools and remove any suspicion Mr. Wylie proceeded to read an

the Chairman had taken that lesson of reproach that the Department excerpt from the Scottish Educa- the school to be erected at Quarry restlessness which makes one feel it is useless trying to cure it by rabbing

to heart when he suggested that sciously, produce that haunting wandam m such questions as to

tolerated uncertificated teaching tion Department's Report for 1921 Bay should be of a temporary type. suddenly and without apparent Mrs. W. Douglas, of Brunswick Road, bookmakers bother, if

could.

No one deprecated more than he 22, in which it was stated:

"The attend moocourses, they could also attend football matches, and, if so,

did the employment of uncertifi- | gaps in school supply, which the incidentally he thought they had cause dissatisfied with civilisation, Albany, Western Australis, proved this cated teachers, but in fairness to proposed works were designed to to thank the Government for hav. its vencer and artificiality, its re- for 1 mell while ago, and the same wbothar they would be liable to pro-

The menace of belting and gam-the Department he had to recollect all have naturally not all been left lag a school erected in that district strictions and its ugliness.ume found-athon ands alone The crew of the Quest, sailing chenmation auferent have done--that bling, state the Committee on that during the war or perhaps it entirely blank. To a considerable and he hoped that no time would

where a century before early ex- tnie treatment through the blood with Church Life and Work and Public would be more correct to say for extent impediate requiremoirs be lost in constructing it.

period of something like seven have beep, met by the utilisation The Director of Education men-plorers had forced their way with

Witness referred to the Ready Money Football and Betting Act of *1920 as of not very great import-

once.

IMPORTANCE OF AN UMBRELLA.

Replying to Mr. Hughes, witness said a book-maker who merely stood in the same position throughout, race meeting was not held to be

a

bringing himself within the law.

The Chairmasa-If he put up un umbrella or stood on 3 box be would. (Laughter.)

boilings, or whether the proprietors

in an exclosed building.

momorandum.

waitem' bets.

The Committee then adjourned.

A BANEFUL MENACE.

A SCOTTISH EXAMPLE.

To-those who love adventure, sea-faring, and the exploration of remote and rarely visited islands,

As to mental degeneration, I con

intelligent. They are uneducated, limited in outlook, and generally insular" but how could they be anything else in their peculiar

St. Helena was visited; circumstances?

We were introduced to a huge

tortoise, reputed to be 200 years old, which sometimes leaves the grounds for the road and causes all the horses which encounter it to ahy. It takes six men to lift it off the road. mander Wild writes well.

LADY IN AUSTRALIA Tell How She Drove Out Tas Polsons of Rheumatism.

Heumatism is in the blood, therefore ointments or finiments on the skin.

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my left side, in the arm and fat, saket

of the grounds were liable, and also ho question of boxing matches held Morals, in their report to the United years it was almost impossible to of Afiny hats, which cost littlotioned that the Public Works out steam, recognised, the splendid

Witness undertook to supply such Assembly, is deplorably provalent in sickness, marriage and retirement,paratively, small cost These mendation to the Government for I was compelled for the sake of Mrs. Douglas, "and in a short time I felt

urban BETTINO IN A WOBESHOP. and is growing more and more effi- that during that period not one of to be regarded as more than the windows and heightening the ceed under sal only, which gave attack altogether for ten reaks, and for Bir A. Butt also asked the posi- cient in ita" methods. It also their schools had been closed. makeshift. But, the employment handmil at the Kowloon British me some idea of the difficulties al weeks was to bed with It suffertow hon in regard to betting carried out appears to be spreading in real dis by a man at a works or factory.triote, continues the report, cepeci- discuss an individual case when omission of what is required. Wylie Thanks, I am not me to appreciate their reluctance to lose and Thalmeats hopin

Mr. Silva Netto was about to of makethifts, or the total School. The cost would be about which Bellinghausen and Biscoe cral pain. The akimwit red and many and the joints were swollen- I could now. $460 Me had to contend with, and enabled hold anything to my left hand, Would such an act be liable?-Wit-ally on occasions like "Shows. Mr. Wylie rose to a point of order, are not only means of economy.

agrood to deal with this ques The wide popularity of football. The Director of Education point By the adoption of a cheaper.style particular about the cost so long as push deeply into the ice. In the that they would mure med

whole of my experience as a seas not. Falso hadɗma tosage and an also in the memoranilum? coupon competitions, whist drive od out to Mr. Silva Netto that he was of building, two schools may be they get on with the work Detective-Superintendent Ernest competitions, and the like has been out of order. To discuss individual built, and are being built, at little The Chairman mentioned that can I have never encountered a mols, but this realment did Thompson of the City of London reflected in the Press reporte, and salaries, was not a duty of the more than the cost of ons: Strong cough plans of the proposed new part of the world where weatherand Bono years before beg

down – had obtained mine Police, said that a considemble they demand the attention of the Board. It would lead to a situation holds of the "last-forever type school at Cheung Chu could be spa conditions are so uncomfortabur af Dr Willems.

are out of vogue and of the new inspected in his office ble

last desided to try them amount of betting was going on on public authorities and all who bare which would be quite Intolerable buildings which are being actually Mr. Wylie reminded the Board They saw much of the killer in bed he met and e Liseded" premises where book the geneml civic good at beard. All cases of increases of salary

The Gaveramente appointment were referred to him and it was erected, the great majority are of that a resolution had been adopted whale, that horrible creature: Fill three fine day

his duty to report to the Gover 2light semi-permanent type in favour of inspecting school plans It is amaller than varieties of true the borning, paigaret milo in the city there were between of a Select Committee, to considement. It was quite impossible for It will be some consolation for the and urged that a Sub-Committe whale, but it has immense jaws joints and mole w

be a wide computed betting transactions were must reuse the Churches to uncou without knowing great deal about affairs If the lesson's hairded under them Plans could not be properly conducted in about half of them. A promising opposition, leet the cor the detall of his offices, which the teaching of necessity lead to lespected by calling at Mr. Irvin

encoe usually objected to these pt potions that have wrought so it was quite impossible for the evolution of an

office or by. mírovéd:ty sile-from-boplinckers

ble at & Board meeti much larm in other countries them to know The Board was of school - buildin Dealing with street beiting, should gain a footing in our own appointed to advise the Director of cheaper and more.

intendent Thompson said a land. On avery ench baneful Education and not to cautinise to meet altered requirements,

amount of this still jaman lant, the Churches unite in salaried and it was quite out of its actually superfor

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