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ENGAGEMENT.

The engagement is announced of Mr. William E. Wilson, of the Hongkong Police, to Miss Helen E. Arnhold, of Hongkong.

Hongkong, Friday, April 3, 1925.

A CHALLENGE.

thropists, it is but our privilege to press home the point of this challenge and to suggest that not for a long time have truer words been uttered than appear in the quotation above, or n greater opportunity offered to those who have it in them to accept the invitation now given to them.

Arthur J.

CORRESPONDENCE.

HONGKONG EDUCATION.

(To the Editor of the China Mail),

Sir,When may we hope to see

FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1925

$150,000 BUILDING.

SINCERE COMPANY'S ENTERREISE,

To cost $150,000 a modern

Sincere Co., adjoining their

a reform in the Education System building is to be put up by the here? Surely, the present system

„GQING - HOME.

PORT ENGINEER RETIRES.

MR. JOHN DUNCAN'S CAREER

The "Empress of Russia" will take from the harbour to-day one of running secondary, elemen-main, establishment, says the who for fourteen years has been At present. Nos. 84 and 85 schemes which have added to the prominently connected with. are

Colony's importance.

tary and vernacular schools is "Wah Taz Yat Po obsolete. What is really required

is a bomb to blow the whole of the Connaught Road Central, present system to bits, so as to used by Messrs. Sincere's as a enable a reconstruction to be godown.. made. This may be putting it strongly, but something must be done before it is too late.

VISITING ADMIRAL,

The part Mr. John Duncan,

Plans submitted by Messrs. M. Inst.C.E., played in the plan- Palmer and Turner have been ap ring of works of construc proved, says the vernacular tion will outshadow all past I do not propose to discuss any paper, and it is intended to put developments. Having recently of the points raised at the last up a seven-storey building which received wide publicity this work meeting of the Board of Educa- will be connected with the pre- is too well known to need stress- ing again, but now that he is tion, or at any of its previous sont emporium,

retiring from the Government meetings, but 1 should like to

service for health reason the know how the members of that

time is opportuns to recall some board are appointed and what

of his achievements." exactly are the powers of the

Hongkong was not the first port board, if any? Members may do

In addition to calling on HE.] to benefit from Mr. Duncan's skill so, if they care to risk it, is what the Officer Administrating the and bis capacity for conception of was said of the inspection of Government. (Sir Claud Severn, future requirements as well as for schools by them. This must be a KBE., C.M.G., LL.D.) Admiral superintendence of their opera- perfect state of affairs!

There Thomas Washington (command tion. As a junior assistant in the Can be no doubt that most of the ing the United States Asiatic office of R. Gordon Nichol, Har- people in Hongkong would like to fleet), accompanied by his staff, bour. Engineer: Aberdeen, he had see modern methods adopted in paid the customary visits to the a share of the responsibility in dealing with local educational General Officer Commanding the the design, setting out an inspec platform Troops (H.E. Major-General C. C. tion of works for the improvement 1uard C.E., C.M.G.) at Head of that port which involved a quarter House and to Commodore swing bridge with double line of A. B. Stirling. C.B., on board railway, quay walls and the exten- H.M.S. Tamar.

gion of dick, railways, etc. Yesterday afternoon, all the calls were returned on board the of sea wall requirements and of The grounding of his knowledge Admiral's flagship, the Huron, dock warehouses, with particular The Straits Settlement have, which arrived in the men-of-war reference methods of linking up believe, a very well regulated anchorage on Wednesday after with railways and roads, was laid system which is in conformity noon. The Admiral's yacht, the a few years later when as Chief with that adapted in England. General Alava, came in yesterday Assistant to the General Super- The Education System here is a morning.

The night. Admiral Washington Preston,

intendent, disgrace, to the Colony.

Ribble Navigation, University is turning out well will be entertained to dinner at charge of works of development Lancashire. he had trained teachers yearly and yet Government House by Sir Claud the number of anqualified and/or Severn. Thirty-eight guests have the whole port of Preston and along these lines. He surveyed uncertificated teachers, (whether been invited. employed locally or from abroad) the distinguished visitor will also twice rande complete hydro- at present engaged in local be entertained by the Naval graphic surveys of the estuary schools is enough to shock the authorities.

problems. All the speeches of the three parties during the last general election in England stressed the necessity of further improvement in educa tion and all the parties promised to give this subject its full

attention.

better sensed of any layman, not

During the stay

to speak of educationalists. It is commonly said that teaching does not pay. This may be so, but From his manner I did not deem for those who have nothing to him to be overbearing nor even cling to, this is the line of least officious. He seemed just a little resistance for them, at least in too keen. I signified assent and this Colony, and they go a long asked the officer to oblige me by way to out-bid the really qualified not being too forceful. Then the and well trained man. In other following dialogue took place, colonies, some of the people who more or less, but not guaranteed are at present teachers here to be verbatim:Will you be

a ghost of a searched or not? would not have chance of adopting this profes "I have already told you that. I sion, even for only a short space will but I want to be certain that of time. What chance has the

qualified man in a place like this? Conditions would be totally different if laws, were passed making it necessary for every

You are not going to be rough.

"Do you want to be taken up? if you won't be searched 11 take you up."

"Haven't I qualified everything

more

which from Formby Channel, Liverpool, to Blackpool and to Preston has an area of over 100 square miles. His service on the Ribble brought him into associa- tion with the late Mr. A. C. Hartzig, partner of the late Sir Benjamin Baker of Forth Bridge

fame.

Mr. Duncan's association with

Hongkong was brought about by the recommendation of the late Sir William Matthews. His first large scheme here was the Mong- koktaui Harbour of Refuge Works for his work on which he was. publicly commended by the Inte Sir Henry May, Governor, on the occasion of the laying of a memorial stone to mark the com pletion.

"Lord Balfour was the most government, grant-in-aid and pri-I have said by assenting—but I The Fraya East. Reclamation noteworthy figure present, vate schools to have at least a want to make sure that I'm not scheme work followed his survey overtopping the rest and look-minimum number of qualified going to be roughly handled." and the preparation by him of ing very fit and very cheerful."and/or certificated teachers on

Question and counter-question designs and estimates apprecia And that sums up-and always their staff. Besides this. a would have followed indefinitely tion of his valuable assistance in has done Arthur James Balfour definite scale of salaries and of till I had been locked up. But connection with the construction -otherwise Lord Balfour. It is promotion should be adopted so the officer, then moved a step for- of a reinforced concrete watergate not certain if a past historic jibe, that teachers do not have to wait ward and I put my hands up. and contingent works at Fu Wan the "Hotel Cecil," having regard for dead men's boots. Qualifica- After being handled in the West for the Flood Relief Com to the preponderance of members tion and capacity counts as much manner which I deemed was mittee of Hongkong was again of the Cecil family, in a Conserva-as years of service.

than necessary I stayed voiced by Sir Henry May in May tive Government included Arthur. I have been led to write this in behind for upwards of twenty 1917. J. It probably did, but Chespite of the fact that I know very minutes. Others who were Mr. Duncan, has proved himself ertswhile philosophie doubter, little of education and educational probably smiled at it, and later theories, because I feel that the evolved it into a biting epigram, old state of affairs had been going It is not too much to say that on long enough, and the sooner a Arthur J. has always been a start is made to reform the pre- the sooner will most noteworthy figure.” His sent system first appointment as Secretary of the younger generation reap the State for Ireland was deemed an benefits.

Thanking you for the valuable easy thing by the turbulent Irish- men of that time. It never was. space.

Yours, etc., And all the time and up to a party

REFORMER. aplit on the question of Tariff Reform and that ugly slogan

Hongkong, April 2. "Balfour Must Go," it never has been. Of the English, English is Arthur J. Listen to his powerful. voice, his perfect phrasing, and (To the Editor of the China Mail). behind a seeming benignant bland-

SEARCHES FOR ARMS.

stopped were not so thoroughly sich an invaluable servant to the handled. Worse still, the officer fongkong Government that they exercises a power of discrimina- would not entertain the proposal tion which forms the basis of my that the British Minister at protest: He did not stop who- Peking made through them that ever he could nor did he exercise Mr. Duncan should take up the any degree of discretion. Hé post of Chief Engineer to the Lino simply picked on communities; River Conservancy (Newchwang). those of some were entirely The work that is being carried on neglected and those of others, he there is based on the works car went through systematically.. Iried out under Mr. Duncan's direc- made bold enough to question him tion on the Ribble. but I was told to move on.

The contractors of Hongkong It is this discrimination which have already signified their appre rouses one's ire. I for one fail to diation of Mr. Duncan's work by see the distinction. If searching riving a dinner in his honour and Laying aside challenging deduc-

is necessary and public liberties presenting him with a scroll and are to be interfered with because address. tions regarding the situation of

Many friends gathered at the" the Garden of Eden, Mr. Tse Tsan- Dess there is revealed a mind of Sir-Publicity having been law and order insists, everybody And if tai-if we may be allowed to say scholar, politician,

vast immenseness. Arthur J. is given to the recent fines for re- should be searched,

the searching is to continue, officious-wharf to-day to give Mr. Duncan sportsman, fusing to be searched on

is rousing send-off. ao-comes down to what are musician. and gentleman.

A King's highway, I feel it neces-ness, petty animosity, lack of popularly described as. brass philosopher yet practical.

Asary to protest-through the courtesy and etiquette should be tacks. He makes an offer and politician yet a player of Bach. medium of your valuable issue made indictable offences.

Yours, etc, thereby creates a challenge. Who At his age, tennis finds in him a at the restriction of the subject's strong devotec. But above and liberties. In my opinion the

Kowloon, April 2 will accept it? It is a glorious over all is the fact of the gentle working of the search order is opportunity. Three hundred bearing of a whole souled man, akin, in

Rome 'respects, to the priceless Chinese

paintings head the speech at the opening Defence of the Realm Act, the (masterpieces) are offered on loan of the Hebrew University and impositions of which were gladly for public exhibition if a building realise at once the truth of some borne when necessity dictated. (To the Editor of the China Mail).

public is

The tour in Indo-Ching of of the things here attempted in That searching in

Sir-Manchester has declined HE the Governor is proceeding » can be found to house them. The acknowledgment of the most obnoxious to all is plainly evident word loan is probably meant to noteworthy figure present."!

even without a plebiscite being the opening of Sunday cinemas. satisfactorily and both he and his The Bishop of that place, in A.D.C. are thoroughly enjoying mean give. At any rate the dis-

taken..

It is not so much against the appearing before the authorities, the sights and the excellent recep tinction should be made clear. No

of the following tion they are getting. The Hon. orders to police officers to search made one, we imagine is going to build

that. I protest against.. Rather, words:

M. A. G. M. Fletcher, C.M.G., CBE, Colonial Secretary, has it is against the obvious lack of

received a letter from: Captain definite orders to make the great- est use of common sense. By

Neville which gives a good idea of the progres of the tour and the interesting places visited.

a home for a series of pictures

loaned. This challenging letter of Mr. Tee Taan-tai's invites serious

́LOST. IN NULLAH.

CHINESE PAINTER

DISAPPEARS.

consideration. It suggests once A party of painters returning giving definite orders-by which to Kennedy Street after their 1 mean going further than en- work at a Peak residence on couraging that common sense Wednesday afternoon had an un- should be used, the powers that usual experience when they lost be will tend to obviate that deep sense of humiliation which one of their number.

again the reopening of the dis- cussion to build a new City Hall, for it is in such a place that such a collection of masterpieces that Mr. Tse Taan-tai's invites serious enough to possess should be housed. "What is the use of all our carthy treasures” and when one contemplates old age, and death Bather let us benefit the people and posterity of all nations. And as his challenge

public spirited Chinese Taper

one. tram

In a report made by Kwong respectable citizens feel when Loong, one of the men concerned, they are held up and felt all over he states that when passing several times in through Chatham Street he saw journey from the centre of the an open umbrella over a nullah town to either the east or the On getting closer there was a man Went bolding on to it, whom he recog Supposing that the police officers mised as one of his fokia, but he were told to go even further- soon disappeared.dovan to the extent of being too The man has not been seen polite but nevertheless tactful. I again by his family, and it is pre- admit, and I make no bones about sumed that he has been washed it I have been roughly hirndled. away in the strong current of rain Once an offer came up to me and ilan water flowing through the nullah, insisted on géarch!

- TWICE SHY.

• SUNDAY CINEMAS...

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He opposed the application because he believed that Sun- day was something of enormous value to the people as a whole, and was a day for physical re pose and quiet peace, every invasion of which he believed to be detrimental to the country, both physically and morally.

HE'S TOUR.

INTERESTING LETTER

RECEIVED.

Paris, April 2-In an intery low. The general tendency of cinema General His declared that all he exhibitions was towards excite saw in France struck him with ment and it was partly to keep worlder. He was very greatly lo -away the so-called stimulia to pressed by the cordial entertain- the nerves and minds of the men extended by the French people for at least one day of prerament and will never forget the week that the churches and the attentions paid to him others resisted the proposal I invite your correspondents to consider this aspect of Bishop's contention.

Yours, eta,

IN AGREEMENT,

Hongkong, April

hroughouts France de salf that han be rejurdédanto, ""Cliina" would do his best to

Chiasse friends conclude

General that both

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