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it is doubtful if they will allow to be published in their organs what amounts to a grave censure on themselves. As a result there will still be many at Home who will not have a chance of being abib to judge for themselves the falseness oven of such statements as the following:-"At the bottom of the trouble is the exploitation of the Chinese people by the foreign industrialists in whose interests these costly warships are being despatched to China." In a previous article we gave it as our considered opinion that at "the bottom of the trouble" was Bolshevik activity and almost it would seem that certuin British organs and politicians are going out of their way to encourage it.

SCHOOLBOYS.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1925.

FATAL DIVE.'

INQUEST ON INDIAN DRIVER,

CORRESPONDENCE,

CRUISER BRISBANE'S"

MOVEMENTS. "

An Indian mule driver attached (To the Editor of the China Mail). to the Army Service Corps dived from a barge into the R.A.S.C. Sir-The recent reports in the camber at the Hongkong Naval Press about the solicitude of the Yard on July 7 and was drowned. Australian Labour Party over the An inquest was held yesterday at employment of H.M.A.S. "Brin- in China are misleading. the Kowloon Magistracy to inquire bane"

They give one the impression that into the circumstances.

A fellow Indian mule driver sald | the "Brisbane" bus leit Hongkong. that he, the deceased and four for Mediteranean waters as the other men were on guard at the result of the discussion in the Ans- Naval Yard in connection with the tralian Federal Parliament.

That is not so. The "Brisbano” strike. After the tiffin interval

BX-

SCHOOLS AND THE STRIKE. “

I

(To the Editor of the China Moil.)

say

on the day in question witness joined the China Best early in May went to the camber for a swim, in accordance with arrangements and while on an anchored steamer mile earlier, to serve as an

which he had swum he change ship in place of one of the to observed deceased about to pump British ship doing duty with the into the water. Witness called to Australian feet. And, also in necord. him that the water was deep but ance with the previous arrange. he took no notice. He rose to the ment, she has left Hongkong, not surface once and then disappeared, for the Mediterranean but for Aus- Witness awam to the spot but tralia, Her future movements will | could find no trace of the body.

not be influenced by the presont · L/Cpl. C F Masters, East state of China.

Yours, etc., Surreys, who was N.C.O. in charge

ONE WHO KNOWS. if striking or absenting ser- of the guards, said he saw the

Hongkong, August 4. vante are to be punished, it deceased jump into the water from a barge and as he did not follows that schoolboys who set re-appear, witness had the barge such a bad example must also be removed, thinking that he might. punished. It seems simple logic have been caught underneath. And if the He then dived into the water and siraple justice.

followed by others and grapplings Sir. First of all let me former did so because of fear were obtained from the water that I think the students in the craven .or otherwise then the police. Nothing was seen of the Hongkong Schools had very little punishment in the case of school-body, however, until it rose to the to do with and very little influence in the strike, and that any boys must be doubly severe; for surface 24 hours afterwards,

who caused trouble Staff Sergt. Finlayson, of the studenta schoolboys are in the first line of Royal Army Service Corps, in should be treated as children and

thought, and intelligent course, know no fear! But, Mrs. Mr. E. W. Hamilton, as to whether the fees at all

reply to a question by the Coroner, punished accordingly. Secondly, Government Beeton again--first catch your he had received orders regarding vised. The trouble began in the Schools should be carefully re- schoolboy striker. And this, in

swimming in the camber, said that addition to the facts in connecno one was supposed to unless a College, where the fees are much Government School, 'Queen's tion with this particular matter life boat was in attendance. suggests the thought that heads of schools would be far better en of the corps, said that he was not for a Day Boy.

Capt. E. W. Morris, in command were in 1910, viz. $60 per annum too low and are the same as they

gaged in considering the effect of

Several other their past teaching and influence, aware that Indians bathed in the schools in the Colony, Church and and taking steps to make it more camber. Since the fatality strict Mission Schools and Private perfect than it is. It is possible orders had been issued

that Schools, have much higher fees to write and speak a considerable nobody was allowed to bathe in and have raised their fees in re- amount of rubbish on education the Naval Yard basin,

The Coroner found that the at some schools are as high as cent years; for example, the fees in Hongkong, and on this subject very few angels step in where deceased met his death through an $160 or more per annum for a

The accident. If the unfortunate man Day Boy.

peans are

of

fools do not fear to tread.

do not advocate fact is that a number of Euro had not either deliberately or that all fees should be the same, set in the midst of ignorantly disobeyed orders the but it is worthy of note that to hordes of boys and young men accident would not have occurred. educate a boy in a Grant-in-Ald and expected to give them the No blame could be attached to Non-Government School costs the

essence of Western education. anyone.

RS &

of

POETIC CHINA.

RAILWAY CENTENARY,

TRIBUTE.

Government, on the average,

about one-quarter the cost in a Government School like Queen's College, for the same type of education.

I beg to suggest that the Government should

an

more strict in-

The teachers are European and the young people are Chinese. The hours of tuition bear no com- parison with the hours that boys or the are either in the hotne street. A boy may not even be under direct parental control but

(1)Fine $10 all boys who under the somewhat hazy guid-

were absent from Queen's College ance of a person known

On July 3 the delegates to the on June 18, and refuse them remains not even a vestige of the guardian. In addition it has to tenth term.onal Kailway Con- admittance to all other schools in

be remembered that just as there rss were entertained at the the Colony. The China Mail" truth, let us take the facts as we are what is known as "rice-Waggon works by the London and (2) In future, charge

who are more or less on the spot christians," there are also those North-Eastern Kadway an event Entrance Fee of $10 for all new are aware of them. We know who may be termed "rice-educa- which explains why the railway boys at Queen's College.

(8) Double or increase the that the industrial conditions in tionists"-the many who desire a centenary is being calebrated now

instead of in September. Railway- fees at all Government Schools. smattering-for time and money foreign mills in China are un does not allow of anything else from most countries where the (4) Forbid all other schools doubtedly superior to anything of that which may possibly help in offspring of Stephenson's in the Colony, Grant-in-Aid and genius link town and country and Private Schools, to admit boys some sort to get them prevailing in the native mills; we office positions. This somewhat set together have met in England who leave Queen's College with- know that the failure to secure sketchily states the position; it is

for that conference.

Mainly out meeting the conditions laid the attendance of the two thirds designed to show the difficulties through the initiative of workmen down.

on the Italian railways, a handsome majority of the Shanghai rate-attached to local education, which bronze shield was presented in spection of all schools teaching

(5). Have a must be the despair of the ideal- which Was necessary ists in a singularly important recognition of firent Britain's re-work up to Matriculation Stand- before reforms in all mills. could profession. In addition, it has to another tribute, sent all the way staffed with at least one Euro- cord as the railway pioneer. But ard, and not controlled by and/or be instituted was due to the be remembered that the schoolboy from China, is of at least equal in- pean tecaher. deliberate abstention of a section comes into a contact with masters terest. It takes the form of three (6) Keep in touch more close- and superiors, that has hitherto exquisitely embroidered rolis, they, through English Inspectors, of the ratepayers who were not been unknown to him, and, being black Chinese characters showing in with the Vernacular Schools. British and who had been treated as a supposedly intelligent bold relief against the golden back- influenced to that course by entity, is prone to lose a sense of ground. Mr. Chin Chun Wang, regular opportunities of discuss- (7) Give the Heads of Shools owners whose mills would be most proportion, and, in homely phase, chief delegate of the Chinese Gov- ing educational matters with the affected by the proposed reforms;/being offered an inch, takes ornment to the International Rail-Education Départment and have mile. Above all there is the univer-way Congress, has translated the several Heads of Schools on the we know, too, that the British sal schoolboy spirit -- noch "is

Board of Education. Yours, etc., Government proposed to take known in Britain which further steps to legislate in the quickly roused, passionate, ideal

istic, and at heart Intensely

Hongkong, Aug. 4, 1925. Hongkong, Wednesday, August 5, 1923.' event of the deadlock resulting patriotic. Who will deny that the from the absence of a quorum Chinese schoolboy has not been continuing. Unfortunately, the moved with a sense of wrongly DISTORTED REPORTS.

inspired patriotism which has proportion of informed to unin-moved him to acts of foolishness? formed would be at its lowest If this is agreed, shall we blame 'Fearless criticism is to be com-

of a the boy or the system or influence mended when there is evil to be amongst those" restlers righted; it is excusable when journal which, has come to be which has had no effect upon him in a great crisis, and shall we there are two sides to the question regarded as the organ of the stoop to punishment where it can and the tritic has reason to believe working man" and whilst in be inflicted without any possibility in the justness of his cause; but many cases the allegations of of injustice being done? We are when delivered in ignorance of "British oppression" will conflict certainly in favour of a measure of punishment, leaving the de- with the innate good sense and claration of that punishment to the true facts either through reason of the "working man" and those in a position best to decree lending a too ready ear to con lead him to a true appraisement and administer it. In this way: taminated sources or failure to

it is likely that, youthful culprita of their value, there will be many will see the error of their ways, institute proper enquiries it may homes in which credence will be and be inclined to use

a little cause incalculable harm besides

All communications should b addressed to the Newspaper Enter prise. Lid., to whom sil renuittances should be made payabia

Landen Odees-The Far Easturo Advertising Agency (London), 1.... 24. Devonshire Streat, Hogan hury, W.C..

an

4;

A

message of the scrolls as follows

of

the first Hritish railway:

In eslebration of the centenary

Here a century ago was born the world-widą system of rail transportation.

4.

Here to-day are gathered representatives of all nations in praise and celebration, conquer- ing spaces and linking seas and land. Leading progress and prosperity hand to hand. Oliye inventor, great benefac Lur of mankind. Yea, we shall ever enshrine thee in our hearts and gratefal mind. With hearty congratulations, KUNG CHAO YE, Minister of Communications, Peking.

TO-DAY'S SMILES.

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danaging the critic's reputation. placed in such statements through thought in future actions. For it In the third category, without a lack of information to the con-la thought that needs to be in- shadow of doubt, all who know the trary and the equally untrue sisted upon. And if seventeen pro- fessora need it, how more, seven- true facts of the case must place statements of members of a teen hundred, or seventeen thou the article in "John Bull" from certain political party which have sand schoolboys. Suggestions which the following is

redounded in the Far East to their have been made by heads of

schools as to future methods. extract: The British cruisers everlasting discredit. It was to crisis is of no use if it has not which have arrived in Shanghal counteract the influence at Home taught anything: and this parti- and the marines and bluejackets of such gross misrepresentations cular crisis will have been of no that the Ilongkong resolutions avail if it has not urged Heads of landed in that City are bolstering (now supported by Amoy and Schools, teachers, the Education up.the.spatem of child slavery and

Department, and the members of likely to be further supported in the Education Board, to take child murder and the British the near future by Shanghai) serious thought for the morrow taxpayers money and authority ware despatched Home for pub-and to see wherein it is possible to are being employed to enforce lication, but if the “champlons of lead to a reasonable state of Visitor: Do your courts have Indescribale misery, disease and the working class" have descended the schools has the future, sald

efficiency. The nation that has much to do here ? 2

Inhabitant." Only in the sum suffering on the infant life of to such depths in their efforts to Bismarck. In the casp of Hongmer, when so many vinitors are China.” As against this terribly prove the Government in the kong and the larger case of assaulted, distorted version in which there wrong and to weaken its hands, ' Chine, that has stili to be proved. Meggendorfer Blaetter, Munich.

A. Z.

DRIVER'S CLAIM.

A taxi-cab driver claimed in the Summary Court yesterday, $100 deposited with his previous employers, the Hongkong and Kowloon Taxicab Company.

This money was deposited by him when he signed a contract with the Company and if his ser- vice had been continued would have been returned to him at the end of three years.

His Lordship held that the con- tract covered the action of the employers and that the man could not claim the return of the money,

Mr. M. K. Lo applied for per- mission to amend his claim to one of damages for wrongful dismissal and this was granted, the case being adjourned sine die

Mr. Turner, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & Master, represented the Taxi-Cab Company.

UTRECHT FAIR.

Holland's International Indus- trios Fair-will be held at Utrecht from 8 to 17 September, 1925.

The Netherland Consul Genara! in Hongkong has received forms of application for participation, stat ing the tariff of the rental of ample rooms. These forms can be had on application,