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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1926.

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Fancy Cakes of any description made to order. "Birthday. Christening, and Wedding Cakes, A Speciality.

TIFFIN at $1.20

Served daily from 12 to 2.30 pm.

Telephone Central 4801.

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AND

DANCE

IN AID OF CHARITY',

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THURSDAY, February 11, at 9,15. "DICK NORTON'S

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& CO., LTD. Hongkong Bank Building

NOW. I WONDER WHO THAT CAN BE

-Very, often this is your first thought' whan you receive a massage to call up such and such a telephone number: You can find out easily from the Telephone Handbook which gives the numbers in the numerical order. You simply turn the pages, find the number, and see who it is that has been calling you

The Telephone Handbook can be obtained from the publishers, No. 5, Wyndham Streat, prica one dollar.

THE CHINA MAIL.

EDUCATIONAL

APPOINTMENTS.

IN THE FEDERATED

MALAY STATES.

TOPSY TURVY.

The

following is a leading

from the

article, which speaks for itself, which was culled "Pening Gazette" of January 27.

Correspondence on the subject of our leading article under the above heading in our issue of January 26, reaches 178 from various centres of the FM.S. Un fortunately, it cannot be published for several reasons; one of which is that personalities are unavoid able and we wish to confine our selves to the principle involved.

LYNN BOUCHARD.

Lynn Bouchard, sixteen, of Kangan City, Mo.,, driver of a car that dashed into a truck killing three, wil be relansed whom ・her

attins hie majority, because of, a law. With other high school boys and girl, hu was speeding from a wild dange when the erash took place,

The keen interest displayed by the writers leads us to dip a little deeper into the subject. We have consulted the Birthday Book, to give the Malayan Civil Service List A popular title, and find suff- elent therein to set us wandering as to what kind of system is adopt ed by the Colonial Office in makship ing its selection from the candid ates for scholastic appointments, in Malay....

How is tb doner Why does the right type of man stand alot There is no answer to the first question. Crown Colony adminis trition is archate, and will con

tinue to be so until representative government pula un end to the anachronism.

The answer to the second question" in that suitable men will not.. 18 a rule, join, service, where the best is like the worst, the worst gets the best of it and the competent have totale orders from the incompetent.

What makes the service "so in tensely, unpopular in Malaya is the fact that the office of visiting it apeeter, which is now to become a permanent fixture

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NOTICES.

HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND

«FINANCE; 60,, LTE,

NOTICE FORNUAL GEN

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

ERAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 20th February, 1926, at 11 am, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1926,

"The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from the 10th February to the 22nd February (both days inclusive). during which period no transfer of Shares can be Registered! JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers." Hongkong, 3rd February, 1926.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

ant schools, is about to patire... Wh have not heard that he is to be promoted to a visiting inspector NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEAR- anything of the sort.

We do not expect to early Meeting of the Shareholders in There are this Corporation will be held at too many angalified men already City Hall, Hongkong, on SATUR- succeed on the waiting Bat. Who to DAY, the 27th February, 1928, at Rumour points at an inferior. Let the Report of the Court of Direc hendrauster Noon for the purpose of receiving as hope that it points wrong.

Mr. Yearwood retiring from fors, together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending. Negri Sembilan. It is alleged that 31st December, 1925. the inspectorship of schools nt he is be succeeded by Mr. J. M. Mende, w B. A. of Trinity College, Dublin, and a member of the Trish Bar: but what experience hus he of teaching? He came to Malayu few years ago as a European assistant master

Within two months of His arrival he was up pointed assistant master of King Edward VB School, Taiping, und within less than two years became

visiting inspector.

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With all respect.to him as a man centres, carrying salaries up to and with all due deference to him $900 per mensem, appears to have been created for a clave of ornament of the Irish Bars we as a graduate of TCD, and us an dividual whose services could not. must quest en Kin qualification as otherwise be retained.: The majority of these men not teasom

expert in the tasching pro- qualified to teach, and it is still fennet tuma man inte an Arnoldi Two years at Taiping. Jesa, qualified', to, criticise We

or a Jowett. Poets may be born where visiting inspector drove schoolmasters. up to a school left his card but did not condescend to call on the headmaster

nor to inspect any class, then retired and penned a minute a mile long for the benefit of the Education Department This class of men does nothing useful and serves merely to make annecessary work for other who have to reply to the minutes!

The Register of Shares of the Corporation will be closed from MONDAY, the 15th February, to SATURDAY, the 27th February, 1926 (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of shares can be registered. By Order of the Court of Directors,

A. H. BARLOW,

Chief Manager, Hongkong, 8th February, 1926.

THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN

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KING EDWARD HOTEL

TEA DANCES

WILL BE HELD EVERY

TUESDAY - THURSDAY

...

DINNER DANCES

WILL BE HELD EVERY

SATURDAY

SPECIAL

CHINESE NEW YEAR EVE. FANCY DRESS BALL

WILL BE HELD ON

FRIDAY, 12th February, 1926

Dancing 8 to 1 am

$3.50 per head,

TABLE RESERVATION SHOULD NOW BE MADE.

"OVERLAND CHINA MAIL" Contains all the News of the Week.

-30 cts. PER COPY.

*Overland China Mail" is obtainable every week on Friday morning at the office of the publishers (China Mail Building) 5, Wyndham Street in ample time for the mail.

Domestic Occurrence Leading Articles Correspondence

League Cricket Clan Fight

Farewell Soccer Happy Valley Golf- Merry Trotters" Kowloon Matters: Court Glimpses Dishonoured Cheques:

Evil Doers

CO., LTD...

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE THIRTY-NINTH ORDIN hear of one case from the F.M.Speets; schoolmasters: must be madeLARY ANNUAL MEETING Powers Defined

OF SHAREHOLDERS will be Bankruptcy Court make the service more attractive Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd... on Mr. Wu Answered

The Education Department must held at the Office of Messrs. New Edition to experienced teachers. Colonial Office" must involve the at 11.00 am, for the purpose of Trace Loan

The TUESDAY, February 23rd, 1926, services of experienced scholastic receiving

Steamer Aground- agents who are in touch with the Director and the Statement of Tramway Co. the Report of the Local Patents best inen, and when they secure Accounts for the year ended School Again the service of a good man he must December 31st, 1925, not be placed under alan inferior

11 THE TRANSFER BOOKS of Colony's Rules

More Robberies. It is a mistake to suppose that

to Himsel

the Company will be CLOSED Public Health possession of & B. A. degree makes recruits and by putting them

By raising the standard of the from FRIDAY, February 12th, Somerset Maugham a man a schoolmaster. It is sary qualification, but even

neces- their proper places we, shall raise 1926, to TUESDAY, February Hongkong's. "Bit" should be accompanied by years of country. If the rule

the standard of education in this 23rd, 1926, BOTH DAYS INCLU Leaving. Shortly

of thumb SIVE. service and experience. No man men most of whom are good for By Order of the Board of Directors Volunteer Orders.

"H.K. Electric" can call himself a qualified teacher another 10 or 20 years service are until he has successfully conduct- led classes at a publie, preparatory qualified men will avoid the ser to be given the best positions, or gamin school at home for vice and the unqualified favourites some year

will, reign over a rubble, thus re-

In

F. H. CRAPNELL,

Acting Secretary. Hongkong, February 4th, 1926.

NOTICE.

CONTENTS,

Pago.

Page:

1

Two Ships Ashore

19

I

6 "Altal Maru".

..19.

Corpse Stolen and Sold

..19

5.

A Flucky Chinese

19

6:

Passing Throught

.19

East Asia Bank

20

Funeral

2.20

Missing Partners

„20.

21.

21

..

22:

Chinese Scholars

Cheung Chau Notes:

Held Again

"Empress" Fire

7

7

Hospital Thanks

7

Motor Accidents.

World Touriste

8

9 Fanling Golf

9

"Tungchow" Piracy

.23.

9

A Naval Reserve?

.28

9:

City Excitement,

.28..

9

.24

.24

"Kung Hay". Volunteer Corps. Engagement

Alleged Fraud

$860,000 Theft

Rifle Meet

10

Indian's Death

11

Home Silk Duties

26

The Orthophonic

Going North

Local Wedding Typhoon Echo

Ships Ashore

12

Popular Trotters

26.

The Boycott..

.12

Charity's Call

.26:

Mr. G. A. Harriman

.12

Murder Case

27

Obituary

12:

Sanitary Board

27

Gurney Goldsmith

.13

Musie Recital

27

"A.P.C." Lottery

.18.

Hockey Matches

.27

HONGKONG TRAMWAYS, LTD.

Below Stairs

.13

Round the Globe

28 +29

Corpse Stolen French Bank

13

Colony's Health

29

19:

Stranded Ships

29

14-15 The Water Supply

..29

School's Report Local Cricket.

15

Kowloon Wedding

29

16

Record Music

:30

to

Soccer Dinner

16

Humphreys Estate

.30

25th

White Wings"

.17

Local "Spooks" va

81

A Joyous Night

.17

Hongkong Bank

31

Bank Notes.

.17

Flower Show

.81

Chinese Soccer

17

overlow Tyinm: Brawak

For Beamen.

.81

-$7,000 Receipt Charge

.17

Bribery Charge.....

Jytam. Intermoillate

Broking System

.18

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29. in low overdow

Hongkong, 2nd February; 1926,

Mr. J. R. Wood

Police Warring

82

.19

Alleged Assault

32

'Worja Nel Chung' 10tt.

20in, selow over DE

Soft.. Lin. Below overdow

Pokfulam

in

13 fm, Below precdow

A man whose experience hasducing the standard to a level even been limited to a year or two's lower than that to which it has teaching in Malaya, who has been already sunk pitchforked into an inspector's job, has no chance cfsever being able to conduct a class. Yet he in some cases secures promotion to an in- spectorship, which the qualified maar sticking like a witting horse to his work, is never promotedi.. Mr. R. J. H. Sidney, M.A.. Cambridge, experienced and high-

of

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