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NOT

Samuel Smiles Up-to-Date.

MODERN EDUCATION.

With so much being done for the modern youth by the State, is the | type extolled · by Samuel Smiles

likely to become extinct?

Lord Leverhulme, the merchant banker, put this question during his presidential address at the confer- ence of the association for Educa- tion in Industry and Commerce held in the University of Liverpool on June 12.

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Lord Leverhulme suggested that if "Samuel" were alive to-day he might be inclined to re-write his famous work and call it "Smiles State-Help" instead of "Smiles" Self-Help." There were those who looked askance upon the University as a prelude to business. They be lieved the best resulta were obtained when a buy left school at, say, 16 years of age and worked his way up.

Essential to Success.

AMUSEMENT

NEWS

JAPANESE DANCER

SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1930.

ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. Hotel Strathcona

Jealous of American Husband?

À PREVIOUS ATTEMPT.

QUEEN'S presents Walter Pid- geon and Mildred Harris in "The Melody of Love, Universal's first) all dialogue film. It is a delightful atory built around a song writer| who loses the use of his hand in the war and is brought back from the trough of despond by

A Japanese girl. named Sayoko French Nakagami, is lying critically ill at girl he met over there and who the General Hospital, as the result has followed him back to New of an attempt to end her life by York. The picture contains many wartime songs splendidly sung. Fox Movietone News, a cartoon, a musical sketch and a comedy are in support. A talkie film.

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taking a dose of poison, says the Shanghai Times of July 5. The victim is 23 years of age and re- sides with her American husband at 628 Avenue Joffre.

VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA Make this Hotel your headquar- ters while visiting Victoria, B.C. Ideally situated and within easy access to all the famous Beasly Spots in and around Canada's Island Resort.

The Hotel where personal service makes your stay enjoyable.

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GENERAL NOTICES

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI CENTRAL

BANKING CORPORATION. Huston and Claudette Colbert in Walter

The occurrence took place in the "The Lady Lica" a Paramount plc-early hours on her returnT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that ture taken from a famous play. home from one of the cabarets an. INTERIM DIVIDEND of Tom Brown and Patricia Deering on North Szechuen Road where she per Share, subject to deduc-

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two gifted child actors appear in this picture in Important roles. A good picture with dazzling, dyna- mic dialogue acting that thrills. A comedy and a sound novelty are In support. A talkie film.

MAJESTIC presents Milton Silly

was agreed that further education of the Giants", a picture photo He thought, however, everyone and Doria Kenyan in "The Valley after that age, somewhere and graphed in Northern California, somehow, was essential to real sue- and the scenic shuts are marvel cess. Several of our modern Uni-lous. Milton Sills never appeared versities had established faculties to better advantage than in this or departments of commerce. No rough neck romance of the Big one could question the value, inter- Tree Country. Two battles in this est and usefulness of the courses of film will go down in movie-picture study which they provided, but it history as among the best

A silent film. had yet to be shown, he thought, seen on the screen. that they necessarily turned out more useful men for industry and commerce,

An Anomaly,

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was engaged as a dancer..

'Phone 20022

FOR

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

Twenty-five Words three inser. tions prepaid $1. Every addi. tlonal word four cents for three Innertlona.

All replies under this heading must be called for.

FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Dinner Set,

Complete and in perfect condition. Best quality of china. Design very attractive. Telephone 21820.

TO LET

tion of Income Tax. has been de-1TO LET-No. 3 & J. Dragon Terrace,

On the first signs of agony shejelared for the HALF YEAR end- Causeway Bay, lat, 2nd and 3rd Each fat has three bed was rushed to the Hospital by her g 30th June, 1930. at rate of floors.

rooms, dining room, servants' quar. husband after first ald had been 1/3.1/2.per Dollar.

THE DIVIDEND will be pay cloacts.

term, kitchen, bath room, and water

Sultable administered by a physician. The

for EuropeaNK. exact mative of the suicidal act isable on and after MONDAY, 11th Apply Clark & 1,

10, Des Voeux unknown but it is surmised that|AUGUST, 1930. at the offices of Road C. it was the outcome of a love quar- the Corporation, where Sharehold- are requested to apply for for her husband recently, on ac

el between husband and wife, she era having shown an unusual jealousy Warrants.

THE REGISTER OF SHARES count of certain gossip made of the Corporation will be CLOS- known to her by acquaintances. ED from MONDAY, 28th July. WESTOVER-STEVENAGE Within

It is said that a similar attempt to SATURDAY, 9th AUGUST an hour from Landon, to end her life was made

two (both days inclusive) during neighbourhood. SCHOOL for GIRLS period" no transfer of and SMALL BOYS. A few Boarders months ago but prompt medical which

Shares can be registered.

received in the House of the Principal. Individual care and attention.

treatment saved her life.

WORLD presents Nila Asther and HSINHWA TRAGEDY.

Joan Crawford in "Dream of Love",

a picture telling of the rise of a

COMPANY.

"Is there not a curious inconsist- kypsy dancing girl to stage star- ACTION AGAINST INSURANCE ency displayed by a nation, which,dom in the little Balkan province through its Government, embarks where her lover is pretender to the on a programme of further educa- throne. A silent film. tion at enormous expense, with maintenance allowances thrown in,

race

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Shanghai. July 3.

rum-sulting in the death of all mem-

By Order of the Board of Directors,

V. M. GRAYBURN, Acting Chief Manager.

Hong Kong, 8th July, 1930..

DOLLAR ACADEMY,

DOLLAR, SCOTLAND.

TUITION GIVEN

HOME TUITION.

Particulars apply, to:

MISS RUTH CULLEY

In healthy

For

(Camb. Higher Local), Camb. Teachers' Diploma). MISS GERTRUDE TURNER,

(National Frode! Higher Certificate).

MISCELLANEOUS

➜REPARATION for Univeraitics, YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and PREPARATION for Unive, Co sromptly printed. "China Mail

THE

STAR features John Gilbert in An echo of the foundering of merce. On list of Schools nominate. No. JA. Wyndham St. Tele- in order to Increase the intelligence "Twelve Miles Out", the story of a the China Merchants' steamer ing for Sandhurst. Contingent of phone 20022. of its citizens, and then acquiesces daring law-breaker, The sensasin Hwn near Hong Kong Junior Division O.T.C. in a policy of restricting the output | tional

between the

Mild climate and healthful sur- which the increased intelligence runners and the revenue cutters, bers of her crew except the chief roundings, specially suitable for X PUBLISHED ANNUALLY. should presumably enable a raan to the daring kidnapping on the high officer on January 16, was heard colonial boys and boys from urban LONDON DIRECTORY X produce?" asked his lordship. seas that developed into one of the before Hig

Honour Judge. Sir areas. Preparatory School adjacent with Provincial & Foreign Sections and sweetest of love stories set in a Peter Grain yesterday in H.M. Prospectus and full particulars maze of intrigue and battle, these Supreme Court when the Kwang may be obtained on, application to enables traders to communicate direct

Trade Headings in Five Languages, are some of the high spots in the Chong Company brought an action the School Secretary, or at the daring drama. A allent film.

Office of this paper.

Headmaster, HUGH F. MARTIN,

B.A., (Oxon:)

SOAP BILL.

FORMULA TO COMPUTE ECONOMY.

against the Lun Tai Fire and Marine Insurance Company to re- sover Tla, 13,600 for 2,000 tons of ground-nut oil which was lost when the steamer bank. The case was adjourned till this morn ing.

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BANK EMPLOYEES.

He did not suggest that cultural education as distinct from practical education should be entirely ignored, "But," he added, "I do see a real danger that this great question may get entirely into the hands of vague enthusiasts, who cry out for more and more education with a big E. and who are perfectly happy so long as they see more and more schools going up with more and more teach-

Mr. R. F. C. Master appeared UNDER ARREST FOR ALLEGED ers needed to fill them, and more and

Manila, July 4. for the plaintiffs and Mr. G. H. more young people turned out in The city. population can econo- Wright was for the defendant the world with an array of half-mize over P.36,000 annually in the company, insurers of the cargo, understood accomplishments, highly use o soap for washing purposes which was shipped to Hong Kong estimable, no doubt, bat which it is under the present facilities offered on the ill-fated vessel. entirely unnecessary to impart at by the Metropolitan water district fendants are

The de a Chinese concern the publle expense.

regarding the water supply, ac-registered in Hong Kong. cording to Paul Mack, acting manager of the water office.

HELPING CHURCH SCHOOLS.

A New Venture In

Education.

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THEFT.

Manila, July 3. A teller and two clerks in the National City Bank, formerly the International Banking Corpora- tion, were arrested by detectives, of the secret service bureau. Int yesterday afternoon charged with Mr. Sing Ye-chun. proprietor estafa through falsification will not have to use as much soap and manager of the Shanghai commercial document.

Mr. Mack explains that the city

Lengthy Examination.

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to have

of

been

with

MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS

London and in the Provincial Towns and Industrial Centres of the United Kingdom and Ireland, the Continent af Europe, Africa, America, Asia, Australasia, etc. The names, addresses and other details are classified under than 3,000 trade headings,

EXPORT MERCHANTS with detailed particulars of the Goods shipped and the Colonial and Foreign Markets suppHod:

more

ncluding

One-inch BUSINESS CARDS of Firmas desiring to extend their connections, or Trade Cards of

DEALERS SEEKING AGENCIES can be printed at a cost of £1. 108. Od. for each trade heading under which they are inserted. Larger advertisements at 210 per page..

England.

BUSIALIS ESTABLISHED IN 1841 X

PHOTO-SUPPLIES

The directory is invaluable to everyone as before inasmuch the present office of the Kwong, Chong, stated The three bank employees wer- interested in overseas, commerce, and water supply, from Novaliches is that during the last 10 years, his alleged to have "fleeced" the bank copy, will be sent by parcel post for A definite step towards the im- soft water. When the city was company had shipped oil on the by tampering with certain docu- 12, nett cash with order. provement of our national system of utilizing the water from Montal deck of a steamer, only on two ments under their care. The full | THE LONDON DIRECTORY CO., LTD. education is recorded to-day with ban, which was hard water because occasions. He was cross-examis- amount alleged the issue of an official scheme where- the

25, Abchurch Lane, London, E.Ç. 4. Montalban river passes ed at length by Mr. Wright. swindled could not be known by Church of England schools, and through beds of limestone, much those of other denominations, will soap was wasted, according to Mr. Hong Kong on January 11, 1929, that it runs to

The steamer left Shanghai for until this noon, but it understood X be enabled to join in the reorganisa-Mack.

more than three tlon outlined in the Hadow Report In order to determine definitely near Hong Kong and sank. The

(and struck a rock five days later figures.

The three youthful bank em-1 without any sacrifice of the prin- the exact amount saved in the use of defence set up by the insurance ployees are still confined in th} cipies for which they stand, says a Boap, Mr. Mack is trying to devise company is that they issued a secret bureau for further grilling. mail week Times. Hitherto Church a formula by which he could cal-polley for goods stored in the The investigation will probably schools, built in the past by money culate the approximate economy.

ship's hold and not on deck. be finished this afternoon-Philip- provided by Church-people, have not Mr. Mack pointed out that the The premium for the former is pines Herald. snared in the grant of public funds city of Manila has an advantage Tis. 1.20 per Tis. 1,000 and the with which the State schools have over a great number of American atte: Tis. 5 to Tis. 6 been established. The country has cities in having a supply of soft 1,000.

per Tis. now decided that all children shall water. In many American cities, receive their education in two separ- only hard water is available, so claim was read as follows: "For The plaintiffs' statement of ate forma elementary teaching that the city, governments have to from five to eleven years of age, and spend thousands of dollars for the secondary teaching for three or purchase and installation perhaps four years after the age of machinery to "soften" the water. 1, 1929 on 2,000 tins ground nut which have been inactive for more Manila, June 30. " in favour of plaintiffs on January. The Chinese "tongs" in the city eleven. In order to enable the local Philippines Herald. authorities to prepare for

oil shipped by the Hsin Hwa on than a year, are again on the war- the voyage from Shanghal to path. The secret service division

this

total loss under a marine insur-

of

ance policy made by defendants

Claim Policy Vold.

CHINESE "TONGS."

NOW ON WARPATH IN MANILA.

com-

change, a special grant is to be of good will should welcome what Hong Kong, during which voyage was Intormed of this through com- given them for the building of new seems to be a fair settlement of an the steamer foundered and the plaints and counter-charges filed schools ar for the reconstruction of old and stubborn controversy: A entire cargo was lost. The claim during the last few days by several, oid ones. Under the present prac-settlement on some such lines is is also for interest of eight per members of the two outstanding tice Church schools cannot share in clearly in the faterest both of the cent. per annum from March 15. rival "tongs" in the City. thie grant, and unless they do so nation and of the, national religion. 1929 to date of payment. many cannot afford to join the na-As the text of the resolution just

John Nevins, chief of Manila's tional system, as is clearly desirable, passed by the National Union of

detectives, forwarded the not only from the point of view of Teachers makes plain, there are

plaints of both parties to the City The defence filed by defendant Fiscal's office this morning. The the Church but also from that of the many points of controversy yet to be reads: The defendants admit that alleged assailants, who are report- settled. All, however, are details they made the policy sued on, ed to be active racketeers were Interest therein as alleged. The office. They were arrested on Satur- defendants do not admit that the day and Sunday nights, respective- cargo referred to in the atate-ly. ment of claim was ever loaded on

nation.

As the White Paper states, compared with the basis of agree-but deny that plaintiffe had ar likewise brought to the fiscal's reorganisation depends on the ex-mont that has been reached.

tent to which the voluntary schools are able to play. their part." Under the present proposals local authori- tles can give financial assistance to Church schools out of the rew grant-in exchange for an exten sion af public control in the matter!

Kodaks and Cameras. Films, Plates and Papers, etc. Developing, Printing and

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Price Moderate.

A Trial Order Is Solicited

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Hong Konr.

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COLLECTIONS OF POSTAGE STAMPS MOUNTED IN BOOKS. All Different, Without Duplicate, .500 Stampa $ 4 3,500 Stamps $ 60

8 The arrests were made following | 1.000 do.

4.000 do. the Hain Hwa or that if loaded, reports made by the victims who 2000 do. 18. 5,000 a. 100 Was the subject of a total loss. were assaulted and robbed by mem- 2600

do. 30 6,000 do. 150 Ipoh, June 2 f the alternative the defendants bers of the rival factions.

do. 40 10,000, do 500 After years of agitation, a trade ray that the said cargo wea stow

3,000

50 do. In view of the indication,

TRADE SCHOOL AT IPOH.

After Years of Agliation

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GRACA & CO.,

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carefully by Chief Platt's men.Dealers in Postage Stamps, Religious

Look pleasant, please, "If you want to win

of the appointment, and removal of school was opened by Government at ed on the decle of the Hain Hwa Chinatown la now being watched teachers." Children transferred Ipoh to-day with an informal func of which the defendants had at from a Church to a State school can tion at which was present Mr. A. the time of the making of the Philippines Herald. be withdrawn, at their parents' de- Keir, the Inspector of Schools, said polfey, no notice whatever. mand, for special religious instruc- Perak, who installed Mr. H. A. Jeff, By reason of the matter alleged tion outside the school. So far as the District Engineer of the Raft and Rule 17 of the Rules If You Want To Win. can be judged in advance, this ways, seconded to the Education for Construction of a policy In achoma ought to work without fric Department as principal. the first schedule of the Marine tion. Public opinion is far more Although the newly built school, Insurance Act 1906, the defen anxious for a settlement now than which is near the district hospital, dants say they are entitled to re- it was twenty years ago, Bectarian has been ready for some time, the pudiate and have repudiated the bitterness has died down since the difficulty in regard to staff has de polley on the ground that there War His Majesty's Government layed its opening hitherto, but the has been wrongful concealment feel, Justified in stating their belief school started to-day, there being 25 er non-disclosure by the plain that a measure of agreement may students, largely Malays, with a tiffs of a material fact sufficient posals. If it can be found, all man Ex

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