1934-10-24 — Page 9

The Nineteenth Routa army in action at Shanghai

Genaral Teal Ting:Kai |

China's greatest military here, General Tsai Ting-Kai, who led the Nineteenth Route army in its astounding battle agains the Japanese in the Shanghai struggle in 1932, is preparing to sail for home again after his world tour "esile", wondering what fate holds in store for him. An op ponent of General Chiang Kai-Shek, ruler at Nanking, who is said to the pro-Japanese, General Tsai dubbed the "poet-warrior" during his heroic stand in Shanghai, is seeking to rally together the Chinese populace to drive out the Japanese. At 41 years of age, he has been in 171 campaigns.

SCHOOL SYLLABUS

FOR CHINESE

Headmaster's Urge For Speakers And Writers

WANTSAI SCHOOL SPEECH DAY

PERSIAN WITHOUT

PASSPORT

Police Take Serious View Of Case

SENTENCE DELAYED

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1934

YOUTH SEES MAN STABBED

Manslaughter Case Proceedings

SCISSOR ATTACK IN OPIUM DIVAN

To day's Short Story.

The Idol With

Hands Of Clay

Sir Frederick

Treves

THE good surgeon is born, concerned a young medical man who

not a

product in any case, and often country town. His student career something of a prodigy. His had been meritorious and Indeed qualities cannot be expressed by distinguished. He had obtained an diplomas nor appraised by uni-entrance scholarship at his medical versity degrees. It may be pos-school, had collected many laudatory sible to ascertain what he knows, certificates,. had been awarded a Just no examination can elicit gold medal and had become a Fel- what he can do. He must know low. of the Royal College of Sur- the human body as a forester geons.

knows his wood; must know it His inclination was towards sur- Jeven better than he, must know gery. He considered surgery to be the roots and, branches of every his metier. Although circumstances tree, the source and wanderings had condemned him to the of every rivulet, the banks of drab life of a family doctor every alley, the flowers of every in a little town, he persisted that glade.

he was, first and foremost, a sure. As a surgeon, moreover, he must geun, and, indeed; on. his door-plate be learned in the moods and trou-had inverted the usual wording and bles of the wood, must know of the had described himself as, "Burgeon wild winda that may rend it, of the and physician." savage things that lurk in its secret In his hospital days he had as-i haunts, of the strangling creepers sisted at many operations, but hia; that may

throttle its sturdiest opportunities of acting as a princi- Igrowth, of the rot and, mould, that pal had been few and insignificant. may make dust of its very heart. In a small practice in a small town As an operator, moreover, he must surgical opportunities are rare. be a deft handicraftsman and a There was in the place a cottage] mhster of touch.

hospital with six beds, but it was mostly occupied by medical cases,

He may have all these acquire ments and yet be found wanting; just as a man may succeed when shooting at a target, but fail when faced by a charging lion. He may AT he saw the accused stab mentally clumsy. He may even be be a clever manipulator and yet be

on the curriculum of an elemen control", said Detective-Sergeafi scissors following a quarrel. was soul who has to be operated upon the deceased with a pair of brilliant, but Heaven help the poor

tary school for Chinese such as Mottram in prosecuting

Lazo the

evidence of Kwong Chuen, by a brilliant surgeon. Brilliancy

"I should like to fake this op portunity of exprescibé my view

a

Persians, whose movement in Hong "This man belongs to a class of

Kong the police are very anxious to T

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "Breeches Of Discipline," by Strawson Fletcher

Wantsai. chiefly for staff and Ahmed Ogli, who was charged be aged 14, at the continued hearing is out of place in surgery.. It is by patients with rheumatism or parents." said Mr. G. W. Reeve, fore Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the of the charge of manslaughter pleasing in the juggler who plays pneumonia, by patients who had to Central Magistracy this morning, against Lo Siu-kwong, before the with knives in the air, but it submit to the surgical indignity of with entering the Colony without a Chief Justice, Mr. A. D. A. Mar- causes anxiety in an operating heing poulticed and of being treat

Gregor, at the Criminal Sessions, theatre. Sergeant Mottram said that the Supreme Court, this morning. The surgeon's hands must be de-a Fellow of the Royal College of ed by mere physic. Cases worthy of man came, from Canton yesterday Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant At-licate, but they must also be strong. Surgeons were very few, and even

passport.

and was arrested as soon as he attorney General, prosecuted and He needs a facemaker's fingers and cons were very rived at the station. Accused, it Mr. Hin-shing Lo, instructed by a seaman's grip. He must have

.

The

Headmaster of Wantsai School at the annual Speech Day this morning! In such schools it is, necessary to consider carefully the advantages of any addition or

in interest alteration to the syllabus and

was stated, had been in the Colony Mr. P. K. Kwok, of Messra Peter courage, be quick to think and

above an abscess or a broken leg. grounds of its necessity, because three times.

Sin and Company, was for the ac prompt to act, be sure of himself tied down to practise he married. Just before the young doctor set- In the primary stages Chinese Defendant said that he came herefcused, who pleaded not guilty.

and captain of the venture he com- It was a very happy union, boys are learning English, and to look for a ship to go to Shang- The jury empanelled comprised mands.

The surgeon has often to bride was the daughter of a neigh- thai, and that he has a wife and Messrs. J. P. A. Davis (foreman), fight for another's life. nothing should be introduced

four children in Canton. Sergeant F, S Eliott, R. Bell, F. M. Vasu of him then not as a massive Her-life in the country, was more fami- I conceive bouring farmer. She had spent her which would tend to weaken this Mottram asked His Worship to Devau, S. J. Pollock, A. E. B. de cules wrestling ponderously with ilar with the ways of bowls and objective.

take a serious view in the case. Sousa and M. I. Davis.

Death for the body of Aloestis, but, "It-is-now-generally-realized;fine of $100, in default_two: The case arose out-of-an-in-as-a-nimble man in doublet and

ducks than with the ways of the however, that every subject in months hard labour, was imposed. fcident which took place in an hose who,

over a prostrate ferm, her better than a Paris toque. She world, while a sunbonnet became opium divan at No. 207 Hollywood fights Death with a rapier." English is an English subject,

Road on September 7. The These reflections were the out-pastoral picture with her pink-and- was as pretty as the milkmaid of al and must be treated as such, for

cused and deceased were "sworn come of an incident which, had set white complexion, her laughing eyes instance a person learning, say

brothers" and were on the best of me thinking of the equipment of a terms.

and her rippled hair. French, may, after attaining a

surgeon and of what is needed to Recently the deceased returned fit him for his work.

Her chief charm was her radiant fair proficiency read an histori-

The episode delight in the mere joy of living. from up-country and visited the cal or a technical book in French,

The depression, he said, was deceased at the opium divan with.

The small world in which she moved) particularly when suth know not over, but great progress had the hope of obtaining work. He

was to her always in the sun, and edge will advantage him, but it been made. He urged the elimin- spoke to the deceased, who was

the sun was that of summer. There would be a mistake to tensh the p ation of many of the emergency lying on a bed, but received no re

was no town ao pretty as her little historical or technical knowledge

town, and no house so perfect as and forget that learning French measures and expenditures when ply. He tugged at his fect and a the emergency passes, and as- quarrel ensued. The deceased is

"the doctor's" in the High Street. is the major aim.

serted that the faith of the alleged to have struck the accused

"The doctor's" was a Georgian "Quite recently listory was in nation's natural forces would over the left eye with a Chinese troduced as a subject after two ultimately bring complete re- pillow and in reply the accused, years of English, and this becomes covery.

a part of a boy's "Readings" in Eng- fish. It may be thought that á difficult, and perhaps uninterest- ing, subject such as History should be left to the upper school, and this would be true many years

BANKERS MEET

Continued from Page 13

DEPRESSION, NOT OVER.

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TYPHOON STRIKES ANNAM COAST

(Continued from Page: 1)

north-east across the sea of Japan. with a fanlight like a surprised eye A depression is moving north-house with windows of many panes, it is stated, picked up a pair of servatory at 10.50 a.m. to-day, is conscious brass knocker on the door. A message from the Manila Ob-fbrow over the entry and a self- The Federal Deposit Insur- scissors and stabbed the deceased.sued through the American Con- ance Corporation chairman, after which he left the shop. The sulate, indicates that the typhoon ment, from which it was separated The house was 'close to the pave- Mr. Crowley, urged legiata deceased got up and followed but has struck the coast of Annam by a line of white posts connected tion to strengthen the bank did not get very far before he north west rehabilitation programme. collapsed.

of Tournane, and laby loops of chain. Passers-by "No new bank should be char- The accused was latter arrested is reported about 600 miles north-wooden blinds into the dining-room

moving inland. The other typhoon could look over

the low green ago, but simplication, illustration, tered unless it is economically ne-in Canton and brought to Hong east of Luzon, P. 1., moving west and see the table covered with worn and interest have been added to cessary," he declared. He advo-Kong. the modern history book, together!cated the authorising of the with a good English style, all of F.D.LC. to purchase the assets of which make it suitable for lower distressed banks to facilitate witnessed the quarrel and stabb

mergers and consolidations. United Press, per S. E. Levy and Lo. He said that he was a ser

ing, was cross-examined by Mr. MODEL COUNTY MAGISTRATE vant and caretaker. of the divan.

TO HAVE LESS POWER When the accused spoke to the de ceased and received

no reply he challenged him to "come outside," but this had no effect. The de

classes.

"When Am I Living" "Purther, Its justification lies in Company.

the fact that every school should begin early to answer the question When? to the boys it educates.

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK DEPOSITS DEMAND UP

Deceased Challenged Kwong Chuen, who said that he

north-west.

(Continued from_Page_1.);

magazines, for the room was intend- ed to Imitate a Harley-street wait- ing-room. They could see also the bright things on the sideboard, the wedding-present biscuit box, the gong hanging from two cow-horns and the cup won at some hospital sports.

To the young wife there never "When am. I living?" that is in

Having ejected Mr. Tang Shao-yi, was such a house, nor such fural- what period or era, and there is New York, To-day-The net deceased was stabbed as he made an the people of Chungshan are petiture, nor such ornaments, nor, as only one way of understanding this, mand for deposits in the Federal effort to get up from the bed. The tioning the Kwangtung authorities she went about with a duster from and that is from History books. Reserve member banks last week deceased bied profusely after re- to move the county seat at Tong Kn room to room, could there be a Every boy has a right to know showed an increase of U.S.$161,ceiving the blow, and appeared to Wan to Shek Kee, the former seat, greater joy than that of keeping samething about the historical back (000,000 as compared with the pre-be in great pain. ground of his age. Similarly to the viods week and an increase of U.S. The hearing is.proceeding. question Where? the only satisfac-$2,665,000,000 as compared with tory answer that can be given to the corresponding period of last] "where am I living"? is from a year. United Press, per S. E. Levy

study of Georgraphy.

"I shall now briefly indicate what Chinese boys should, be taught, in addition to their own, language, to rend and how to read. This may seem to be the same thing, but in

and Company.

CONFIDENCE REFLECTED IN NEW N.R.A. SET-UP

Pittsburgh, To-day. The

REVENUE INCREASE IN BRITAIN

Exchequer Returns

London, To-day

tion,

which is very near to Macao and everything polished and bright. has better facilities for communica- Her most supreme adoration, however, was for her husband. He There has been extensive smug was so handsome, so devoted, and gling in Tong Ka, Wan. The new so amazingly clever. His learning magistrate has to check this illicit was beyond the common grasp, and traffic and stamp out corruption.

the depths of his knowledge un- His powers are not so extensive fathomable. When a friend came as those of the former magistrate in at night to smoke a pipe she as the County Commissioner of would sit silent and open-mouthed, stoner of Finance are now appoint dazzling intellett. Police and the County Commis-lost In 'admiration of her husband's

my mind it distinguishes between magazine; "American Metal Mar- The Exchequer returns for the ed direct by the provincial govern How glibly he would talk of the rapid reading of words without ket," states that steel makers ex-past week show that during the grasping the sense, and Intelligent pect a slow gain in production current financial year the total for ment here, reading. Similarly to write and for the remainder of the year ordinary revenue, inclusive of self- how to write. The subjects should and a sharp rise early in 1935, balancing revenue, amounted, at

metabolism and blood-pressure; how marvellously." "he endowed common things with mystic significance when he discoursed upon the value

apon the vitamins that enrich the collected at the corresponding date SHANGHAI FOR PEIPING

common bean or even the more last year.

common cabbage. It seemed to her Expenditure for the same period, Shanghai, To-day-Sir Thomas that behind the tiny world, she exclusive of self-balancing items, and Lady Southorn left for Peiping knew there was must be taught to talk about those New York, To-day. The N. R. A. was 5876,865,480, which exceeded to-day by train, via Nanki

mysterious subjects. The tendency is to pro is planning to abandon industrial the amount expended at the corres staying two days, in Shanghal as beloved was as familiar sa was she after universe with which her well- duce writers of English and not production control. United Press, ponding date of last year by 1908, the guests of the Consul General with the conte speakers of:

600 British Wireless Service Sir John Brenan Renter

be Arithmetic, Literature, History, due to confidence in the new October 20, to 2310,081,590 which COLONIAL SECRETARY LEAVES calories of a pound of steak, or Geography and Simple Facts from NRA set-up. United Press, is £1,121,285 more than the amount

Nature and Science.

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