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overestimate what he has done for the Chinese in Hongkong." Other Hongkong worthies referred to aro H. Wa Ting-fang, and Messrs. Wei Yuk and Wel Ou, both men of great public spirit and doing much for the wel fare of their fellow countrymen in the Colony." The musical article is thoroughly American, and will startle some musiciaus. An article ou the shorigines of Hainan has novel interest, We regretted to notice in this number a good many typographical errors.

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The Commission of 11.3.8. Glory, flagship of Commander-in-Chief, China Station 1900. 1904. By A. R. BUTTERWORTH. London Westminster Press. Harrow Roid, W. THIS volume forms one of a series called the

"Log" sorios issued from the above publish ing house.

The two objects of the series are defined as being to give to each man in the Navy, as far as possible, a complete account of his life in the service, and also to bring before flat vast majority who know so little about the Navy the true life of the British Sailor. We eun hardly say of the volume before us that it is likely to be read largely by the class of prople who know little or nothing of the true life of the British sailor, but it is a book which will doubtless bo purchased by every man on the ship during the Commission it describes, and many a reader in this Colony and the Treaty ports of China will doubtless find nue to interest them in the record, which runs to 152 pages.

HAMBURG LETTER.

June 30th.

EDWARD VIE. AT HAMBURG.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 2nd, 1904.

On the next day the following passage appears;

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thero Royal words bridge over dil. periode | tures to parade-kis ignorance of the A B C of | of temporary estrangement; for not only our national defence by ignoring or undervaluing the oversigns, but the peoplo as well, are connected Raval factor in it; and discussions of our system by ties of blood...........

of naval education may be profitably carried or I put off writing this wook anțil to-day in order

outside paroly professional circles. to be able to give an account of King Edward's

The introduction of the new or Osborne system visit to Hamburg on the 28th inst. His "Tho nowe that the King had accepted the was beraided by an attack on what in the Navy Majesty arrived from Kiel by train at 11 invitation hay conred general satisfaction, we call "r-chasing," and by a vigorous demand a.a., and was received on the platform on leaving portionlarly in commercial and shipping circles, that time should be taken from that pursuit and his carriage by the Burgomasters and other civic who look upon it as a proof of His Majesty's devoted to the study of "practical" science. and military dignitaries and by our Consul cognition of their successful efforts to raise Ilaring attended last monthie (May 1994) General. Sir Willing Ward, and the two Vice Germany to a foremost position in the trading resting of the Classical Association at Oxford, Consuls.. About a hundred members of the world. Coming from the ruler of the greatest I came away hmpressed by the absence of all British colony had also assembled to give their commercial nation that ever existed, it is felt desireou the part of the members professionally sovereign a hearty welcome, but unfortunately to Is all the more valuable. King Edward engaged in trucking slassics to exclude from they did not stand together in a hody, having from the beginning has proclaimed his mission our schools or to undervalue what are called got mixed up with passengers alighting from

to be that of a Trince of Peace, and us such Eselentific subjects. I was also impressed by two trains which had come in just before his knows that it not only behores him to their desire-unanimous as far as I could sea-- the Royal one, and with other interlopers not over all international bickerings, bat | to include those subjects in our scheme of aho hud by some means or other obtain also to advance by all means in his power the education. Whatever arrangement is come to, ed admission. It is to be hoped, however, pursuits and arte of peace. With the eye of an it must be a compromise, and a compromise in that the King will havo discovered the presencexpert he will examine all we have done and are the best sense. The spirit displayed at Oxford of his loyal subjects by the enthusiastic ring doing towards the same end, and we have no ought to prevail with those who deviso schemes of their hip hip-hurrah when joining in the doubt he will be confirmed in his desire to mo of naval education, whatever may be the subjects | general cheering. Drowsed in naval uniform the two kindred nations advance side by side to bo included in it. The above-mentioned abservation that it checks readiness of resource. HAVE YOU TRIED he looked remarkably well. and nobody who in the ways of peaco.

reaction against the mudve predominance of Amongst the qualifies most needed iun naval : saw him would hay suspected, if he had not

x-chusing" is a proof of this,

ceramander are intellectual alertness known, that barely two years ago he was at

What is it that we require a system of train-Hexibility of mind, Specialisation of training death's door. He wore his usual genial smile,

ing naval officers to produce Obviously, we

chiefly, if not exclusively, composed of the which cannot fail to have charmed the crowd

require it to produce men suited for high com

examination or manipulation of machinery- in and outside the building, as he descended the

raide Any system which fails to do this is

whether it be that which moves a gun, operate We cannot stairs, and leaving the station passed along the

beyond all question defective.

a torpedo, or propels a ship-is not favourable appeal to the results of our present system, front of the guard of honour, a company of the

to the development of the alertness or the 31st Foot, drawn ap there to receive him. › Tho

because it has not been long enough in exis-exibility. King, conducted by Burgomuster Dr. Hachwaun,

touce to enable us to ace its ultimate effects. then antered one of the senatorial carriages that

We can, however, see what it aims at, and can had been held in readiness, nud, preceded Bud,

estimate the probability of its achieving the result which the country hus a right to require followed by a troop of the Wandsbek Hussara,

of it. Stated briefly, the object of cur present drove of to the harbour, his unito and the other

system is to turn out specialists. The Navy gentlemen following as their earringes cutno up.

itself is a special profession. It also contains The harbour presentel a guy sight; thotastefully bunting, numerous flags on shore tuttering in the breeze, and the crowd cheering lustily Unfortunately the clerk of the weather office

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The commercial paper, the Börsenhalle, welcomes the King as a Prince of Peace and the friend and protector of Anglo-German business relations. It considers it a bigh honwar that the King by his visit should give, in a measure, personal pledge that the common afforts, which have for centuries bound together the Anglo-Saxon races, and have raised them tó the high position they occupy in the world, shall go on. The development of the trade und industries of Germany has been very rapid, we have distanced all other nations and have become worthy rivals of Great Britain, who still retains, however, the command of the ass, Peace and goodwill amongst nations are in- existence, and as the bringer of both we welcome to the city and to the exchange of Hamburg King Edward, the illustrious guest of our

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We must come to the conclusion that, however good within its present limited range, indeed, that without expansion it cannot pro- our naval education system is still imperfect; dnce the result which is most desired..

A DEAF AND BLIND B.A.

On Commencement Day at Radcliffe College (rays Me. J. A. Mucy, writing in the current number of the Woman of Home) Miss Helen decorated landing-stage, the ships covered with dispensable factors in a healthy struggle for within its own speciality certain narrow speclall of practical value lo naval effours. At the Keller received with the class of Niunteon-Fear

the degree of Bachelor of Arts. When it was

senounced four years ago that a girl who has

Teen deaf and blind since the age of nineteen zmonths bad passed the entrance examinations to the highest American college for women, the

world was amazed, and half the world disbelieved The beginning was incredible. The end still 1:019 incredible, will have been achieved by the time this peper is printed.

is no

respecter of persons; squalls and showers of rain at intervals wado the sail beat. Still, as King Edward steamed through on the river less pleasant than it might have the extensive lines of docks he not fail to have been impressed by the sight of what has been accomplished in little more thou aquarter of a contury. It was not till after To Miss Kellor's cars the poetry of our race the Franco-German war that the work was bus never como in audible rhythms; yet she commenced; with utter disregard for what Has read Shakespeare. Milton, Wordsworth already existed, whole streets bordering the Kools and Shelley, Browning and TonyRon river were pulled down, the Elbe islands were Cicethe and Hugo. Lacking two senses, she incorporated in the scheme, and starting thus has studied, with such intelligence as has been tabula rasa." the decks, with their wharves anal oannonded by her instructore, those problems hands and long rows of warehouses and offices, of the relation between the sex and the mind were constructed on a uniform plan which has which wo call philosophy. She has learned then strictly adhered to in all extensions first principles of government and economics. In Latin sho has pursued her path through works by Terence, Plautus, Hornco, Tacitus

Cicero, Catullus, and Luerelius. She has von

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her degree in regular cours with no special concession on account of the difficulties in her case. Moreover she receives her degree cuns landé“ (““with praise"). This means that in every course she has done creditable work, and in the mujority of courses has recsivod a grade of distinction. As an additional "decoration," her diploma will bear the words in Latin): Not only approved in the whole academic couose, but excellent in English: Letters."

Miss Koller's work in college is rated by academic standards as sovente aut a half canos, the number required of a candidate for the degree of Buchelor of Arts. A course con- sists of three lectures or recitations a week for De school year. The formal records of the college credit Miss Keller with two courses iu Freach, one in Geran, two in English com position, a half-course in Milton; three courses in Latin, one in government, one in economics,

rendered necessary by the steadily-growing traffic of tho pert. This gives an air of grandeur tui symmetry to the harbour which many of the older ones luck, where one dock has been as occasion demanded, in a added to another more or less unsystematic manner without a general plan laid down from the beginning..

COMMERCIAL VELATIONS.

genute.

.

The Hamburge and Nuchrichten, the organ

from office, and would-be perpetuator of his of the late Prince Bismarck after his retirement political ideas and principles, gives expression to very much the same sentiments. They profess to receive the King on the guest of the town of Hamburg, not only with the reverence due to the Monarch of England, but also with a hearty acknowledgment of the distinction conferred upon the city by the Royal visit. It is a proof that King Edward fully recognises the importance of Hamburg as the leading commercial port, not only of Germany, bat of the whole Continent, und desires to show that he doen so; and this from the sovereign of Great Britain, from when for centuries our mer- chanta and shipowners have received inspiration and instruction, is all the more gratifying. For hundred of years the trade between Hamburg and England has been more active than between any other two countries; no city on the Continent in kimbued with English sympathies and ideas, and nowhere has the irritation displayed by the English against us, as their most success ful rivals in trade, heen miere sincorely regretted The King, than when no one is more competent to judge, will perceive the enormous strides we have made in every direction, and that numerons industries are thriving alongside of shipping

His Majesty, on his return from the river was conducted to the Exchange, where the Cou- mittes of the Chamber of Commerce met him in the gallery overlooking the body of the hall, which was densely thronged with merchnuts and their clerks. The Chairman of the Cham- commerco. her addressed a few words to the King, and then called for three cheers from the crowd, which were given with a right. good will. After expressing his acknowledgment of the hearty welcome accorded him, in a for German sentences, he rotired, repairing to the Town Hall. where a sumptuous luncheon was served, to which some fifty guests sat down. Bur gemaster Dr. Hachmann, in rising to propose His Majesty's Jalth. bogged leave to thank him, in his own name and that of the town, for his

But he will not fail to understand at the same time, that the keenness of competi- tion between nations works beneficially for all concerned, and we hope that the reception he in about to receive will take the edge off the bitter feelings the English may still entertain og ainst us, and convince them that, as far at least as trade is concerned, our interests are identical with their own.

ties. There are the Gunnery Branch, the Navigating Branch, the Engineer Branch, and the Torpedo Branch. Till very recently the Engineer Branch was regarded as a persistent speciality; that is to say, its members wore to

their carcer. remain engineers and nothing else throughout

This has now been altered, and

those who are to be trained at first for the branch are eventually to rerert to the general body of officers, in order that they may succeed. or have an equal chance of succeeding, to positions of command.

A mere knowledge of the two languages (Latin and Greek) or even of one of theia, is

Oxford meeting I had an opportunity of adducing from my own experience an instarce of Latin prevented the risk of a grace in- in which a sea-going navel officer's knowledge

tornational complication. Of course one swallow does not make a summer, and a single instance, though it may prove much, does not prove everything; but we may challenge the produc tion of an instance showing anything like equivalent value of the result of any of the specialised branches of training. The voea-

derived, or daughter languages--the Frenck, the Spanish, and 1310 Italian. These Ara 'the modern forsign languages of must use to English naval officers, to whom German is quite useless. A moderate amount af early instruction in Latin greatly facilitates the nequisition of any one of the above-name ucdern tougnes, Officers who attend the classes of strategy and tactics at Greenwich would not have their studies lessened if they know sono- thing of the langungo from which the names of the two subjects are derived.

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The inezabers of a socialise brauch, exceptbulary of Latin naturally resembles that of the DB. NEWELL WILBON. DR. WILLIAM DANEL in rays instances, only remain in that branch for a short time. If we say that it takes an officer about twenty-four years to reach the rank of captain, he will have served in his speciality little more than a third of that time. The more brilliantly he performs his dutina રાસ a Gunnery or Torpedo Liutemut the shorter his serving as one is likely to be, because the successful specialist generally gets promoted early. In the great majority of cuses promotion to the mank of com. minder ends the officer's connection with his specialist ranch. In the Navigating Panel and this is highly significant and worthy of attention the connection more frequently lasts longer. Gunnery and torpedo work uro purely naval, and are not essentially parts of an officer's duty in his capacity as 4. Navigating work, on the other hand, is of general nautical character, and efficiency in its performance is indispehable to the mariner ou the quarter-deck, whether he belongs to the Royal Navy or not. There are some reasons for expecting, when the now system of training

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I respectfully maintain that the study of classical history will be found of inestimables value by officers appointed to commun - ou fleets, especially fleets in distant waters, where oven in peace time, contact and communication with foreign and strange nations are frequent It will be remembered that Mohan wakes effective use of the record of the Second Punic War as illustrative of the influence of sea-power upon history. Illustrations as effective may ho taken from the records of more remote The earliest wars of which we periode. naval engineers las heen longer in existence,

have detailed accounts tell the same story! that the condition as regards the Engineer Why did Xerxes Persians, when advancing Branch

as that now in progress in the Far East.

will approximute to that of the Navigating Branch. Even then, a large propor

to the invasion of Attica, instead of the easier tion of officers, trained under the system will pussage by sea from Asia Minor, make a long land quit the branch for the ranks of the generally? The answer is. For the same reason that march through Thrace, Macedonia, and Thessa-

body,

The Fremdenbluit, the paper of the Liberal party, speaks much in the same strain one in the history of Medieval Europe, two in į oracious acceptance of their invitation, the first reign that has ever visited our town, may rest güunery and torpedo--which, it ought to be supplies to the single line of the Trans-Siberian

*King Edward, who is the first British suve- As regards the prominent specialities

ami bliud.

with is not due to the impulso of the moment, assured that the hearty welcome he will meet

but is evoked by the consciousness of a commun- ity of interests; nowhere is it so well understood that where there is honest competition there must be many interests in common. The growth of the productive powers of both nations de- made the opening up of new markets, where to import such commodities as they themselves do not produce; to both the unintenance of porco

Shakespeare, one in Elizabethan literature, one in the English Bible, que in English literature honour to entertain. Then, continuing, he dwelt

and are still attracting to then solvas the dower British sovereign that they had ever had the

explained, have for some years past attracted, of the nineteenth century, and one in the history

on the close commercial relations which for

of the officers' corps, the condition of brief con- of philosophy. Of the courses offered by the centuries had existed between Hamburg and

nection with them is likely to endure. In other college some are impossible for any blind person. Great Britain and her colonies, and expressed a

words, our system of naval education is so still others are impossible for her who is douf hope that the visit of the King that day would

arranged but in the case of the most promising Miss Koller's work inclusies no conduce to their further development and to the

young officers it only twins them, and indeed inteperlent research, no fine arts, music, draw-growth of feelings of friendship and sympathy

only professes to train them, for the special ing, themistry, botany, zoology, geology, astro between the two nations. His Majesty in return

duties of one of several branches of their pro nong, physics, or any other subject which ing thanks fully concurred in the sentiments

fession. The leading principle of our system is involves the use of instruments and physical examelated by His Magnifices the Burgo is of paramount necessity. We welcome King that of training sets of specialists, the great specimens. No mathemation appear in horaaster, and then stepped out upon the balcony Edward's visit as a pledge that he, recognising majority of whom will cease to be specialists in

nrriculam, sithongh Miss Keller pussed the overlooking the Rathlonstmarkt," where a this international solidarity, as tho Kaiser eight or nine years' time.

The general public admission requirements in algebra and geometry,

termed it last week, will on his return to his own will more readily perceive what this means if and might, if she liked, go far into pure mathe-

country exert the great influence he possesses for the sake of illustration, we apply the condi maties, Literature, history, and philosophy she

over his people to establish firmly the idea of this tious to another profession in which specialisa can parene to still distant goals.

solidarity of the two nation.

tion of brunckes is common. In the medical profession there are several special branches-- oculists, aurists, &c. What would be thought of a system of medical education which divided the ablest of the young students into specialised sections in spite of the curtainty that, as soon as some years' experience had made them adepts in their specially, they would abandon it and devoto themselves to general practico?

large crowd had been awaiting his appearance and now greeted him with loud cheers.

A drive round the Alster concluded the pro grame, the King returning to Kiel shortly after four o'clock.

THE WHY OF IT.

If there be any truth in the following story it would appear that the idea of the King's visit originated with the Kaiser, who, when here for the races on the Sunday before, inquired

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The work of the normal student consists in listening to discourse and in reading books, He takes in at his ears the stream of informa- tion that comes forth from the lips of the instractors, while his hand is busily inscribing in a notebook the main points of the lecture. This stream of information came to the deaf- of one of the Burgemasters at luncheon at the copious extracts were made. blind student through her fingers, into which Prussian ambassador's whether they had thought In a discussion of the merits of classical Miss Sullivan. her instructress, spelt the words of asking King Edward. On receiving a reply in study as part of our English system of educa- almost as fast as they were spoken. But there the negative he suggested that an invitation lotion, the Navy ought not to be left out of sight, was no means of taking notes. After the sent off at once by wire. This was done, and and also that the practical value of a knowledge lectures for the day, Miss Koller made notes the King signified his acceptance of the hos of classical subjects to many card oflesrs is efficiency. To extend it beyond those limits is voluntary work; that is, to those who would be from memory on her Braille machine. In its pitality offered the same aftornou. Be this as great enough to justify its inclusion in cur to mistake the end and object of training. The

most likely to turn it to good account. It is way this was realfont training. Bat itoonsan-it may, the local Freas bus poem unanimous in scheute of officers' training. We have got be all but universal abandonment of the special worth the while of people who are old enough el much time, and often delayed the preparation giving His Majesty a hearty welcome, the yond the times in which it used to be necessary brunches by the deliberately trained for to have cunght the unreasoning mania of five- for the Lext day for into the evening, The Echo, a Socialist paper, being the only one to to begin a dissertation on anything relating to them as soon as enough time. has ben and-twenty years ago for what Professor G. work of preparation out of class was long and ignore his presence in Hamburg. The fam the sea-service with a demonstration of the devoted to them to render the wastery of Ramsay calls "facile and shoddy course" to hard. Few books of use to a student ure print-burger Correspondent, principally read by the importance of the Nary to the Empire and of them possible, is en

of the look around them and see what is being done in ei in the raised Braille characters which the Upper Ten, and supposed toreceive its inspiration the desirability of inducing the public to interest insufficiency of the system. As soon as the other countries. The example of Germany is blind zesd. Many were specially made for Miss from Berilu. says in a leader on 27th ult." We, ❘ itself in naval matiora, It is now all but more capable offers reach the stage at which being perpetually forced upon our attention. Keller, but by no means all. In her last year together with the majority of the German universally recognised--all but universally be the prospect of obtaining positions of command Well, Germany seems to be suore devoted to ahost every book she needed was written for papers, regard King Edward's visit as a fresh cause a passive-defence enthusiast sometimes comes in sight they nearly all husten to class cal study than any country in the world. Estimates given for all kinds of Electrical wor her in Braille. The work was done by bind guarantee of peace. The Kaiser has emphasized raises his voice that the essential condition of withdraw from the special branches, This is a The Americans are justly regarded as an up-to- people, and other's all over the world, and paid this in his speech on the arrival of the King our national security is the maintenance of a proof-although it may not be often perceived date people, and amongst them classical educa- for by friends. Compared, however, with the in Kiel, and the latter in his reply has further strong and efficient fleet. The true position of that our naval education scheme is too narrow; tion has extended within the last few years at a equipment of books in inkpriut, Rccessible to confirmed it by expressing his wish that: Our the Navy in the defensive arrangements of the that it must embrace something beyond rate of which there is no previous example the student who sees or who can hear others dags may over float side by side for the main. British Empire has come to be a commonplace mere plau for turning out temporary The latter is a highly impressive fact? a fact of read aloud, Misa Keller's library was very tenance of peace and the welfare, not only of of everyday journalism and even of drawing specialists; and that the trno object of which we should do well to take serivas zote.----

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