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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 8TH, 1905,
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in lieu of giving a summary, repeated of disconnected data, is banned in favour of f sentence by sentence what had been blunthe far truer conception of the assimilation
of principles
In a word, the leringly translated to him--and did so as
cultivation of the memory is superseded by a mistter of course, evidently attaching no
the cultivation of the pupil's powers of importance to his ability to perform such a
perception, reasoning and imagination," feat. This faculty of momery, invaluable no doubt, in certain directions, is probably It may be hoped that this new departure to some degree hereditary with the Chinese, will be adhered 19, and that a stand hay at and is strengthened by the immense amount last been made against a mode of eden of mere learinng by heart, which forms tion the pernicious effects of which are the staple of their intellectual training. strikingly shown by the results which Something, of course, must be allowed for, have been produced in China by adhering their individual character, but, in the main, to a system which is cssentially sintar to that so pointedly condemned by Mr. the extraordinary powers of memory which WHISKY.the Chinese posters are, no doubt, due to
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education. We thus have in them a very good indication of what may be expected from a method of teaching which makes constantly increasing demands upon the were powers of memory, us, there can be no question, has been the tendency of, the examination system which has of late years been so much pressed forward in England, despite the warnings of men like MATTHEW ARNOLD who were fully alive to its short. comings. The ultimato effect of such a system is to crush out individual thenight and to bring the intellectual development. of a country to something like a dend level--such as indeed, is very generally
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Chinese, who are proverinally lacking in anything approach. ing originality. The wonder is, perhaps, that they are able to retain as initiative as they have and that everything like an original iden has not been educated out of them. It is not surprising that wa seldom find a Chinawan rise to any height upon any given subject out of his ordinary range. He is quite content to go by prece dent or authority and seldom troubles to test principles for himself. On the other hand, he rarely falls below an average level;
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A fatal case of cerebro-spinal meningitis is reported to have occurred in London last month. The Meeting, of the Legislative Council has been postponed to Thursday, 15th instant, at 2.30 p.m.
Mr. Joseph Rowo, 2nd officer of the s.. Thyro, desires us to publish his earnest denial that he
alleged by was ever asloup on watch, as defendant in a recont sction.
A meeting of the Singapore Chinese Christian Association recently decided" That this House considers that the time has come for the Manchu Government to ease to rule China."
According to the Fremdenblatt, Dr. Tanba, the Austro-Hungarian Minister in Belgrade, will shortly leave his post, and be replaced by Baron Caikaan, the Austro-Hungarian Minister
in Peking.
The Singapore Free Press reports that s European quartermaster on the P. & O., mail steamor Chuan mot with a fatal accident on A beary block fell on his head and May 25th. fractured his skull. He was taken to the General Hospital and died shortly after admission.
Mr. Thomas Giles, better known as Gollins, the musical wa," of Harmaton's Circus, died of small-peut Bangkok, on the 14th May. Whilst the Circus was in Bangkok his wife, Malle. Ones, was taken ill and had to be removed to the hospital. Gellino remained. behind when the Circas left, in order to attenl to his wife, but contracted smáli-por whilst sho was progressing towards recovery, Mr. Giles, who was a native of Edinburgh and 45 years of age, leaves a widow and five children.
TELEGRAMS.
("DAILY 'PRESS" SERVICE]
NEW FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER.
LONDON, 7th June.
Lance Borgeant Pitt of the Water Police
M. Delcassé has now definitely and gallantly rescued a Chiusman from drowning in the Harbour on Monday last. As a launch towings kampan was going alongside the st. finally thrown up the portfolio of the Zafiro the passengers on board the sampForeign Office, owing to dissatisfac
made arush to board the launch. Ono man,
M. Rouvier, the recently elected
his footing fell into the water and was sinking tion following the Morocco incident. a second time when bo was grasped by the plucky sergeant, who had taken a header from the Palice pinuace and swamu te bis Essistance. He was kept oflout until the launch hauled the President of the Chariber, succeeds rescuer and rescued on board. No doubt, the
authorities will take suitable notice of this brave act, which was the means of saring the Chinaman's life.
The Englishman does not consider that the servast problem in India will be solved by the mportation of Chinese Europeans whe hare gone from Iulia to the Far East havo always lamented the absence of Indian servants: It is
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common custom in India for masters to entrust large sums of money to the custody of their servants. The officers of Indian regi monte, now located in China, it appears, have
THE WAR.
[REUTER'S SEBEVICE.]
THE PROSPECTS OF PEACE,
LONDON, 5th June. The Italian Minister in Washington- after a prolonged conference with Cqual Cassini on Saturday conforced with President
Roosevelt; and M. Takahira was then sum- moped from New York. A prolonged inter- view took place with Mr. Roosevelt, M.
Takahira stated afterwards that there
could be no progress until St. Petersburg was heard from. According to the Slan- dard, the American Ambassador in St. Petersburg reports that this is not likely to be for a fortnight, till the present excite- ment hus subsided; but, with reserve, he opines that prospects are hopeful.
him, and it is thought probable that M. Rouvier's appointment will prove | RUSSIANS INTERNED AT MANILA.
to be a permanent one.
sufforsti sorarely owing to their baring carried a this habit into places Bike Hongkong and Shanghai. The Anglo-Chiness papors are fall of complaints adto the absolute dishonesty of the majority of servants in the country, and auggest that it is possible to pay too highly for clean and efficient service.
The third volume of the German General
Staff's history of the South African war brings the narrative of events up to the end of Lord Robot's command, and summarises the tactical lessons to be derived from the first year of the campaign. It thus sums up its judgment on Lord Roberts's great march to Pretoria:- Within four weeks, which included a ten days"
Messrs. Benjamin, Kelly & Potts were yester- day advised by telegraph that Messrs. S. Chalt at Kroonstadt, Lord Robert's troops Farnbun Boyd & Co., Lil. (Shanghai), hare accomplished a march of 250 miles through a declared a Fizal Dividend of Tis. S per share country ifl-supplied with water, roads or pro- (making Tla. 13 per share for the year), trans-visions; daring this time they were continually ferrod Tls 100,000 to Reserve Fund, and carried fighting, their subsistence was precarions, and their communications inssouro. Ik is a pôr- forward Tis. 34,000.
formance which bears eloquent testimony to precedent, the Chinunan usually fails. It is
the leader's energy and to the endurance and from this shortcoming that the Chinese
self-sacrifice of his troops, and it is one which have, during the many years they hazu been in contact with Europeans, been able to Tai cbow-Taokan railway, and the iron mines will always be memorable in military history. turn the knowledge they have had oppor- within their concession aren, promises, says the The Standard's St. Peterburg correspondent In Peking Times, to come to su and very shortly, is informed that very startling evidence has Lunity of acquiring to so little account.
been given before the Commission on the cir with the signing of the contract. ordinary business matters they have cer
oumstances attending the warrender of Port tuinly shown powers of adaptation and Advertisers and other correspondents ap Arthur. The evidence, so far as he can gather, organisation of no mediocre kind; but inparently do not take note of the usual instrucbas been uniformly of an unfavourable character
The interminable discussion which has boon taking place between the Chinese authorities and the Poling Syndicate in cannention with
PRINCE VON BUELOW.
LONDON, 7th June.
Count von Buelow has been made
von
Prince by the Emperor of Germany.
THE GERMAN WEDDING.
LONDON, 7th June.
'The marriage ceremony of the Crown Prince of Germany to the
Grand Duchess. Cecilia passed off
without a hitch yesterday.
It
NORWAY AND SWEDEN.
LONDON, 5th Juus. The internment of the Russian Warships
in Manila has been ordered.
COMPRADORE CHARGED
WITH PERJURY.
The hearing of the case against Shi Tal Teoi, compradore to the Hongkong, Canton and Magan Steamboat Co., who stand; indicted
on the charge of making two contradictory statements of fact material to an issue in Action No. 104 of 1904 in the Supreme Court, in his evidence taken before the Registrar of the said court on aù inquiry for an account, was continned before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Police Court yesterday.
Mr. B. N. Ferrers (instructed by Mr. O. D. Thomson) prosecuted, and Mr. C. F. Dixon (of Mr. J. Hasting's office) appeared for the
defendant.
Li Hong Hi declared.-Ismassistant Chinese interpreter of the Supreme Court I remember the case between Chiu Hop Lam and the present defondant, in which an enquiry was hold before the Registrar, at which I acted as Interpreter. Defendant gave evidenos in the Cantonese dialect, and I correctly interpreted Nor-the questions pat to the defendant and also
days
LONDON, 7th June, is expected that the wegian Senate will within a few sever the union with Sweden.
his answers.
In cross-examination-I interpreted in this matter before the Registrar from 17th April to 16th May last.
After hearing the evidence of arrest, His
FATAL HURRICANE IN NATAL. Worship stated that bo was of opinion that a
LONDON, 7th June.
It is reported that during a severe
Correspondents must foripard their nems, and ad- Political affairs, where a higher mastery tions for addressing their communications: for General Stossel. It has been declared by hurricane in Natal, a reservoir burst,
dress, with communications addressed to the Editor, not for publica tanı, bel as evidence of good faith
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of principles is required, they have learnt. very little from their intercourse with foreign nations; and, indeed, many of their most astute statesmen show themselves still unable in any way to understand them. It has been usual to put this down to the natural conservatism of their nature; but it may be questioned whether, in this view, the cause is not mistaken for the effect; and whether the truth is not that the Chinese are not so much wedded to the past for its own sake, as because their habit of mind' makes it difficult for them to set aside their traditions and grasp the fact that new principles have to be applied to changed circumstances.
THE effects of the examination system
This tone of mind is certain to be pro- which has for ages been in force in Chinn, and which bas had much to do with theduced where education runs too much in formation of the Chinese intellect, are well the direction of mere mastery of certain worthy of consideration by those at home subjects by rote, and there is reason to fear who pin their faith upon a mode of pro. cedure now rapidly approaching that of the It is somswbat curious that, while our educational authorities have for years been discussing the effects of forced examinatione, with the result that some of the best experts have been disposed to denounce the system as pernicious and mistaker, it does not seem to have occurred to anyone to refer to the great object lesson on this subject, which is presented by what
that something of this kind is actually being induced by the emmming system so much resorted to of late years at home, and that there is a danger that the powers of original and independent thought may be crushed out by forced exercise of memory on facts and formulas necessary to press examinations in special subjects, which, in
nine cases out of ten, are of little use in after life, and ill repay the labour that is spent upon them. In one respect the
tance of addressing letters intended for Business They are respectfully reminded of the impor-thess who served nader kim that he rarely went Department, Advts, &c., to the Manager; and those for the Editorial Department only to the EDITOR.
Inspector Macdonald charged a coolie before Mr. G. N. Orme at the Police Court yesterday with house-breaking at Yeumati. The defendant entered a henss in Temple Street during the absence of the residents, and got away with money and promissory notes to the value of 2201. He was found guilty and sentenced to four months' hard labour and six hours' stocks
In the course of an address to the troops at Strasburg, the Kaiser is reported to have said, My son Adalbert told me that the Russia officers bought all the champagne that was procurable at Kiao-chau." "Young soldiers," urged the Kaiser, must be exercised as muck as possible, and in that case will be glad of a rest instead of indulging in enervating pleasures,
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Three of the crew of the sailing ship Deccan were charged before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at
the Police Court yesterday with assaulting the Chief Oficer. The complainant, it appears, ordered the men to furl the sails during a
shower. They refused, and on his pressing his
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GERMANY AND JAPAN.
to the front, but devoted his principal energies and 440 people were killed. to enriching himself. Unfortunately. Mime. Stossel has not escaped consure. It is decla red that the wife of the Commander-in-Chief owned 40 cows, which were fed on bread while the garrison were on short rations. The milk from these come was sold at the rate of two shillings a battle. Que officer stated that ho gave three pounds ton shilings for a turkey which he purchased from General Stosiel. The report that Stossel was condemned to be shot still circulates.
LONDON, 5th June. The Keiser has conferred the crder of the Red Eagle, Bacond class, on Count Its, and the order of the Crown, first class, en Director
Saito.
BATTLESHIPS IN COLLISION.
LONDON, 5th June.
Sir John Wolfe Barry; presiding over the half- yearly meeting of the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Co. (Ltd.), said the gross receipts for the half-year amounted On Saturday night the Channel Squadron £331.788, as against £265,259 for the struck a dense fog off Dover. The Geser col- corresponding period of 1903. This was owing Bided with the merchant ship Afghanistan, to the grantly increased trade in Japan and which sank with the loss of 18 hands. The Chius. A year ago there was much perturbe-Triumph collided with the Swiftsure, the latter tion amongst ocean telegraph companies boing badly damaged. The Triumph and the on account of wireless telegraphy. At that Cater were only slightly damaged. time he assured the whareholders that they were alarming themselves unnecessarily and
Another good thing he had to announce was THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT COMPENSATES subsequent oronts and proved him correct.
the fact that the proposed German and Dutch Far Eastern Telegraph Company with which
THE CANTON MURDER CLAIM.
THE WIDOW.
On Tuesday, June 6th, the widow of the
prima facie casa had been made out against the defendant, and he would, therefore, commit him for trial at the next criminal sessions.
NEW JAPANESE BATTLESHIP.
On July 4th the new Japanese battleship Katori, which will rank as one of the moal powerful men-of-war in the world's feets, will
Barrow-in-Furness. be launched at
The occasion will be one of unusual interest, as the christening ceremony will be performed by Princess Arisagawa. Her Imperial Highness will be accompanied by her husband.
The now battleship has been ready for launch- ing for some time, but the event has bee deferred in view of the coming vialt of Prince and Princess Arisugawa. This delay will not in any way retard the completion of the resul The Katori is of the same size as the Lord Nelsons, which are under construction for the British Fleet, displacing 16,000 tons of water. The main details of this battleship are: Length 420 feet Mean draught Beam............
78 feet indicated
27 feat
Coal Functual... 750) feat horsepower 16,000
fall 1,8 tons Speed 18 knots
AURAMENT.
418in. (45 calibro), in bar. In 12-pounders and two bottom of armoire, IVia. 12-pounders for landing
ригроков. thick.
6-pounders.
4 10in (45 calibre), in bat bettes of Bis, armour.
12 din. all protected; 19
will be in a fin. armoured battery.
6 Mszime.
5 18in. submerged torpedo tubes, four on the broadakle and one aft.
ARMOUR.
The main features of the armour-protoction are a complete water-line belt of Din. thick, tapering aft to 21ft. thick, and an intermediate bolt forming the bars of the armoured main dock battery, varying from 8in. to din. The conuing-tower and the communication-tube will bo Din. thick, and there will also be an observa- tion station of 5in. thickness
This powerful vessel will, of course, be unable
A
order they set upon him. The first, and second they had been threatened and which was to murdered No. 3 Compradore of tho B. & S. to leave England during the present war.
have been subsidized by the Governments of stanmor Kazon was to receive $3,000 Mex. from second Japanese battleship was recently launched those countries, had now been definitely shelved the American Government, through the Consul, ↑ at Elswick, by an understanding with this company. It was Genera! Lay. proposed to pay a dividend of 2s. 6d. per share and a bonus of is. per share, making, with the Interim dividend, 7 per cent. for the year. The
defendants were each sentenced to one month's hard labour, while the third was discharged,
The Sheffield Daily Independent of May 4th publishes a long article describing two new. inventions-two new steels that have remark-
MORE ABOUT THE BALTICERS,
This was the full amount claimed by the women, whose husband, was drowned by some
The captain of the Dutch steamer Perlac unidentified member of a shore-party of which arrived yesterday, reported that the agent,
has been produced in China by persistent Chinese system is really better than the able qualities. "Vor Etool," to be exported Marquis of Tweeddale Baconded the report American milers from the Helena, on Septem- at Bwalow told him at a Russian cruiser had
cramming system which has so much come into vague at home. The Chinese at least exercise their memory upon what, according
to their lights, is the best it can be employed upon, that is in mustering their classical literature-while, at home, the whole powers of the pupil's mind are axbausted in acquiring a parrot knowledge
at about 35 to 40 cents per lb, is au air hardener for high spoed tool manufacture. The Sheffield Stool Makers, Ltd., have also water-barsiening
tool steel of such marvellous qualities that we feel why about quoting the reports of its performances.
which was adopted.
CREW OF OLDHAMNIA" AT
HONGKONG.
ber 26th, 1904. The affair caused a painful stopped u stesmer off Breaker Point and taken sensation at the time, Chinese comments being 200 tons of coal from hor. Ho know no particularly bitter. Although the American
particulars. Government failed to fix the guilt on any individual for punishment, it is now hoped that The orew of the sa Oldhamnia arrived | the Chinese may recognise that Western justice here yesterday by the Douglas B. Haiching. is not u negligible quantity. We wonder if this story will be new to the On the 18th May, in the southern end of the Formosa Channel the steamer on- Irish characteristics. It is attributed to Baron countered the Russian fest. distinguished author of a recent lecture on
She had a
adherence to this very method. The Chinese mind affords a very useful illustration of the effects, both for good and for evil, which such a system is calculated to produce. In China the test of severe examination for scholastic degrees has been carried to lengths never dreamt of in any other part of the world, and the whole course of Chinese education is based upon the highest cultiva of a variety of subjects in a form which is Dowse, the celebrated Judge. "I was down in carge of kerosine in cases from New York, the tion of the faculty of most valus under such designed not to afford any useful mastery of Cork last month holding aesizes. On the first ship having cleared for Hongkong, though she circumstances, that namely of accurate, but them, but merely to make a show at a day, when the jury came in, the officer of the perfunctory memory. Those who have had examination. It is a subject of congratula-Court said-- Gentlemen av the jury, ye'll take yer accustomed places, if yo plaze. And any to do with the more educated Chinese have, tion that some of the best authorities seem indeed, been astonished at the powers which at last likely to obtain a hearing, and that I never laugh," said the baron, "if they didn't they possess in this respect. An instance the new Rules and Regulations which have. been recently framed for the public schools is mentioned where a European who was studying Chinese translated roughly to his are based upon a more rational foundation. "Teacher," as an exercise, about a columa In an article upon them contribuied by Mr. of the newspaper report of a legal case which CLOUDLEY BRERETON to the Fortnightly he BAYS" The old bad ideal, that has 80 was attracting some attention and, on his asking his teacher whether he long dominated our schools, of the accumula had understood it, the teacher replied in the tion of factsof turning the child into a affirmative and, to the pupils astonishment, miniature encyclopedin, or rather diationary
the time,
all walk into the dock."
was proceeding to Japan. The three officere, three engineers, two apprentices and 21 others were taken off by the Russians on the 19th May and put on board the Russian converted craiser
St. Petersburg. The captain, chief engineer, cok and steward were taken to another ship, and those taken to the St. Petersburg do not know ADMIRAL BIR GERARD NOEL,
what became of them but think they must have Sir Gerard Noel having been created a Fall been put on some Japan bound vessel. The Admiral yesterday, hoisted his new flag for the first part of the crew were kept on board the First time, on H.M.S. Glory. Warships St. Petersburg till the 4th June when they were put on the Indo China as. Watching which The Ocean and Centurion left for home brought them to Swatow. The officers of the port salated the Admiral. yesterday forenoon amaid load cheering from St. Petersburg before they left her said the ship
I no longer existed. their less fortunate comrades.
TREES AND RAINFALL.
The following Jutter appeared recently in the Observer" evidently
Singapore Free Press.
Sir, I was taken for a drive round about Biogapore the other day. A few things struck me. One, the excellenes of the roads. Another, are doing their best to spoil them. the feet that the prosent Municipal authorities
had not absorved the changes at Aberdeen.
BUSSIAN TRANSPORTS AT WOOSUNG.
The P. & O. us. Socotrà from the north. yesterday reports that there were six Russia. transports at Woosing when the vessel left port,
CHINESE ON THE BAND.
It is anticipated that by the end of Jana 50,000 Chiness will be employed in the mining. industry, says Lord Milner in a Blue-book just
issued containing correspondenca relating to labour in the Transvaal mines.
The average preliminary cost of obtaining On passing Keppel Harbour, the road in
places resembled the "Slough of Des Kafire is £10 158. par head, whereas the same words. These spots were being most carefully for a Chingas coolie amounts to £16 11s. 3d. Fratered
And it is cheaper to feed a Kaffir than a China- Another thing I could not help observing man; the former costs rather less than fil. per timber that has taken place. The whole climate is nearly double. It is absolutely certain that of this place will be altered if this is allowed the mines will continue to employ as many and that was the wholesale outting down of day, while the expense of feeding & China to go on and, needless to say, the rain-fall will Kafirs as possible.
A feature of the mining industry in the Trans- be diminished. Hongkong is doing her best
constantly increasing. to increase her timber and thereby lur rainfall, vaal is that the number of white workmen is
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