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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1914.

forget all they have learned, as is only The North China Insurance Co. Ltd., TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

natural, since the only knowledge of value is that which we can turn to account in pur daily pursuits, and it is perfectly possible in Japan, as is other countries, to get on in life. with a knowledge of your own tongue only

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has declared vinterim dividend at the rate of twelve and a half per cent, on the paid up capital.

A "war bulletin which tho_Manila Cablenews says was telegraphed

Thursday last to all army posts in the

Philippine Islands included the words

Reported about 1,000 Japanese officers

mixed with Huerta's troops"

The engagement is announced between Eric Georgs Norton, only son of Mr. and My George Grimble, of Hongkong, and Marguerite Gascoigne, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Baddeley, of Whitehall, Chingford, Essex.

The steamer seyri, belonging to the Hamburg-American Line, has been sold to Japanese buyere for about £8,500. She is of 2,330 tons gross and 1,544 tons net register, and was built at Hamburg in 1889, with dimensions 321.2 ft. by 40.3 ft. by 23.4 1.

by

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]:

THE PROBLEM OF ULSTER,

THE GOVERNMENT.

NOTABLE SUGGESTION BY ME, WINSTON CHURCHILL

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

EXTREMISTS ALARMED. Though the extreme Hadicals are alarmed at Mr. Churchill's suggestion,

LaROUGH BECUTERʼN AGENCY.]

GERMANY'S FOREIGN POLICY.

BERLIN, April 20th. The Budget Committee of the Iteichstag ANOTHER UNIONIST ATTACK ON which they regard as equivalent to has discussed the country's foreign affairs, responding to “a grave and unprecedent- Herr. V. Jagow denied that the Powers ed outrage

with an offer of a new con of the Triplice had concluded a Mediterr cession, there is a disposition to wait anoan agreement. Referring to Russo- the amplification of an offer which Mr.German relations he said that both Asquith is expected to furnish.. The Governments desired to preserve their Nationalists, to whose persuasions the old friendly, and neighbourly relations, Government's non adoption of retaliatory and it was to be hoped that such would be measures in the matter of the gan-running maintained, despite the undercurrent of is attributed, regard the position with feeling which could not be overlooked. He denied that there were negotiations complacency.

with England regarding the Cape to Cairo railway.

LONDON, April 29th. In the House of Commons, Mr. Austen Chamberlain submitted his motion that the Government instit te an impartial enquiry into the movements of the Forces in Ulster. He emphasised that the Government had refused all information, refused to publish the instructions given to General Sir Arthur Paget, or what Sir

At the beginning of April the postage Arthur Paget told the officers. He pro- parcels sent from Great Britain cecded to scouse the Ministers of making the overland route to Aden, grossly and flagrantly inaccurate state Brunei, Dutch Fast Indies, Hong-nicots. They seemed as regards Naval kung, Malay States, and Straits Bottle wements to be unable to distinguish nents was reduced by 4d. Parcels may hoween truth and untruth. now be sent by the overland route from whole story of the Government was

AUSTRALIAN TRAIN COLLISION SEQUEL

SYDNEY, April 29th.

MAKING FOR PEACE, Captain Craig, M,P. (U.) for the East division of County Down, interviewed on the subject of Mr. Churchill's specch, expressed the opinion that it was the most important advance in the interests of The engine driver of the express train peace which had yet been made, and he which collided with n goods train at Moss confidently expects further negotiations Vale on the night of the 14th March, as h. Indeed, the with the leaders.

the result of which fourteen persons were Mr.

the killed, has been acquitted of the charge of is quoted isi: Daily Jail as having said." If Sir manslaughter which was preferred gainst Edward Carson does what Mr. Churchill him. suggests I will try to effect an honourable- settlement

Redmood

TURKEY ORDERS ANOTHER DREADNOUGHT.

The result is much the mure should the student obtain admission fute one of the higher institutions of learning the know. ledge of English obtained at such cost enabling him to pass the entrance examina- tion, but being little added to during his further studies, save in so far as to allow him to get through his final examination. This passed, he devotes himself to his own profarred work and proceeds to forget what is not of practical use to him. The only difference between him and the student wlio stopped his education earlier is that he is forced to retain in his memory for a few more years the elementary knowledge of the language he has acquired. The study of English in Japan, in fact, is somewhat on a plane with the study of Latin in England, where too often the years devoted to the nguage only leave a confused recollection of declensions and conjugations with but vague knowledge of what it is all for. Pro- fessor JESFERSEN, in his interesting little book, "How to Learn a Foreign Language, mentions cases of persons who are still able to repeat long lists of Latin and Greek words, but have not the least idea for what purpose they were sat to learn them. These may be extreme cases, but they are not un- common. and exemplify not only the defective methode applied to the learning of foreign languages, but also the fact, which is still too much overlooked, that

Winston Churchill) said it was the most The First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. to a large number of persons the learning of a foreign language involves such labour

uudacious vote of censure, and the most that the game is not worth the candle.

impudent demand for a (udicial enquiry The oil fire at Lai-chih-kok continued The Educational Department in Tokyo.

1 on record. The complainants should expects all students who attend institutions. to blaze throughout yesterday. Fortunate above the grade of elementary schools toy the conflagration was confined to the come to Court with clean hands, but thera one tank. A force of 400 men of the Pun- were Sir Edward Cars and Captain. acquire a knowledge of English, and it is jahirgiment transferred the naphtha Craig fresh from gun-running exploits. disappointed that the results are so poor.stored in neighbouring premises (7300 Subsequent events had proved fatal to the Nor is it alone in ita disappointment, for at recent conference of teachers of English Brigades are to be complimented upon

tons in all) to safer quartors. The Fire motion. It looked like the criminal cansure <21 police. held in Tokyo the speakers all concurred the success of their labours to prevent the classes moving in thinking that there was something spread of the fire,

(Opposition cries of You haven't wrong—that the students were inimical to the study of the language, or that they

arrested the criminals.) Mr. Churchill asserted that the Conservatives had been were hampered by the requirements of the

committed to tampering with the Army Ministers late yesterday, held, it is under- Americans have been taken to gaol and examiners, or that the Educational Depart being relieved by Mr, G. F. H. Acheson, and Navy, and smuggling arms in the stood, on receipt of reports from the mili- killed at Cordova, and that an American ment was to blame for not defining more Acting Commissioner from Santuaó, Mr. moonlight. He asked them to think how tory authorities at Dublin and Belfast, accurately for what purpose English was H. H. Hewitt tidewater Chinese these doctrines would apply to India and RUMOURED REVOLT OF TROOPS. studied. Naturally the teachers could hardly blame the methods they adopted in impart. ing a knowledge of the language, though there was a general endeavour on the part of each to prove that his own method was the best and that its failure was only dus to having to keep an eye on the requirements of the examiners in the higher institutions

England to British North Borneo. incredibic, while the talk about the stores A marriage has been arranged between was a mere pretence to cover the move- Robert Ronald Campbell (Oraignish), of

ment of an overwhelming force with a the Board of Education, eldest surviving son of the late James Duncan Campbell view to coercing Ulster. He subsequently (Craignish), CM,G., of the Chinese demanded, amid cheers, Imperial Maritime Customs, and Ilse impartial enquiry. Mary Lay, eldest daughter of RE Mitcheson, Assistant Secretary, Board of Education, and Mos Mitcheson. 40, Ladbroke-square.

some

Mr. C. T. Bowring, Deputy Commis Chinese Maritine Customs at Werchow, has ben granted home leave,

Customs at Wuhu, has been transferred to Canton on promotion. Mr. My C. Breitenfeldt, examiner Chinese Customs at Kiukieng, has been transferred to Amoy,

Egypt.

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MORE ARMS. SMUGGLING. Telegrams received in London from Londonderry say that a steamer waa noticed off the Donegal Coast. She in at Lough Willy, and had been dfs- charging cargo into fishing boats for the past three nights. The Nationalists at Londonderry say that the steamer carried.

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arts from America for the Nationalists. CABINET CONSIDERS SITUATION.

CONSTANTINOPLE, April 29th. The Government has ordered another Dreadnought froni Messrs. Armstrongs, to be completed in twenty-one months.

MEXICAN CRISIS.

AMERICAN ADMIRAL SEIZES BRITISH COMPANY'S PROPERTY

VERA CRUZ, April 29th. Admiral Fletcher, under martial law, has seized certain piers and buildings be

The Cabinet resumed consideration of the later situation yesterday. It is longing to a British Company, considering understood that they considered reports that the rental asked was exorbitant, from the Irish Secretary (Mr. A. Birrell)

RUMOVKED MURDER OF AMERICANS, =

VERA CRUZ, April 20th., and General Macready from Dublin.

There is an unconfirmed report that six

There was a further conference of

Telegrams from correspondents at Belfast eny it is rumoured that certain troups were ordered to proceed to the

North of Ireland this week-end.

They

asked the conditions of service, and were prepared to mobilize, but refused to wage war against Ulster or choot those under

Mr. Churchill appealed to Bir Edwards Carson to say boldly, "Give me the amendments to Home Rulo for which I ask

March 28th.

A terrible tragedy occurred at Paris on

to safeguard the dignity and interests of A young woman named the Protestants of Ulster and I will Juliette Dussonnais shot deed a friend reciprocate by using my influence to make of learning, who have a habit of setting of hers named Maurice Auriol, a member Ireland an integral unit of a federal the flag. Consequently the orders have

of the Governor-General of Indo-China's system. That would, he said, go far to been cancelledi. Secretarial Staff, and then committed transform the situation and to bring a suicide by shooting herself, in the templo,

A detachment of Inniskilling Fusiliers Auriol received three bullets in the head?

fairer prospect. and one in the right lung. The young

The First Lord prefaced the above have been ordered to leave Omagh to woman, aged, 25, had accompanied him peroration by appealing to Sir Edward morrow and to proceed to Londonderry on his last journey to Indo-Chinas, and Carson, who was running the risk for with two maxims. when he came home to Paris recently strife, to run the risk for peace, adding,

questions on points to which the attention of the students had not been directed.. This no doubt is to some extent true. The oramming that has to be undergone in order to pass examinations is the foe of true learning, but until some better system is devised for ascertaining what the student know it seems uselone to fight against it. The real remedy is to give more scope to the individuality of the students, and after a fair trial of their abilities in various directions to allow them to pursue those studies for which they show the greatest

HONGKONG, APRIL 30TH, 1914.

ENGLISA has for long been the lingua franca of the Far East and the nations contained in that rather vague geographical confine are coming to pay more and more attention to its attainment. China is yet backward in this respect, but looking further Eust to Japan we find no Oriental country which has independently made greater efforts to spread a knowledge of the language. Even in the elementury schools seme rudiments of the

schools of a higher grade a study of English there are some studies which require exces

1 now say.

MOVEMENT OF TROOPS.

Forty men of the Inniskilling Fusiliers she came with him. On the previous I am running some little risk in what are going to Magilligan camp, County evening to the tragedy M. Auriof had tried to persuade the young woman not

He defended the right of Londonderry, to-morrow, and 120 will to Recompany him back to Indo-China, the Government to send troops to: Ulster, follow on Friday. One hundred men of Mile, Duszonnals was of a jealous disio arrest the leaders, and to tak other the Bedfordshire regiment are in Omagh,

and to

has been killed at Casualpscan.

SUPREME COURT.

Wednesday, April 20th.

IN BANKRUPTCY JURISDICTION. BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, MR. H. H. J. GUMPERTZ.

WAK

VICENTE SOTTO'S AFFAIRS, Vicente Sotto, editor of the Filipino Republic, was adjudicated bankrupt, and "the Offeal Receiver

appointed trustee.

The Official Receiver stated that a meet ing of creditors was held on April 23rd at which the only creditor attended and agreed to the adjudication and his appointment us trusted. ?

A LEGAL DIFFIOULAY.

In the case of Lee Chan, Mr. Grist (of Messrs, Wilkinson & Grist) applied for the Tecission of a receiving order against debtor, on the grounds that his client did not coneer, and was not a

language are imparted, while in all the avocation: As soon as it is recognised that position. It is supposed that, suspecting drastic measures, but it was inadvisable and an order has been issued to-day partner in the firm. He understood that ·

in the circunstances with which they had confining them to barracks.

So far as could be ascertained

in indispensable for those who wish to pass ve labour for some persɔn to acquire us and herself rather than accept the had to deal. He asked the House, even

before this particular application was - this considered the Official Receiver wished his

at that late period, to seek a better evening, no arrangements have been made solution of the problem than civil war. for troop trains to travel from Dublin. He alluded to the anxiety that was felt

THE SMUGGLED RIFLES, It is believed that practically all ly every friendly country owing to the belief that the balanes of power would be rifles which have been landed are prescutly changed. Foreign countries did distributed to individual volunteers not realise that external difficulties would

PRESS COMMENTS,

the

now

Lordship to consider whether it was competent for one person in a firm to apply for a receiving order to be made in respect of that firm. Ordinance read that any two persons, The nection of the

being partners, may take proceedings or be proceeded against in the name of the firm

There could be no doubt that there

another woman had won the affections of Her lover, she resolved to kill both him successfully through the school course. The proficiency in, the sooner will the Japanese separation." result is that it is now possible to and educational system produce fruits worthy speakers of, at least, broken English in all of the care expended on it. More especially

HONG KONG TENNIS parts of the country and occasionally even to this the case in regard to the study of

TOURNAMENT. ⠀⠀ accomplished English scholars, though English, the hours expended on which, to a these last are mainly confined to University large body of the studenta, being bui CHAMPIOSÄSIP FINAL STILL IN THE BALANCE, professors or members of the diplomatic waste of time. There is nothing derogatory On account of a failing light which was service who have been abroad. At the same to the nation in acknowledging this. There bound to prejudice both players, the

The papers strike a much more peaceful was no authority given for one or even time, it seems to be the general opinion that was a time-porhaps not yet entirely singles challenge championship between dispel internal dissensions. If that were in view of the many years' study that is passed when an accomplished linguist the holder, H. A. Nisbet, and his chat- feasible at the higher call to patriotism, nore today with the denials of stories of more persous in a firm to petition the given to the language and the importance was regarded as necessarily a man of great lenger, S. E. Green, came to a premature why not at the call of internal amnity? Nationalist gun-running and of the Court in the name of the firm for ad- judication in respect of the other partners. attached to a knowlege of it, the results are intellectual powers. We are not so inclined termination last evening, and will be re- He accused those who were preparing troops in Ireland demanding conditions The section elisely contemplated that all poor. What percentage of the students in now to think that this necessarily follows, played this evening. A large number of for civil war of having other purposes for of service, and generally there is a friend the partners must join in the petition. the schools above the grade of the elemen- though we have to admit that ability to spectators surrounded the courts, and wanting to subvert the regular system of ly reception of Mr. Churchill's offer.

The question arose whether on the face tary schools attain any practical knowledge acquire foreign languages may be accom-

play was so keen, and so surprisingly Parliamentary Government. The Govern-

of it the petition was not bad. His re even to some, that when the weak light |

boen petitioned by all the members of a fire, and if the petition had not been signed by all the members, it had be signed by some for and on behalf of the others under their authority to carry on the business.

of the tongue after their five years' study of panied by great intellectual powers in other developed each player had won a vet, and ment would not use force until force was THE FANNY'S CONSIGNMENT collection was that the Court had always

names as

Sir Edward Carson should have follow-

it is difficult to estimate, but those who directions. It has also to be remembered games each in set three. Nisbet won used against the representatives of law have had an opportunity of guaging the however, that there have been many great the opening set

set with 6-

with 64 He also and order. koowledge of the students fix it at certainly linguists who have not been able to benefit quickly took the lead in the next set, but not more than ten and perhaps as low as mankind, while, on the other hand, thereby means of some remarkably clever bank-

The debut was subsequently adjourned. five. The remaining ninety or nicety-five have been many minds of the very highest line play Green pulled the game around,

The debate was of a most dramatic per cent, certainly acquire some knowledge intellectual order which have been singular to five all, eventually going on to take there, beginning with passionate tem-

set by 7-5 When each had secured of the language. They are able to read only sluggish when confronted by a foreign a couple of games in the next set the pe and ending in a renewal of the talk English book aloud with a very defective tongue As long as we can point to such light failed badly, and, following a con- of a settlement,

sultation, the contest was abandoned, pronunciation barely intelligible to an

SHAKESPEARE, ROUSSEAU, be re-commenced this evening. As muy English-speaking person, but their know- SPENCER and DARWIN, to mention only ledge of the meaning of what they read is four of those who were dumb in all very uncertain. They can also utter a few tongues but their own, we must con broken sentences, although they are more fess that the power to direct the orless incapable of understanding questions thoughts of mankind into new channels addressed to them, this arising from their and throw a great light upon the knowledge being mainly acquired through destiny of the human race is by no means the eye and not through the ear. Should confined to those who can speak fire or air such students go into business after complet languages fluently and have a nodding ing their five years course they proceed to 1 acquaintance with a dozen more.

BERLIN, April 28th, The National Zeitung states that the Fanny consignment to Ulster was 30.000 American small calibre rifles and 3,000,000 cartridges

MR. ROOSEVELT AS EXPLORER,

RIO DE JANIERO, April 29th. Mr. Roosevelt's expedition has not

tribe of unknown naked, savages.

His Lordship observed that the position was an extraordinary one. Somebody who was a partner said he did not concur ! Mr. Grist said he bad present another partner who also did not concur, but his tams had been placed

agreeing to the petition,davit as The Official Receiver thought there was no doubt this man never did concur

decide the case on the facts there was no need for him to go into academic points of law (2

be judged by the scoring, there was little co Mr. Churchill but did not speak, to close between the players. Compared retiring to consult his colleagues. with his previous shewing against Green, Nisbet played more like himself, his back. Great importance is attached in the explored Brazil, but it has discovered a His Lordship remarked that if he could hand play being his chief scoring method. Lobby to Mr. Churchill's paroration... It Green again made good use of his back. line world. A very fine contest should be is considered that the suggestion, however witnessed this evening. G

in the and for the mixed double vegale, is an advance on the Govern handicap, Mrs. Beavis and Mr. R. Han mcnt's original proposals, and indicates

ARMY ANNUAL BILL PASSED.

LONDON, April 29th.

The House of Lords have finally passed eock (owe 1/6), defeated Mrs. Armstrong that the Government is feeling the way the Army Annual Bill. and Mr. H. Humphreys (ove 1/6), 6–2,

There was no Il C

towards a federal solution of the matter. discussion.

The case was adjourned for the atten- dance of Mr. Gardiner's client. ⠀ **Orders in bankruptcy were made against Lo Yuet Sun; Wong Bil Kee, Ming Tak; Thun Nam Kee; and Kwong Mau Cheung. In the last mentioned ease Mr. E. A. M. Williams was appointed trustee, the Official Receiver will sat in the others.