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The repors on the Education Depart ment of Hongkong for 1919, recently published, contains an interesting review of the work being done in this connection, but, although the estimates for 1990 in- dicate that the policy of the local Govern- ment is progressive, a little consideration will show that the Colony is far behind the times in the matter of education.

The Census to be taken next year will give definite data on the subject from which a comprehensive policy can be framed on modern lines.

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CRIMINAL SESSIONS,

BEFORE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE (ME. H. H. J GOMPEETZ)).

"FORGERY.

Singh pleaded guilty to

AN EXPLANATION TO THE JURT, POLICE DEPARTMENT SHARPLY.. CRITICISED.

Yesterday morning, of the thirts jury-

Hernam

men called, seven were pressed, foi avevice. into the Chief Justier's Conit."and the re- forgery.

The Attorney-General (the Hon. Mr. J.mainder were requested to go into the H. Kemp K.C.) said that «prisoner bad Paisne Justice's Court. Here, after they sworn in the Summary Court. before Mr. had waited nearly 20 minutes, they "ware Justice Wood, that he had seen another asked by the Registrar, Mr. C. D. Mel Indian sign a promissory note and that bourne, to go away and return at 2.15 p.m. The reason for this, our reportaf fearat, was subsequently proved to be false.

Mr. W. H. Drummond, on behall of was that the Police, nervous of getting wot It has been argued that if children were prisoner, pleaded for leniency. He pro had not gone out and brought in the pri not allowed to work they might starve, duced a certificate from the managing soners or witnessed required."

In the afternoon, several of the jurynem their mothers cannot earn enough for Director of the To Yurn Restaurant at them! Why The only reason must be West Point, where prisoner had been em- were absent." Taking Advantage of the fact that the mother's labour is "sweated "ployed as a watchman for the fast twelve that they were staying in Kowloon, they

should nobfaithfulaiss and honest service, and stating notice had been given that the ferrim. There is no shortage of labour, and no wars, speaking of prisoner's diligence, decided not to risk a trip to Hongkong, ad reason why a "living wage

that his character had been excellent, might stop at any moment. One at least of Prisoner was 42 years of age and was a the four gentlemen walled yesterday after." married man. He had been in the Colons noon, however, does not live in Kowloon, for over twenty years. He was also a that Mr. Justice Wood will have to "deal money lender and had had no trouble up with him to-day--

When opening the Court yesterday after. to the present.

His Lordship, in sentencing prisoner, noon, Mr. Wood called the jurymen closer aid that he was informed that prisoner's to him and said that he wished to make character, as far as was known, wä

In the olden days education schiefly the care of the Churches and other religious bodies, aided by the gifta of be paid to auch mother, sufficient for her pious benefactors, whose generosity self and her child whilst the latter is at

still in evidence in the old foundations of The Universities. Public Schools and Gram mar Schools of the United Kingdom..

For the last fifty years, however, it has been considered to be the duty of the State to see that educational failities are pro vided for the whole juvenile population of the United Kingdom, and to supplement the deficiencies of voluntary schools by

school,

which

It was quite possible that the an explanation as to what had happened in forman owed prisoner the money. These men the morning, both for the satisfaction of

} It is true that the Education Estimates

In the course of eighty years a large and polyght population has been attracted to the Colony, and a large native coming which fall goder & different vote.. but it is improbable that much cost would munity has been born under the British have much effect upon the average dug.

do not include the cost of upkeep of build-'ment,

(BEFORE HIS HONOUR MR. J. R. WOOD,

ACTING PUISNE JUSTICE:

ород

EXPENDITURE IN HONGKONG: The estimated population of the United Kingdom in 191 was 48,000,000, the estimated formal revenue (excluding War Expenditure) is £500,000,000 of £16.000.000 (approximately) is paid good one.

of the General Revenne were far too anxious, when they had the general public, and the officers of the State Aid, and by the provision of elemen education. Probably a similar sum is claim, perhaps a good oge, to attempt to tary schools at the cost of the mxpayeras Baid out of the Rates for the same purpose, support the same, by evidence which could out well as, more particularly, for In Hongkong we are in a peculiar posi- making a total of about de per head ofnot be proved There was a great dent the satisfaction of the jurymen present who too much of that and he bad occasion to had been inconvenienced by the morning" warn money-lenders in that court that they

*. tion: we acquired the Colony in order to the population. provide a convenient and axle depot for The population of Hongkong & probably should stop these dangerous practices. He occurrence. It had been intendrá to the exchange of the commodities of the West considerably over 800.000; the net amount warned them that some day they would his Coure as soon as the jury had been have to pay the penalty for practices of released from the Chief Justice's Court, but for those of the East: an exchange which of the Education Estimate for 1920 this sort. He took into consideration pr when that time arrived, it was found that (if deleterious drugs be excepted) has (duheting school fees) is 17:343; or soner's previous good character but it was

none of the prisoners, had been braught ta impossible for him to overlook the matter.

the Court, and they (the jury) wers manifestly resalted to the mutnal advant about 60 feat, say s. 3d., per head.

He wentenced him to six month' imprison-relieved and asked to return no.15 p.m. rage of both parties.

Since then he had asked the Registrar and the Police to find out on whom the respon- #sibility rested for the absence of the pri-

uner. Enquiry showed that the respon Te justify our continued occupation of

Department. Theexystem. continued Mr. this former fragment of China it is surely

RETURNING FROM BANISHMENT.sibility rested entirely with the Police Wood, was for & letter to be sent by the our duty, not unly to provide protection From Violence and injng i-but also to

Ching Ming pleaded guilty to having Crown Solicitor to the Captain-Superia- returned to the Colony in contravention of tendontor Policy containing list of make the Colony an example of all that is best in Western Civilisation,

an order of banishment for 20 years passed prisoners who would be required on each After protection comes public health

against him on June 19th, 191: He was day. This had been done by the Crowa sentenced to two years hard labour,

Saficitor, so that it was the duty of the and after public health, the education of the rising generation.

In addition to paying an income-tax Ip Ying pleaded guilty to having to Police to obtain and produce in Court the The provision

of nourishment for the of 6s. in the 2 (30 per cent) the rate turned to the Colony in contravention of an prisoners required. He (Mr. Woody was mind and brain is surely as essential to payer in London pays a rate of is 9d. urder of banishment for life passed against asking the Registrar to communicate to the production of the perfect citizen as the security of the food supply and the in the (or his aged reat) for edu- bim on May 20th, 1990. He was sentenced the Captain-Superintendent of Police a

to three years' hard labour, ention (8) per cent.)

statement showing the inconvenience caused Wong Chan Ng, with three aliases, by the neglect of duty on the part of the distribution of wholesome water.

The Hongkong ratepayer pay, 18 per What is Hongkong doing for educntion ?

cent. of his rent for police rondslighting, pleaded guilty to having returned to the Police officers. Mr. Wood said he regretted Here we have the dual wystem of voluntary and water, etc.; only . d. in the Colony in contravention of an order of very much the wrin inconvenience which and Government schools but there is no system-of-ucation for the whole Colony against Rutes ranging in England from banishment for life passed against him on had been caused to all those who take part The voluntare schools cater for as many tax in the £. Fobuero-and-liquor June 17th, 1911. He was sentenced to in the administration of justice in his Court. The fault, as he had told glen, waA. pupils as the generosity of their upper duties are proportionately light, and two years' hard labour.

Le Fat pleaded guilty to having return-entirely that of members of the Police ters coupled with the Government grant Excess Profits and Corporation Taxes non- in aid can provide for. The Government existent. An increase of 2 per cent. only ed to the Colony in contravention of an Department, and he thought it fair to the in the rates would produce $320,000 order of banishment for life passed against officers of the Court to make this public. schools supplement this provision.

the expenditure on him on June 19th, 1919. He was sentenced statement. But the supply is not equal to the enough to raise actual demand, and falls very far short Education to $700,000, or nearly double the in two years hard labour, of the potential demand that is the estimate for 1920; the total would be demand that would be created if education equivalent to an Education Rate of 10d. here were made universal and compulsory in the £ of assessed rent,, less than half the! as it is at Home. In Hongkong no parent Lendor. Rate. is under any obligation to see that his or her child is educated. CHILD POPULATION AND SCHOOL POPULATION.

Hongkong also contributes $1.200.a sear out of the Public Revenue to the City Hall Museum and Library, the only public:" Museum and Library in the Colony. Doi not we get the Museum we deserve. 1 The $21.000 per ananm granted to the University is another paltry aid to educa- tion which hardly affects the average.

ALLEGED ARSON.

Tang Kin Hi was indicted an

four!

the (2)Enlawfully and malicinusly wound. ing a bullock, the property of the same Chinese

When the kidnapping case had con. cluded at 5.50 p.m. yesterday. Mr. Justice Wood to'd the jurors to attend again to day. Of the four gentlemen, who did not answer to their names when called two lived in Kowloon. The other two had been

The estimated revenue of Hongkong for counts!— 1920 is $15.314.000 timated net expendi-(1)-Feloniously, unlawfully and mali simmoned by the Registrar, and, if they turen education 1949 or less than ciously setting are to two unnumbered were unable to give satisfactory excuse

houses, and one store, property of Chan they would be fined. 191 per cent. of the revenue;

The figures quoted above show that in n Lap Tai, causing damage estimated at The last Cerisus was taken in 1811 and normal year 3 per cent, of the Imperial $1.000. shows that there were then about 70,000 Revenue is spent on education, in children of school age (3 to 15) in the United Kingdom, to which the ratepayers Colony,

of whom over half were boys, add another for a total of 114 per cent. No one can doubt that the juvenile

From every point of view, therefore, population of the Colony has increased Hongkong enn spend more, and Hongkong considerably since 1911, yet the Report of should spend more on education, the Director of Education for 1919 shows that only 25,315 pupils, artead school in the Colony.

PRESSING NEEDS.

()-Unlawfully and maliciously did cut and wound a pig belonging to the same

Chinese.

(4)Unlawfully cutting and wounding" the owner of all the above property, Chan Lia Tai.

The prisoner pleaded guilty to

the

INDIAN FINANCIAL POSITION ̈GOVERNMENT'S ACTION

APPROVED.

CALCUTTA, June 21st,

The opinion in Calcutta on the subject of the Simila communiqué amongst the heads of banks, commercial houses and those

The supply of schouls is unequal to the The Report unfortunately does not give present demand. All the schools are full the ages of the pupils, nor does it give the exact numbers of the boys and to overcrowding: 115 applicants were recond charge, and was sentenced to two in a position to know abous such things is thr Sayingpun years' hard labour. He will be tried on very favourable (ays an Englishman girls respectively, but it is understood fused admission to that is the higher class, schools, pupils School in one month in 1913. There are the remaining charges to-morrow morning. action on the part of the Government will attend until the age of 19.

It may safely be assumed that there are 100.000 boys and girls in the Colony be tween the ages of 3 and, 19, of whom only about one quarter attend school.

maid servants!

It has already been stated that there is no legal obligation on parents to provide education: further than that there is

50,000 children without school. "

The charitably inclined of Hongkong (and the past has shown us that there are many such) need dot wait to be taxed for

AN EXPERT CHILD STEALER

Chan Wan was indicted for child-stealing

the spread of education. Dozens of on two different dates. societies are always appealing for fands

Mr. P. Jacks, Acting Crown Solicitor,

representative). They all think that this

tend to strengthen the financial position which is usually weak at about this time of the year. The action, they say gimast ananubously, has not come too early. It was the only course before the Government. As a matter of fact, Government postponed But of course the bulk of the 25,000 school children are under 15. If the figure for their schools which are of all grades, for prosecuted,

The following jury was ampanelled doing what it is doing up to the last pos sible moment. The removal of the restric of 20,000 is accepted to represent the all races, and either sectarian or non- children between 3, and 15 at school, it sectarian. Each donor can choose the Messrs. J. Ormiston, H. N. Beaurepaire tion on the import of gold, it was stated- C Labiten. F. Lafleur, J. C. de 8. would curb snuggling Government's offer appears that 2 out of 7 children of that school he (or she) favours most age are being educated, leaving 6 out of But two of the best schools in the Colony Botelho FJ. V. Jorge and RM. Gut of Rs. 15, per sovereign for & period of order to draw out hoarded every 7 (that is 50,000 children) to swell where boys are not only instructed. buttierez. The following who were called, 21 days was the population of

"Besides Government by thieves, sweated fabourines, vagabond educated, special attention being given to were absent-Mesurs. A. C. Johnstone, coin, for after that the sovereign will only

and servile the training of character. and the develop Wong Pik Tun, F. Ellis and D. A be worth Rs. 10.

Goodwin

allowing the unrestricted import of gold mens of body as well as mind, are in

Mr. Jacks said that the facts of the case was ensuring to the average Indian the urgent need of funds. N

largely for marriage purpose, as ornaments St. Paul's Collage requiret $50,000 to were briefly as follows: Two Chinese lade, availability of a commodity that was used ["law in the Colony to prevent any "child pay at the debt on its new hostel The Taoi Pui' and Yung Hing, 17 and 15 years and dowry, and which at a time of restric- of any age from being employed in any Diocesan Boys' School wants $400,000 for of age, were, on January 10th, hawkiptions led to the melting down of coins, of

between. Yaumati and Tal-tok-tsui when occupation (except feather cleaning and new school buildings.--.-

the prisoner came up to them and offered the realm for the purpose, despite the that was imposed on such a prode The Dincesas Boys' School for Euro, them six cents if they would show bim the Real The position was exactly the same rag picking), however injurious to the

aure. health be morals of the child.

peas, Eurasians and Chinese, has always ay to Tai-tok-tsui. They did so, and with regard to silver. Coins were In a letter to the Sanitary Board dated had the highest reputation for thorough were given ten cents. The man entered melted down when people found they 15th August, 1918, the Colonial Secretary by good English education. It is housed into further conversation with the boys, import silver but not export it, y There writes that "the Government is fully in in one of the oldest building in the conducted them to a tos shop and treated was no reason why the export of silver sympathy with the suggestion that the employment of children for long hours Colony cramped for space indoors and them to tea and finally took them to a should not be permitted now that the value

out. The Government hiss offered to buy Hakka village in the New Territories and of the rupes han dropped to 16. 6d.

This daily, or their employment in any danger the old school site and buldings, gad to sold them to two different families. Yung position would not make it worth the white, ous or unhealthy occupation should be proibited, but it appears that the Frant a Ane site of 17. seres on in over Hing managed to recape, and, after 3 of the exporter to export coing te wi

free

of metals will of children in factories and workshops is looking Yauranti Station, provided the while, came back to Hongkong and met renim. largely due to the fact that the parents, Committee can raise the funds for build the prisons. He threatened to inform the ring exchange mourer to the market-basis-

no place for their safe custody, are

Police if the prisoner did not effect the The drop in the ethangs will put a stop Here is an opportunity for some of release of the other lad, Taoi Pui. This to demand for remittance bomb and trade obliged to take their children with them

presence

Adjusted. It was impossible to say sooms expedient"" (before passing legis at least of the amount they have saved by in June, the prisoner, accompanied by four the export position was improved the mar when they go to work Further that "it our wealthy aitizens-Let them put part the prisoner consented to do, and, one day whether exchange would rise or falIF tion, on the subject) to make a comfreedom from Insometer and Excess little boys, and Yung Hing, took forry for kotould be firmer. The head of & big mencement by providing much wider Profite and low Rates during the lax two Lan Tao. The prisoner gave Yung Hing bank stated that the drop in the rate of facilities for vernacular education. One of years into this Building Fund as a sort 40 cents and asked him to pay the ferry Councils bud no effect on the market,

bire for the boys. A district watchman which was stay of weakness. the results would he that the children of of conscience money!

to firm stpre the classes would be kept in school The Estimates for 1921 will no doubt seeing this action, got suspicious, and went with no sign

poorer

The their parents were at work. It is show a further expansion of the Govern questioned the boys. Finally, the prisoner market opened cautiously on Monday mora- hoped to deal with this matter shortly.ments, neogressive policy, and it is to be and Yung Hing were both arrested Theng with little domand for remittances.

The method of dealing with the matter hoped that a vote will be included for a intter was afterwards released by the Everybody agreed that the terms of the adopted by the Government appears (from new building for the Sayingpur School, Police, and would give sidemy against new loan were very satisfactory from the the 1920 Estimatcs) to be two grants of for many years half housed in a makahed, the prisoner

public point of view and ought to encour $10,000 each towards Elementary Veras you curuing the encomium of the Director. The jury brought in a serdict of guilty age the conversion of prey ous issues. Up cular schools and schools provided by the of Education of being excellent through- on all three counts, and His Lordship pass.: te now the new loan has had no effect upon Confucian Bociety...

$20,000 for the education of 50,000 child out, and producing a considerable red sentences of five years hard labour on 36 per cent Government purities, which each count, the extenos-to-run-000-| are still at 63. What effect it is likely ren is not a large kum; but it is a step

to have it is not yet possible to say, in the right direction. :-

currently.

Venus from bool fees

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