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THE MISSING CEDING CHWU

#OFFREY LAUNCH.

THE MYSTERY SOLVED - LATNOM FOUND AT MA LAU CHAU.

VESSEL, PIRATED AND PASSENGERS HELD FOR RANSOM,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, NATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1ðra, 1923.

„ARMISTICE DAY.

"TOMORROW'S OBSERVANCE.

Following are the arrangements for the abservance of Armistice Day as they are detailed in the Garrison Command Orders →→

On Armistice Day, Sunday, November The Montessori Systein owes its exist 11th, 1923, Church Parade Services will ence to Madame Montessori, be held at 10.45 am.. at St. John's first woman to whom the Degree of Cathedral, ten rows of seata are being Doctor of Medicine was granted by the As an assistant în reserved for Naval and Military Officers University of Rome. and their families and accommodation the Classic of Psychiatry, 1858, she took for 30 Naval Ratings and 100 rank and a special interest in the care of the ment file of the Army. The following will really deficient and worked her way gradu present. the Army:

THE MONTESSORI SYSTEM.

THE METHOD EXPLAINED.

[Many who goud the discussion which took phice of a meeting at the Hanging Education Board this week, will bemene treated in the following account of the Juntessori method]

The mystery of the missing launch has heen solved. She has been found by a Customs cruiser at Ma Lai Chau 'anit not at Shekki as was at first stated. The former place is on one side of Macao and Shekki is on the other. This accounts for the very emphatic report made by the skipper and police guards on the Shekki passenger junk that they had seen or beant nothing of the launch She was. piented a quarter of an hour out of Cheung Chan and taken to Ma-Lau Chau where the passengers and the ship's

› Officers and 80 other ranka! cargo, principally fah, were removed in At 11 am -, a gun will be fred "from Murray Parade Ground, All small boats to the shore. The passengers Guards will turn out and present arms were then marched away and held to and all troops will stand at attention ransom. The crew were left on the ves-for two minutes. At the conclusion of

Royal Garrison Artillery-1 Officer and

20 other ranks. 2nd Battalion The King's Regiment

who was the

ally through her scientife studies to the It was system which hears her name. first applied in a school for feeble minded children and achieved such remarkable success that soon the eyes of the world's educationists wore focussed on the Senola Ortofrenica in End, where mentally de fective pupils were so educated that they were able to compete with normal child. two minutes "Last Post " will be sound-|ren of the same age who had been 'educ sel and several of these returned to Hong-ed from the Murray Parade Ground by ated in the ordinary schools kong last night by the Macno steamboat. the 2nd Battalion The King's Regiment Amongst these was the coxswain of the and in Kowloon by the 24th Bombay

"Grenadiers "(KBOT Inunch and on his arrival he was takeo

At the conclusion of the Service in St. to the Central Police Station and inter-John's Cathedral the Naval and Military viewed by the Captain Superintendent of Forces attending the Service, headed by Police na to his experience. On the whole the Band of the 2nd Battalion The King's he did not strike ons as being a highly farther Naval Detachment, will march to Regiment. and joined en route by a intelligent individual and it was with the the Cenotaph and take up position on atmost difficulty that the police extracted the West Side, Bugiers of the 2nd the story of the piracy from him. A far Battalion "The King's Regiment at the

foc of the Cenotaph.

better Luccount of the occurrence was given by a 'Cheung Chau fisherman who was one of the passengers on the launch and who had the misfortune to have -stolen-from-hira-fifty-six-boxes-of-fish-

the previous night's toïl on the deep.

THE FISHERMAN'S STONY.

Te said that the launch left Cheung

The Ground round the Cedataph will be occupied as follows:-

West Side-Formed buties of Navy

and Army A East Side Representatives of Yolun teers, British Legion, F.A.S.M.A.. and Mercantile Marine, and Royal Marine Old Comrades Association. Nerth Side-Band, 2nd Battalion, The

'King's "Regiment... South Side-Representatives of the Government, the Chamber of Com- merce, the Consular Boily, the Principle Firms and Officers and their families.

the

?

The above will be on the grass round

Cenotaph. The General Public will on the pavement beyond the grass, The Navy, Army, Volunteers, etc., will be in position by 11.30 am..

Chan promptly at 7p.se. A quarter of an hour out, just as they were passing the lights at the entrance to, the harbour about ten to twenty shots were fired on the second class 'passengers' deck and almost immediately sounds of a scuffle on the bridge deck were heard. The passon-be gers on the lower deck were hustled to one side and they were ordered to keep quiet. Two pirates controlled operations amongst the second class passengers and the fisherman beard that four others were engaged in other parts of the ship. In the course of a few minutes the pirates

The following cereascny, will take place at the Cenotaph at 12 noon :--- On arrival of B.E. the Governor, “God Save the King" will be played. Hymn O God, our help in ages past."

**** Last Post."

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Such a result was in itself a condemna. tion of the existing methods, for the gull between the mentality of the deficient child and that of the normal brain could never be bridge if the latter zenched its full development,

The system as we now know it was therefore evolved and applied to the normal child with equally satisfactory

resulta.

CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM.

HONGKONG'S PETITION.

The Hob. Mr. E. Pollock, EC, Chairman of the Constitutional Reform Association, sends us for publication the following correspondence

Constitutional Reform Association.

of Hongkong--

Prince's Buildings,

18th August, 1923. DEAR SIR,Fam directed by the Com mittee of the Constitutional Reform Association of Hongkong to inform you that a Reuter's telegram dated 3rd August has been received relative to our Fetis tion for Constitutional Reform reading as follows:-

The report of publie petitions ahowa that the petition for Amend, ments to the Constitution of Hongkong for the purpose of securing to the in habitants the rights of self-government in purely internal local affairs received 63 signatures. It is added that further signatures were not counted, in accordź ance with an order of the House of Commons, that only those signatures to which addresses are fixed are to be counted."

‚Âa you are aware, the original Petition was returned to you by Mr. L. A. Abra- mitice, under a letter dated 31st March, hams, Clerk to the Public Petitions Com

1922, in which no mention was made of the insufficiency of nildresses, although the printed form attached envering in structions as to the form petitions should take did state that "Signatures with addresses to follow were required. Mr. Abraham's letter specifically the petition was returned, frated that because it was typewritten and not writ ten by hand; secondly, for the reason that it had not been signed by at least one The principles on which the method is person on the petition sheet; and, instly, founded are not new, but simply redis because the prayer of the petition had covered and applied at a time when philo.not been repeated at the head of each sheet. No mention was made of the sophic-and-scientific thought permits necessity of having the address of each their application. That the child mind is signatory, and, in view of the fact that not a white sheet of paper on which the altered as instructed as far back as the the petition was returned from here duly teacher may write what he will, or a 25th May, 1999, my Committee are at a piece of wax that he may mould accord loss to understand as to why it was not ing to his heart's desire had long been gain returned (owing to non-compli

ance in the matter of addresses) by Mr. accepted in theory and had given place Abraham to the idea that education is growth, or an unfolding, and that childhood is the time when growth under all its aspects is most vigorous, most rapid and most easily helped or hindered.

The petition, was returned to you ou 25th May, 1022, when the alterations in the form of petition called for by Mr. Abraham's letter were coraplied with en- tirely, and, in his letter,, Mr. Stock, the late Honorary Secretary, pointed out that the address Hongkong was always considered sufficient for local residents, adding, furthermore, that each and every by himself as Honorary Secretary of this signature had been duly certified correct

Association,

Dottorissa Montessori realises that the business of growing must be done by the growing child, and cannot be delegated by him to his teacher or anyone else: And she infers from this that the teacher,

Under these circumstances, the Com- instead of doing everything, or nearlymittee feel that when this petition is duly brought before the House, it should be plainly brought to the notice of every

bad gained complete control of the ship H.E. the Governor, will place a wreath everything, for the child should do as

and their first action was to turn out all lights. They next ordered the coxswain to turn the vessel about and to steer towards Macsa During the night the launch entered a creek just before reach

at the Cenatapa. "Reveile,"

"God Save the King will be sung. His Excellency the Governor leaves. Wreaths to be placed by the General Public.

Troops march lack to barracks, head

ell by the Band of the 2nd Bn. The King's Regt.

ug Macao and went a considerable dis-The tadce inland. At 2 am. the passengers.. heard the ship's bottom grating on the ." sand and the next moment they stopped Permission is granted to the wearing dead, having stranded on a bank. The of the Poppy by the troops in uniform pirates, although they were anxious to on November 10th,

anoye on, were unable to do so, until the

next high tide, which was not until 7 a.m.

With the rising tide the launch refloated WHAT HAPPENED IN THE

and she continued to ateam inland until

DARK!

little as possible. She should stand aside, efface herself so to speak, merely providing the guidance and stimulus, and supplying the material on which the child will exercise his faculties, but leaving him free from the pressure of vexatious

interference and restraint.

As Edmund Holmes says she has broken away from the orthodox system of educa tion in which a dogmatic attitude on the part of the teacher is met by mechanical abedience on the part of the child.

She aubstitutes for this a régime of freedom for the "child in which his love

of rational activity, his desire to do things for himself, his joy of overcoming difficul ties shall be met and ministered to by judicious and sympathetic" guidance on the part of the teacher::"

mid-day yesterday. At that hour they POLICE MISTAKEN, FOR PIRATES. reached Ma Lau Chau where the pirates ordered several small boats to come When a party of police, under Mr. D. alongside. Their instructions were obey-Burlingham, Assistant Superintendent, were out searching for the missing Lee ed nod in these the ship's cargo wns Fat the other night, on the steam launch placed and taken aahore. About forty freer, they caught sight in the glooni

Lama Teland. They called out to the junk the unit.

ember, that there were over 1,500 boná- laignatures, and it is therefore hoped that, under the exceptional circumstances above outlined, the list, of, signatures in its entirety will be accepted.

Thanking you in anticipation of your

assistance in this regard.-I am, Sir, Yours faithfully,

HR. REMINGTON

(Honorary Secretary). Colonel John Ward, C.B., C.M.G., M.P.

House of Commons, London.

Appleshaw House, East Hill,

Wandsworth, London, SW. 18. 20th September, 1923. H. R. Remington, Eaq

c/o Mesara Harry-Wicking & Co., Prince'a Buildings, Hongkong.

DEAR SIR,

Hongkong Petition for Constitutional Reform

With reference to your letter of, the

with your contention, and I will put the

pasiengers were also taken ashore and of a junk under full sail going away from dividual child and not on the class 10th ultimo, re the above, 1 quite agree

marched away.

him to it was dark and he could

The man said not see they were police. He thought they might he pirates

The Magistrate Then why didn't you stop at daylight when you saw they wore not pirates!

Defendant: There was a heary son running

The Magistrate: Why couldn't you heave, to Because there was a heavy sen running and something might get broken. ***

tessori mistrea

matter right when it comes before the House. But in the records of the House

in presenting the Petition that it was already it is reported in my statement signed by fifteen hundred of the inhabit- unts. Yours faithfully,

JOHN WARD."

The emphasis is now laid on the in-

The teacher ceases to do Two of them, including to stop, but she refused and, instead, seventy-five per cent of the talking and mur friend the fisherman, managed to threw something at the launch which went the working. The industry of the child avoid being taken away by telling the off with a terrific bang. This the police ren in the bontessori school is amazing pirates that they belonged to the crew took to be a stick of dynamite. The there is a well ordered activity which and that their services were urgently launch decided to keep in touch with the surprises those who are accustomed to needed on the steamer.

junk until daybreak. They then again associate pandemonium with the absence Directly the pirates left the vessel the approached the vessel and ordered the of the teacher from the front of the class launch turned round and made towards master to stop. He refused, whereupon There is an authentic story of the little Macno, but on the way she encountered the police drew alongside and boarded girl who, when the school inspector. did a Custome craiser, the officers of which the funk

nothing, but observe the method for a derpanded an explanation before they The master was yesterday brought considerable time, went up to her teacher upper school is likely to produce sell would allow the launch to proceed. The before the Marine Magistrate (Command and said "Can't you give that man some reliant and independent members of the explanation was given and the coxswain or C. W. Beckwich, R.N.) who asked him thing to do "1 Such is the atmosphere community. The method can be seen at to the Customs people he was running why he did not atop when the police told of work that can be created by a Mon work now, but the results of these shurt of coal; The commander of the

methods of education are not fully reaped Of course, the liberty enjoyed by the till the products of the system have pass Customs cruiser said be would take the two passengers to Macao and make

pupils is not allowed to dogenerate into ed into the work a day world. It may arrangements for having the launch coal

licence. The cylinders have got to be be then that the statesman and the em e. The fisherman and his friend wore

to be used as skittles; the child must dual independence and self reliance bat fitted into their respective holes and not ployer will not value very highly indivi», taken as far as Macao and boarded the

respect the rights of his neighbours Ydt rather regard them as menates to the stoumer for Hongkong where they met

at the same time he is not compelled to state, especially found in great abun the rest of the crew of the ill-fated launch and were informed that the Cus

work if he is not inclined, but the force dance. Then we shall transfer the, em- toms Authorities would not release the

of imitation is too strong to resist and phasis once more to the class system. launch until they had received the neces-

the teacher though in the hack ground

That the Montessori method has pro aury proof as to ownership: 1.

still preserves control. A note is struck foundly affected educational methods * Asked as to the extent of the loot, the

on the piano and there is absolute still generally there can be no gainsaying. fisherman said that it was not much as The Magistrate: Nonsense You could ness, the little active brains rest, the The Froebellians themselves will admit most of the passengers were fish hawkers have run her down and brought her up teacher whispers a name, just whispers that they have been stimulated by like himself. He did not think any of the into the wind and laid as snug, as any

it and the alert ong catches it and walks Madame Montessori's work, while tho first class passengers carried a lot of thing

out. The wandering one misses it and Dalton Plan which is, receiving favour- learns the fact later to his shumo. зnonny

The man said that when they saw the

able attention just now in Eugland is But the key note of the method is self the application of the same method to police they were frightened and lost their hends. They did not know what to do education. The apparatus is so made the upper school. and the fokis were all hiding down below.

that only certain things can be done with The bead mistress of an infant school It was Chinese crackers, he said, that it which will give satisfaction. The is nowadays rightly, gives a fair amount. the police saw fired.

seurs of touch is very much employed to of Intitude with regard to the method she, Sub-Inspector Bond, of the Water secure the suitable co-ordinations of adopts. Were this not permitted then troops and the passengers and crew were Police, who was directing the navigation nerves and muscles to lead up to writing the hlighting hand of uniformity would heing sent back to Hongkong by yester of the fee Lee at the time, said he and drawing. The great drawback to the soon be laid over the whole system. The day's Shekki junk. This news was com thought it quits likely that in the dark, system is the costliness of the apparatas vitility of English education has lain in municated to the police, and acting on the defendant thought the Police were which also requires a great deal of stor its refusal to be bound to any one method instructions from the Criminal Investiga=| pirates, and then when daylight eamC tion Department, Bubelaspector Fallon knew they had done something wrong and disconcerting at first to one who is tions even under Government and mani- The freedom of the school is a little properly qualified to exercise their func- in the independence enjoyed by those! was ordered to meet the junk and to tried to get away, obtain the necessary information concern- In imposing a fine of ten dollars, the with immobility, but the movement and

accustomed to associate good disciplino cipal schemes and still more by those who ing the seizure of the vessel. He met the Magistrato said he did not blame defer the Boise, are really the orderly hum of pity if the Colony were deprived of the junk but both the skipper, of the passen- dant for running away from the police the hasy hive, not the discordant noise opportunity of applying a system, which are outside that control It would be a gor junk and the police guards on board during the night, because there was no were prepared to swear that the junk was much piracy about it as soon as he of disorganised individuals. The system is looked upon with strong favour by not there. When they left they had not knew they were police it was his duty followed by the Dalton Plan in the educational experts. seen or heard anything about hen to see what they wanted.

(Continued at foot of next colema.)

AN INCORRECT REPORT. According to a telegram received by the owner yesterday morning, sent by a man named You, the launch was a Shek- ki in the hands of Dr. Sun Yat Sen's

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