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CORRESPONDENCE.

'CERTIFICATED TEACHERS.

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE HANDYONG DAILY PRES"I

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St.-Journalism and Education are the same thing. If you want a man for either of these professions, select, at all cost, the one who has had no training and no experience, would seen to be your dictum; if I do not misconstrue your leader of Tuesday,

Would you 'honestly, sir, rather choose the man who is a Wrangler at Cambridge for a post as assistant in your other or the mediocre reporter who has been on the staff of some English paper i

You would perhaps think an electrical engineer best of all

As one who does know something about teachers and teaching. I may say most emphatically that, the trained man is head sad shoulders above his competitor in the same markri

PROBATE ACTION.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 14TH, 1925

HAWALAN SUGAR PLANTERS

WILI...

GAOL FOR YOUNG THIEF. TALE OF EUROPEAN TOPER'S RAINCOAT.

In the Suprem Court yesterday As the Central Magistracy yester- bufore the Chief Justice (Sir Henry day, before Mr. S. B. B. McElderry, Gollan) the probate action concerning A. L. Rumjahn, aged 21 years, unen- the late Mr. Chan Along, in which Chan played, was charged with the unlawful Chik Yui brother of the deceased, is possession of a rain-cont, valued at cited as defrudant, and Chan Wing Onn Wanchal, on May 3rd.

plaintiff, was continued.

LOCAL SPORT.

LAWN TENNIS. LOCALS FINE PLAY AGAINST AMERICANS.

The American "stars" were again at

the, H.E.CC. ground yesterday evening. that of the previous day. The local If anything the crowd was larger than

Sergeant MacDonald said that on the players gave an exceptionally fine ac night of May 3rd." he saw" a Eur count of themselves, the Americans, pean in a ricksha drunk. He asked the champions though they be, by no means man where he wanted to go and the having all their own way:

Mr. Eldon Potter. K.C., with Mr. Elsley Zeitlyn (instructed by Mr. K. Hall Brution) appeared for the plain [tif: Mr. F. C, Jeokip, with Mr. Thomas Addis (instructed by Mr. A. E. Hall) appeared for the defendant, and Mr. C. G. Alhaster. K.L. (instructed by Mr. Woo) was present on behalf of three executrixes of the deceased and also Chan King Yui, brother of the defendant.

Plaintiff remained in the witness box piss then walked away and or return.game went to Hous, the fourth to Saod-

all day, and faced the continued cross- examination of Mr. Jenkin

brinted one implied to Wanchai. The THE SINGLES MATCH. sergeant then informed him that he was

Honda, the Colony's Singles Cha Wanchai and the man then got out pion, played H. Snodgrass in a singles' of the "ricksba Later defendant came match. Ronda played a beautiful game, up to witness and naked him what was wrong with the European and witness in the first set he won the first game told him that the man was sick, Withen Snodgrass drew level. The third

but gražia

after

ing, the European appeared to have re- covered himself somewhat und told wit-led 3 winning

the fifth Hood love game. Again Plaintiff said that it was not until the

American drew level, only to will was produced, as ordered by the Court in connection with another action, ness that he was feeling better. Witness the years that

that he came to the conclusion that he questioned him as to whether he had find our champion take the next game was not receiving his full share.

Do you realise, sir, that it is only in comparatively recent

the

He bad

Mr. Jenkin enntinued his Cross.

public has rerugnised the status of the teacher and how important a part he plays in moulding the character, etc., if not seen the accounts of his uncle had a raincoat with him when he first easily. Each. then won alternately until the rising generations.

fendant) though his solicitor told him arrived, being under the impression that the games were & all, Hopda taking the In Ancient Greece, the teacher was prior to the proceedings that it had been he had noticed, one in the possession of th but the set finally went to Sood- elave," who, was required to be ascertained that the estate of the de the European. The funn said that he grass by. mainly owing to his fast the second pet, afte's sort of guardian to his charge The ad had been placed in defendant's did have one when he got out of the services. In church later took on the work of educa- name,

ricksha Asked to come to the police brilliant play by both men, the games tion and that is why s many of the

station and make a complains regarding heads of English Public Schools are examination. and His Lordship ad- ministers of the Church-aw a matterarned the case until this morning. of fact might point out that the priesthoods raken by some not for its own auke, but rather as an asset in securing higher positions in schools. Ng wonder they cared little about diplomas in edavaticin The prefix Rev. 'YNILA just as good as the sufis Dip. Ed.

But times have changed and the tea- cher is gradually making his status felt. The Nacionai Vaion of Teachers a powerful body ja England.

ALOW

I believe, sir, if you went round and engaired how many of the untrained as well as unrersillented teachers here really thought of entering this line in the initial instance, the percentage would be astounding.

A SUCCESSFUL PLEA

TINSMITH WHO DID NOT NEED SILK FOR HIS 'BUSINESS.

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the loss or theft of the coat, the Euro-stood again 6 all and the American win- pran refused to do so, saying he did ning the 13th and 14th game won the not want to bother about it. On Tues-set by 5-6. The American won mainly on day witness came across the defendant

Wanchai at 3 o'clock in the morning.is services, but Honda continually beat After cautioning defendant. witness him with long cross shots, and his aet questioned him about the raincoat. De-play was generally successful. But he fendant denied having stolen it, but ad could not serve nor volley to such effect mitted that he had pawned it at the request of a Balay friend. Defendant as Snodgrass, and thereby lost. In the Summary. Court yesterday, pointed out the pawnshop in question to before Mr. Justice Wood, when a tin witness, where it was found that he re Smith was the defendant in an action in ceived the sum of 88 for pawning the upret of silk wald and delivered, barticle. The owner of the raincoat had stated in support of his contention that not been traced so far. he had not ordered the goods, that silk The pawnbroker stated that the de Sze Kwong was a display of excellent: would hardly he required in his busi-fendant came with another man, a lawn tennis, the locals giving a brilliant. Malay, who did not say anything, te performance. In the first set after four pawn the coat.

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Plaintiff was represented by Mr. C

A. S. Russ and defendant by Mr. J. A. Gordon Leask...

THE DOUBLES MATCH, The doubles match between the Kinsey

brothers and Capt. O'Callaghan, and Ng

Further, you would find little to your

Questioned by His Worship as to what games, the locals led 3-1, but with the surprise that a large number would

he was doing in the streets at three 6th game the Americans drew level The chuck up

the score 5 all, after After admitting that the "chop" on the 'clock in the morning, defendant asid tenth game” zaw teaching if they could get

delivery order was that of his firm, the be went to look for a friend. Defend which the Kinseys won the next two tinsmith said it was only the correspondant added that he was out of a job and ence "chop." and was used by a guar-

games, taking the set by 7-3.

into another groove.

Now this is not the sort of teacher we want in Hongkong.

With regard to your editorial again, would you advise me to work away at my Latin and Greek if I wish, say, in five years time to become a journalist?

And just as you do not want a Hebrew scholar to write editorials, so you do not

man who has secured a want the Honour or pass degree and has had no training to enter the tenening profes

sion.

Apologising. for using so much of your valuable space.—I am, yours, etc.,

COLLEGE-TRAINED

pator who had no authority to carry out transactions for the firm.

Mr. Justice Wood gave judgment for

defendant.

DESTITUTE. WELSHMAN. EX-SERGEANT STOWS AWAY FROM

MANILA.

At the Kowloon Magistracy yester- day. before Mr. EW. Hamilton, Frederick Owen Richands, a native of Carmarthen. Wales, was charged with having stowed away on the Empress of Code from Mail

Defendant said he was famished and

Ферадск.

His Worship sentenced defendant to two months imprisonment with hard labour, and made an order that the coat should be retained by the pawnbroker, but that he should ab; dispose of it in any way for a period of one month in the event of the rightful owner making a claim for it.

depending on his aunt for main

PEAK TRAM TICKETS.

TANGLED TALE OF MISSING COUPONS.

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The second set showed the same score,

with the Kinseys the winners, and they took the last set by 6-1. But though they took all three sets, their task was pat an easy one. O'Callaghan was often brilliant with his long drives and tricky het play. Ng Sze Kwong often gave glimpses of his former brilliance, a cross shot of his in the first game of the second set being the finest shot of the game. He played superior tennis to that of the previous evening when he met Snodgrass in a Singles match. H. Kinsey was

May 12th, 1093.

We did not suggest that middle-aged men who have failed in other professions should be engaged a teachers in Hong

At the Central Magistracy yester- kong, however brillant their educational since he had left Australia. he had done day before Mr. H. B. Butters, the hear again brilliant, with his drives and ser qualifications might be. The protest we

R. Kinsey did not play well at made was against the suggestion that work. He was an ex-serviceman buting of the case in connection with the vices. competent teachers could only be found his discharge papers had been stolen in missing coupon books of tickets, the pro-the beginning but before the game ended Manila. He was pot afraid of work but p.ty of the Peak Tramway. Co. which his pet play and hard hitting were won- among those who had had previous ex- perience in the elementary aid secondary schools at Home. The young university graduate, who has decided to take up tenching as a profession and who has studied, during his university' course,

An Inspector said that it appeared with this end in view, is undoubtedly, in our opinion the best type of recruit that defendant had been a sergeant in for the Education Department in this the Royal Welsh Fusiliers during the Colony, -Ep.

war. He was remanded in police custody for 48 hours. His Worship paying that he would try to do something for him,

1TO THE EDITOR OF "THE HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS.

Sun-Judging from your lending article of Tuesday you seem to have some úcubts yourself as to what men would be most suitable as teachers in Hongkong.

he could and nothing to do. His occupa was begun on Tuesday, was continued. tion was coal-mining. He had approach

d the British Consul who told him that ba could be sent home or back to Aus

trulia.

TREACHEROUS AMAH

FOR ROBBING HER

SENTENCED

MISTRESS..

TO-DAY'S GAMES.

It may be remembered that two of the derful three defendants charged on Tuesday were discharged on that day, one a coolie The Axtures for to-day have been messenger who was given the tickets to take to tha Lower Peak Tramway slightly changed. The doubles match be Station, and said that be lost them by tween H. Snodgrass and R. Kinsey and leaving them, behind in the car; and the other the man who was going tog Sze Kwong and Dr. Tottenham will pay his fare, but was prevented from be for three sets only. This match will doing so by a companion in the car who be followed by one or two sets between Leadered two of the missing tickets as the Kinsey brothers and Capt. O'Callag- payment for the fares

BASEBALL...

Yesterday the man who tendered thehan and F. Spodgrass. two tickets, Leung Hung, a mason, was charged with the larceny by 'finding of 95 books of anissing coupon tickets the property of the Peak Tramway Com-

Providing the weather allows the On questioning some of the teachers

With him was also charged a pany. here you state, they expressed the be- Sentence of six mouths hard labour fresh defendant in the case, Leung frat baseball practice match of the sea- lief that the best possible recruits for was passed on a Chinese amah at the Chuen, a bricklayer, who was charged son has been arranged to take place this the teaching staff in this Colony were Kowloon Magistracy yesterday for hav. with the same offence, after being arrest afternoon on the ground of the Hong- kong Football Club at Happy Valley, a young men straight from the Univering stolen jewellery and money, valued fed on Tuesday afternoon.

ities The teachers you questioned at $7,000 from her mistress, young From the evidener it appeared that friendly game having been arranged must have bern too modest or two Chinese warried woman, who arrived in Leung Hok, a foreman-contractor came against a Filipino side.

to Mr. L. G. Scott, Superintendent of No meeting of the League is to be humble to nud" who have taken a course Hongkong with her husband on board In oducation. All the great Universities the reiffent Grant on Tuesday from the Peak Tramway Company, with held until after May 7th when it is in England, and our own University here, Shanghai. On finding the lock of a suit number of coupon books of tickets and expected that the South China Athletic lave realised the importance of including ense tampered, with, the young" wornan, on being questioned said that he had Association's team will have arrived back

contae in Education in their curri examined it, and found her money and been given them by Leung Chuen to from Manila.

Later the police ar- The object of such a course is valuables missing.

return to the Company. Leung Chuen to enable primpective teachers to obtain rested defendant and found the valuables was then arrested, that training which no serious teacher on her,

Leang Hok (the foreman contractor) can possibly affried to miss.

Defendant said she had been accosted said that Leung Chuen had given him the tickets to return and asked that he should request that the two men in eus-

eulum.

"

I do not know what has to be taken by a strange man who forced her to tell for the certificate examination of the his where her mistress jewellery and Board of Education at Home. but I do money were kept. He stole them and tody should be released. know that all University courses in handed them to her to keep. His Wor. Education specify a definite amount of ship in passing sentenes said he was practical class training with an examina letting her off lightly, for if she had been tion thereon. Whatever may be taken sent to the Sessions she would probably as the meaning of Certificated" per have been sentenced to 3 years.

"

'SKYLARKING' CYCLIST,

apa what was meant was a teacher who bas passed through the necessary prac tien! training. It may surprise many to learn that ews Professors have been known, to enter for a course in education and have benefited considerably from SMART FINE FOR COLLISION WITH such training.

A CHILD.

With regard to the question of the xtaffing of the recognised, Preparatory As a result of having knocked down a and Public schools in England, it may little Portuguese child in Chatham Road astonish you to learn that a good num- on Tuesday night a Chinese youth ber of the young bloods" from: Unie was charged before Mr. E. W. Hamilton versities are men trained in the prin at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday ciples nad practice of education,men with reckless riding, who, no doubt, would

answer admit- ably" in their schools..

Let as have University then-honours mon by all means-but see to it that only men with the necessary training in education are appointed and all would be well. My interpretation of "certificated" may be doubtful, but if you insist on ** certificated University men" there can

be no possible doubt, whatever-Yours, ete,

“TEACHER.” Hongkong, May 12th, 1925.

Mr. B. F. Remedios, the uncle of the child, said that his littlo niece was bowl- ed clean over. Defendant did not ring his bell at all...

Inspector Marks said that apparently Tenog Chuen got wind of the two men having been arrested and being afraid for himself had given these tickets to Leung Hok to return. It appeared that a number of these tickets had been circu- lated song the relatives of the two de fendants, who were also related to each other.

Leung Hang was sentenced to six works and Leung Chuen to two wocks

hard. labour.

THIEF SENTENCED. VASES STOLEN FROM- KOWLOON CHURCH.

A Chinese was sentenced to three months hard labour by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy Defendant said that he had rung the yesterday for having stolen three vases bell, and he could not avoid the child, from the Rosary Church, Kowloon, oa ns she ran across the road.

Tuesday. He was also sentenced to one His Worship said that he had no doubt month for having stolen a perámbulator,

Except on May 16th and June 1st, when the ground will be required for other events, the field will be available for use by the Baseball League for the re- mainder, of the season.

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CINEMA NOTES.

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"The Seventh Day" is good enougir entertainment for the seventh day and all the other six. While it might be stretching a point to say that it is the best entertainment the screen has ever had, there is little question but that Richard Barthelmess, who won his sense ticnal spurs a star with Tolable David" has followed it up with a picture of nausual interest. Its opening at the Queen's Theatre yesterday was auspic ious.

An unknown Chinese, aged 40 year*, who attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the Harbour at Connaught Boad West on Tuesday, was taken to the Government Civil Hospital, afte being rescued from drowning by a Indian watchman

At the Kowloon Magistracy yester that defendant, was akylarking, and im- the property of Mr. R. Hall, of Obser-day before Mr. E. W. Hamilton a

remanded où posed a fine of 223 or one month. He vatory Baildings, a fortnight ago. He Chinese woman was

added that he had seen European boys sold the perambulator to n hawker who charge of having obtained $10 by falsa doing the same thing, and if they camewas recently sentenced for receiving pretences from a Chinese man, by pur

stolen property.

porting that she was a widow.. before, him he would fine them heavily.

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