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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 17th, 1928.

THE VERNACULAR MIDDLE SCHOOL.

YESTERDAY'S PRIZE GIVING.

CHINESE CULTURE AND MODERN CONDITIONS,

MR. W. W. HORNELL'S ABLE ANALYSIS.

The prize distribution at the Government Vernacular Migdi school töök plice yesterday morning, the awards being prestuted to the sacressful pupils by Mr. W. W. Hornell. CE (Viês Chancellor of the Hong Kong University).

Among those also present Were the Hendmaster (fr. K. H Li), Mr. A, E, Wood (1irector of Eduggition), De, J. Fenton, Dr. Am Tai Yuơn, Dr. S. W. Two and Mr. Y. P. Law, the last mentione Boing the setur uf Vornicular Schools, MR. HORNELL'S ADDRESS.

Great Changes.

3r. Harnell, eldressing the asional work in the East. sembly, said that be noticed in the fist af stressful enndidates in the final examination the name of Fung Ping Wah, the son of his old friend

success.

Department in which the Chinese ROUND THE POLICE |

Classics and their commentaries are merely memorised. I recog nise what memory has doge for scholarship; how for centuries the great Hindu Classics were handed down by word of mouth. But those days are past. What we want to do now is to surrey huraanity in the light of its records, and not only to know that certain peoples do certain things and believe certain things but to understand why they h them and why they believe them. Debt To Scholars.

COURTS.

FEW CASES OVER, THE WEEK-END.

YESTERDAY'S LIST.

"[UX2 NÓTK-BOOK.]

A number of minor cases occupied e attention of the Magistrates yesterday, but few of thent were of public interest.

POLICE STOP A FIGHT.

The working world of to-day is apt to forget the tremendous debt it owes to Scholars those Chinese travellers for example who wander nd about the wilds of India search ing for knowledge about Buddhism. Perhaps of you have heard, of the Hungarian Sehatar Alexander Czona de Koras wh› came to Dadlin at the beginning of the 1nchi sentury possessing nothing but fired with

As the result of a quarrel mon the burning desire to find out the cookies, employed by the Standard origin of his nation. He spent far Company at Laichikok, four years in Buddhist monastery in Tibes and he explains in a perfectly simple and matter of fner way how in the winter he would sit covered

appeared before Mr. W Schofield at the Kowloon Magis-

Levis ve mere than'a quarter of a contury since started my edes

I have seen great changes. I have watch ed the peace and contentment of a untryside wrecked by political and racial agitation. I have been in intimate touch with scores of in sheepsking with his traseripty yesterday charged with dis- Mr. Fang Bing Shan, He congiatu young lives robbed of their Fasters, in front of Bim, and how the cold orderly conduct. lated both father and son on the heritage and profiting nothing by was so intense that his fingers got their Western opportunities and frost bittra as he stretched them The father, Me Fornell said, he had known for many years, I would not reduce by one jotent from under the shepskins t and the first and only time he sentitle the facilities which exist in turn over the pages of the mum

Hong Kong for teaching Chinese script. From Tibet he came to up the Yangtze was in one of Mr. boys and girle English, for training Calcutta and worked for the Bengal Fung's ships. Mr. Hornell said that them in science, and for giving Asiatic Society urtil he had collect- The expected at some future date; then some jusight into English ed enough money for his prolonged to bow before Mr. Fung as a great culture and history. Rather I would journey to Ast in search of the benefactor of Chinese education.

rease and improve those faci birth place of the Buns, Ile start- lities. The World is so small nowed but contracted dever in the Puert that the youth of China are and hills of the Eastern Himalayas far as Cheung Sha Wan when asthe tatizens of the World and many of the Chine in this Colony are citizens of th. British Empire. The British Empire owes all her sons and daughters whatever br their rare or the colour of their complexions reasonable opportuni- i

Chinese Learning. This school, continued Mr. Har nell, as bera established with special purpose, and the special pur pose is to emphasise Chinese learn ing and no the same time not to negiert the study of English as mrdiam of expression. For centuries

died in Darjeeling and there he les to-day facing the sternal snows of Kinehinjunga.

the first defendant gathered a enh Inspector McWalter stated that

round him on Saturday afternoon and went to the installation to seek revenge against another coulis with whom he had had a dispute the pre- vious day. Two Indian constables succeeded in driving the crowd as

potice reinforements appeared and arrested the four defendants, the

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'China lived her own life ent off front for developing their inherent! to know au 1 unterstand.

the rest of the world by the strong ring-fence of her own peculiar dizili sation, culture and traditions. The ring-fence his now many gaps in it, and amid an amazing welter of ancestral precepts. strange occidental 'thorirs a primitive) passions, the Chinese peoples are Stumbling blindly along anthosive track the end of whith is unknown Many Chinese feel that in this pro eess the old learning is likely either to be rejected as useless or to forgotten. They are apprehensive of many of these new ideas more especially of those which point to a complete break with the past

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aparities and surely the British Empire is not, so pour either in spirit or in wealth as to desire to evade these obligations.

with poles.

The first three defendants were fined $10 each nud bound over to If you want money and comfort be of good behaviour, while the become a merchant. The scholar, must be absorbed in his task fourth man was ordered to siga a to be cafeas of the marrow, And personal bond for his future good

behaviour. such a one will not lack' sustenaner :

the sea's wild breast. We meet and cling with find enden:

the same Wave's

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The Greatness of Chinese Culture.

But I regard it as ridiculous that a Chinese boy and girl should be allowed to grow Chinese as a language, and blind to up ignorant of the greatness of Chinese culture. A moment eti Education which is not based on the crest: traditions and culture of the race.The wave disidės, we part for ever, is for that race no education at all. China had for centuries an official We have no lasting resting here class, selected for its knowledge of Today's best friend is dead to-

Chinese classics.

There was some sense in that for it meant that a man who was going to administer the country must be arquainted with those cultural principles in accordance with which the Chinese then directed their lives. The old official class has been

wept away.

morrow!

We only learn to hold things dear. To pierce our hearts with future

sorrow,

Be not too carafal for the morn God will the daily bread bestow: The same eve that the babe is born. The mother's breast begins to fans.

Will Be who robes the swan in

white,

OPIUM IN A

BLANKET.

A pantry boy of the ss. Kong Ving was charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy. of 18 taels of prepared oplum. yesterday with being in possession

The evidence was that the defen- dant, who was with two other pan try boys, claimed a bundle of

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blankets, which when searched was LONG ARM OF THE found to contain a parcel of opium.

The defendant claimed that only one of three blankets in the bundle |belonged to him. This blanket had- bear lens to another person, and he was not aware of the presence of the drug,

An adjournment was made until hoys to be called. Wednesday for the other pantry

LAW.

THREE GAOLBREAKERS RECAPTURED

IT DOES NOT PAY TO BOAST.

A great deal of the Chinese in stinotive dislike of foreigners and their apparent satisfaction with: everything Chinese, is due to the feeling. We were getting on all right until these tiresome strangers came and upset ús. We did not want to have anything to do with

Who is there to take the places these obstrusive-fellows and we ex- of the old officials? I have before, plained, to them quite politely butį

me an necount of conditions in Who yes the parrot's bright green quite firmly that, while we had no Hunan that was recently sent to thing to earn from them, they the London Times by one of the Who paints the peacock's glaneing

hue,

After staging a sensational and being barbarians,, were not likely to

correspondents of that paper. The profit by lessons from us,

light.

sucessful esențe from Victoria (inal But not even God" as Aristotle correspondent is discussing the pro- Will he less kindly deal with you?

fear, of a peaceful winter in

the four the Greek philosopher pointed out Hunnn. Of the officials

in November of last the pro- "Can change the past." Another vince, the articles report, that some

Chinese convicts made their way to Greek quotation occurs to me; it is are the same men who functioned

A Chinese postman was question from Sophocles perhaps the greatest or rather failed in April; others are

ed by the Magistrate as to why

Canton despite all the vigilance of tragedian that has ever lived-"for new, young, foreign-trained students

The annual report. presented by letters delivered by him had never

the Police, reached the addressees. the Headmaster, stated:Before re- if anyone thinks that he alone is with immense confidence in their viewing the school work of 1027. I stated that this postman would

wise that in speech or mind he hath no peer--such a soul when laid, open in vet found empty."

snetk

THE ANNUAL REPORT.

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of the

STEALING LETTERS.

Charged with stealing letters from private letter boxes a Chinesa was brought before Mr. R. E. Lind self the Central Magistracy,

It was

ability to establish the millenium without delay. but these self-satis have to express my greatest regret usert letters in a box in such a fied authorities the repart continues, for the loss of one gentleman who way that it would be quite easy An Illustration From India. have not the slightest grasp of had helped the school considerably for anyone to take them out.

He also admitted that letters Sir William Hunter: a well known economic principles, such as the both ny administrator in India wrote a limits of taxation or the laws that school and as member of the Board addressed to the same building were of Education. I mean Dr. Wan Man slipped into one lox by him instead wonderful story which is now almost govern successful trade.

Kai. Dr. Wan, as you know, was of being properly distributed. unknown. The story is entitled: Those who have or are thought one of the keenest education pro

Mr. Lindsel said that it was The Old Missionary. The book to have money are being driven out moters in the Colony: and is clear obvious that the postman was tell was given me a few days before I of the province or reduced to understanding of the importance of in lies to save himself. He was started on my first journey to India.esary by an iniquitous system of such a school as ours and the guilty of dereliction of duty and It was, apparently published in 1996 taxation. With no money coming of work it should undertake was he would be reported to the Post- (and that's more than 30 years ago) in from the fields and subject to highly esteemed by myself and the master who would deal with him but the story relates to that period repented extortions from the Gor staff. The loss of him has, there

departmentally. in the history of Bengal which ernment the old families are in a fare, been most prinfully felt by this followed immediately on the direct, pitiable state.

school, nad I en assure his family assumption by the British Crown of rule in British India--that is to way the period of the story is about 180. The old missionary is dis. essing with certain zealous young British officials the British policy of State Education in India and to is made to say --

The case was continued in the afternoon and alter hearing fur of our deepest sympathy and rather evidear, his Worship again remanded the accused in police ret.

custody.

SEIZURE OF ARMS.

The master of a trading junk. registered as T3300H, and his ubi were taken into custody following

pistols, three

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They were enjoying their regained

freedom in Canton and would have

been doing so still, but for their mispherd loquacity.

It will be remembered that re contly they wrote to the Chinese. General Chamber of Commerce here boasting about their cunning. In the latter they also complained of the discipline of the gaol and made many suggestions na to how a prison should be conducted. They also made allegations against warders.

many

The letter was lengthy but no adfiress was given.

Unfortunately for them, the letter was sufficient cluc, to the police. A party of the shrewdest men in the

Your State Education is pro- through such a period, of horror February, June and October; and, the seizure, by the police, on Hong Kong force was at once sent

the

the case

Was

out early on Sunday morning with the result that three of the four escaped prisoners were re-arrested and brought back to Hong Kong. They are now back in the Victoria, Prison, but their advice on running

Pear In 'Men's Minds. Most of the men have fled to

The maximum enrolment of thei Shanghai and the women live in fear for the necessities of life. The chief year was 178, and average attend emotion in the minds of the people ance 165.4 3 against 150 and 136.99 is fear: fear of the Communists; respectively in the previous year. fear of the Government; fear of The school was regularly inspected their neighbours. They have pass by the Diretor of Eduention in ed ducing a revolt against three that their minds are paralysed, they on his second inspection we were of three Luger Principles, which although they are unable to look to the future or honoured by the company of Dr. magazines and over 300 rounds of

to Canton, where, in collaboration were pushed too far in ancient feel any effort is worth while.

with the Canton Police, severa?» India represent the deepest wantd

W. Te and the late Dr. Wan ammunition. The defendants were raids on likely haunts ivere carried of human nature the principle rible state of affairs is due to the Hok Tung" of the school. Chinese tracy yesterday, and after evidence I am not arguing that this ter- Man Kai, both gentlemen being charged at the Kowloon Magis of discipline: the principle of re-presence of officials educated abroad members on the Board of Education, and been beard, ligion and the principle of con- and thus out of touch with Chinese and, above all, keen supporters and tratament. The old indigenous traditiona schools carried punishment to-

But I do assert that well-wishers of our institution. New remanded until this afternoon, Your Govern ne vital condition of China's re-entrants of the year and the school verge of torture.

ern generation is the evolution of a new premises were medically inspected ment Schools pride themselves on almost having done away with the 5 of official who will combine by Dr. E. 3. Minett whose advice

In the sphere of sports, the school a substantial knowledge and under has been much appreciated, rod and a due time you will here standing of the West with the best

has done particularly well this year on your hands a race of young traditions of Chinese culture.

Messes, Fung Ping Shan and Li We were able to send a valley, bali a gael is not likely to be sought. Yi Mui, in the name of men who have grown up without

body of team to compete for the Senior Chines: friends continued their Shield, and we were able to win i

A raid at 4 a.m, on Sunday in discipline. The indigenous schools educated the lower claBSCR I went the University of Hong' usual generosity by giving scholar-

games and score a great the suburbs of Fongchuen saw the for the business of their lives. Kong to take a part in turning out ships of each per annum to number of points. Coming to foot arrest of Li Pui alius Li Lam, one Your Government Schools spur on these new cfficials and I want this students obtaining the highest ball; we played altogether more of the quartette. He was sleeping every clever small boy with scholar- school to help us by sending to us esition in entrance and annual shins and money allowances to students who combine a good work would otherwise be financially un- only five games and won all the make any resistance, he was secur

than twenty friendly matches with examinations and to those who schools had clubs outside; we lost the time" and before he could try and get into a bigger schooling knowledge with

thorough

able to come to study. We have to and so through many bigger grounding in Chinese learning,

Our ping pong, team is the ed: Four hours after this, another arbooks with the stimulus of bigger

thank these gentlemen also for their strongest of all. At the beginning raid was carried oat at Sap Pat I am, therefore, wholeheartedly than scholarships to University de-in sympathy with the object with kind gift of some uneful furniture of this year we had an

L'excursion to The day will come which this school was founded and and a set of the Encyclopaedia Tai Tain reservoir and shortly after Po, where another two

the summer vacation, through the escaped convicts were recaptured. In. December, our

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had a picnic to his farm at Sheme In this case also no resistance vas

joyable days.

The health of the sehol has been satisfactory on the wholes

Though the school is young in nge,

hface to face with the results promise that the University will dents in the Middle School Division They will be forced back on the help you. But I must here add A

sat for special examination con- foundations of public instruction anything to do with the University, Kong. Of the first students we sent old indigenous schools as the aura word of warning. While I have, ducted by the University of H shui. On both occasions we had en- met with. in India. They will find out that this school is not going to be a

With regard to the fourth man it races which for ages have borne stepping stone to a soft option end- four turned out successful, one ob

was stated hat he was shot in the cannot be trained up without dis or Diploma. The University Two of our normal students als we have before us a great vision of a heavy yoke throughout life ing in either a University degree taining distinction in Mathematics.

recent Reds" uprising. He was cipline in their youth, They will study of a subject incans same passed their final examination con- development and success-a vision caught red-handed looting. also discover that the end of thing quite distinctive, not only in ducted by Government Examiners we believe to be convincingly real. national education is not to create i standard but in outlook. It would and are this morning to receive when we see the ever-increasing and charged at the Magistracy with

The three recaptured men will be one vast clerkly class but to fill become the University to estab- vernacular teacher certificates. enthusiastic support shown by all classes of their natural work" isla a Chinese Faculty, School or (Continued on next Column.) guardians and the public as a whole. escaping from prison.