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WHERE THE ROD IS EVER SPARED.

PRECOCIOUS CHINESE CHILDREN IN THE COUNCILS

OF THEIR ELDERS.

BOYS WILL BE BOYS THE WORLD OVER!

'FIVE STONES" AND "BAITING THE BOBBY."

[By HERBERT FIELD:]

among the most ignorant,

Until it is a month old and

and the long and verbose monthly

studied very seriously by the par- school reports of the teachers are

ents.

In passing, I might add that the same treatment in all respects as children of concubines receive the

the children of favourite wives. There is no discrimination in this respect

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"They See. Dragona) "

Passing through a village on the ↑ frewood or anything that comes outskirts of Colombo, I was greatly violent outbursts upset everything." a typhoon, these handy and like

It is fairly safe to say that, us amused at the sight of a tiny "piccaninny" in full fight through a general rule, Chinese parents are

leuient extremely the main street, pursued by a per children, and cases of brutality toward their apiring native police corporal at

like that outlined by Professor whose heels be bad dropped a string of exploding crackers. Find Ball are exceedingly rare and, when ing that he was being rapidly over they do occur, are only met with taken, the youngster gave à des pairing squawk, redoubled his efforts, and finally plunged, with a gasp of relief, into the ample lap of his startled mammy" who was seated in the gutter, outside her tumble-down house, preparing betelber of the family. Among the therefore, the importance of the

poorer clasata, it accompanies its" dragon" to the Chinese mind- mother to her daily work in the about which I shall have something stone quarries, to say in a later article-it is small fields or in the When it is weaned, it is stripped wonder that such children are re to the back of a sister until it can garded somewhat in the light of more ignorant of toddle, when it is taught to pul respect by the weeds or wield a small hanzmer at their elders. stone-breaking.

nut for sale to coolies.

Angrily, the indignant policeman babbled forth the story of his wrongs, and then convinced that her offspring had done wrong, the mother suddenly beat the piceanny over her knee and gave him a good old-fashioned spanking.

No name.

"gte

La England, imaginative children feast has been given in its honour,

fairies. In China, youngs a Chinese baby Ins After the feast, its head is shaved ters have a penchant for seeing

dragons. Toing into consideration, and it becomes an accepted mem-

The age of five sees it busily at A similar scene was cascted in a side street in Yaumati a few days work during the day. Its evenings,

free for play and ago, but this time it was a plump however, are

Later, it adopts a new little yellow body which received mischief.

name and its childhood name, or chastisement at the hands of a

Chinese *mikk name, becomes a second apologetic garrulously mother. The result of "bobby.ary title. baiting!"

Ye Antiente Customme,

!

I was privileged quite recently to be present at a meeting of the eldeis of a small village between Taipo and Fanling, and was much struck by the appearance of two small boys, aged about seven years, seats" in the body who vecipied of the Council. No women were present.

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Like Father, Like Son.

From time to time the head man Except among the more educaled harangued the gathering and veri Thus it would seem that East and glasses, who are becoming in sous elders would reply and make West do meet, occasionally upon ingly Westeruised, the little Clase observations. Quite as frequently, common ground. History, does, not hay is the exact protetype of dis the small boys would chirp in with tell us who first conceived the best father. At one time, it was fare remarks to which the elders listen. method of spanking unruly children. sight to see a Chinese walking ined with evident respect. Doubtless some primitive instinct public with members of his family. afterwards informed that the two to ridicule authority made hobby. Today, he will go marketing with boys possessed the power of see of the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL baiting

universal sport" his favourite wife, and one maying dragons and conversing with for the Session 1988. Among the very young, but it is often encounter him carrying his them. Therefore, their utterances certainly worthy of mention that young offspring or taking one of were inspired and should be treat parents the world over should see two of his children out for aned with respect ! it to chastise unruly children by evening stroll. the same methods.

years.

Probably the same explanation

to

il Father wears a felt hat, his could be applied to the sight, often The two cases cited are not the son will wear one, too, often too witnessed in the cities, of quite only instances of children being big for him and giving him a ludi-elderly coolies and fokie, sitting in spanked that I have witnessed in crously wise appearance for his shops, Estening attentively the East, although such scenes sre

Father may wear & long what would seem to be the quite eersaisly rare. But, though I have silver-grey robe; so will the scollirrelevant chatter of small urchins watched closely, I have not noticed son. If Father wears, in addition, seated at their feet. I have also that Chinese children are any more beneath a kind of white "surplice," noticed, and no doubt for the same unruly or out-of-hand than the a pair of black silk trousers, too reason, that sinal boys have quite children of Europe, deepite the aphaggy. and too narrow, and too a standing in the joss-bouses of parent sparing of the rod.

long and ton short, with the bot-both men and women.

China teems with youngsters who, tums fastened with elastic bands, And so, despite the squalor and

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giving him the appearance of an dirt incident to village and city Oriental cyclist, then his offspring life, the children of China are not will be similarly attired. 1 Father so unhappy as many writers would wears the striped pyjamas" of have us believe. With the growing the foki class, so will bis son and emancipation of women in China,

heir.

the lie will soon be given to the When Father meets an acquaint- well known Classic :- ance, he bows gravely. If it is New Year, Father will

murmur, The ac

in the games they play, at any rate, have aomething in common with children in far distant parts of the world Who first drew up the rules of five-stones," for in stance? Oki records tell us that it wa favourite game with the children of Ancient Britain before the advent of the Romans; that it was enjoyed by the children of Kung héi, fát ts'oi" Rome before their nation possessed quaintance will bow and return the a history; that the Jews learned greeting, frat te Father and then the game from their "Egyptian cap to his son, who will how quite as tors; that the black piccannies of gravely and repeat the goodwish Africa were familiar with the just" na punctiliously. If the ac game in the days before the quaintance should have his children Flood, that it was known in An- with him, the bestowal of individual cient Babylone; and that "five-greetings is rather a lengthy pro- stones was also a famous road ceeding. To the Westerner, the side pastime of the children of gravity of the Chinese children on ancient Cathay. It is still played these occasions makes an irresist the world over.

ably naive appeal.

For Children Must Work ---.

The Scholars.

I ennnot agree with those writers The well-to-do classes take a keen who maintain that Chinese parents interest in the educational welfare are, in the main, over-severe with of their children. They send them. their children. Professor J. Dyer to school at an early age and offer Ball-writes that on occasion "par them every inducement to follow ents give way to violent fits of up their studies and qualify for temper in their efforts to bring the university training. It is quite a child to obedience, when it is common thing for such parents to beaten with great cruelty, on the catechise their children after school head, or anywhere, with sticks of hours upon their classroom studies,

Sona shall be his-on couches

Jelled to rest.

The little caes, enrobed, with

sceptres play

Their infant cries are loud as

stern behest ;'

Their knees the vermeil covera

shall display!

As king hereafter one shall be

addressed:

The rest, as princes, in our

States hold sway,

And daughters, also, to him

shall be born.

They shall be placed upon the

zround to sleep ;" Their playthings, stones; their drese, the simplest word; Their part alike from good

and ill to keep.

And he'er their parents' hearts.

to cause to mourne

To cook the food, and spirit-

malt to steep."

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