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TAE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER

THE ONLY BACKSEAT THE BU[LOOG EVER-TAKES Our Shirkers,

ROBT. PORTER & CO.'S.

BULLDOG ALES and STOUT

ARE RIGHT IN THE FRONT

SOLE AGENTS,

ROW

DAY BY DAY.

WHOEVER COULD MAKE TWO

1915

NOTES ON THE CRISIS.

SUMMARY.

Russian Determination.

The Times man, Reuter and the official Petrograd communi- 83;ques seems practically at one as lo

"I have faith in the patriotism of my countryman. I know that success will come." said one of EARS OF CORN OR TWO BLADES OFÍA DARDANE the greatest of modern Britishers GRABS TO GROW UPON A SPOT OF the late Joseph Chamberlain-GROUND WHERE ONLY ONE GREW BEFORE WOULD DESERVE BETTER some few years ago. Now and oF LANKIND AND DO MORE ES- then events happen which tempt SENTIAL SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY us to think that he was over end-

THAN THE WHOLE RACE OF POLI TIDIANS PUT TOGETHER,-Swift. guine; over trustful. Our lead. fog article yesterday dealt with a few features of the conscription position, and pointed out that a regrettably large percentage of the young men at Home does not seem to care whether Britain wins or loses in the big struggle. Nor are the offenders all confined to the Homeland. When Singapore in- Yesterday the Telegraph pub troduced its compulsory training lished 314 columns of solid Ordinance, wo boasted that such reading matter, To-day there 8 thing was quite neodless in will be 32 published. Hongkong since practically every Brilleher bere was already eurol-

The Weather. Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. sunshine.

At the Peak 8 a m. Tomp. sunshine,

Count the Columns.

The Malls.

A YEAR AGO TO-DAY. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

LEADING EVENTS IN THE ORBAT: WAR.

Extracts from the war news con- lained in the Hongkong Telegraph of September 22,

▲ meeting of the Leg Council will be held to mar at 2.80 p.m. when the follow will be laid on the fable:

Budness, Financial Minutes.

Report of the Finance Com mittee, (No. 12)

Resolation: It is hereby r

Rear-Admiral Patey Promoted to rolved that a sum of Dollars Four

Vico-Admiral.

Rear-Admiral Sir George Ed-hundred and eighty-six thousand. of things in Russia. We Bill win Patey, K.O.V.O., has been a hundred and forty-four

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the highly satisfactory condition

:

led in the Volunteete, Volunteer Siberian Mail.-Doe per s.8. Nan Reserves or Police Reserves-the kin to-day. only exceptions being those who American Mail-Das per

02 medical Unfortunately

were excluded grounds.

Yasaka to-day.

our Siberian Mail-Closes por

boast shot a little too high, for wo are given to understand on the best authority that there is still quite AN appreciablo number of 400, hetwoon the agea of twenty-fivo and forty-five, in no way barred by illness or physical defect, who are not members of a volun- tary force.

The Effect on the Native.

One of the worst points about

| this business is that the Chiners, being somewhat keen observers, draw their own conclusions. They

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., know, far better than we do, who

HONGKONG.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1915.

THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF HONGKONG.

Binking to-morrow p.m.

France Protests Against

fundsin the custody of the Govern ment for the construction of the Destruction of Rheims Cathedral. Kowloon Canton Railway (Brittah Francs has protested to the Section) during the year 1915. *=** and destruction of the Cathedral Powers against the bombardment Orders of the Day at Rheims, "s unique jewel of architecture."

get no actual cosirmation of the promoted to, the rank of Vice (8486,144) be advanced out of fall of Vilna, claimed by the BerAdmiral, lin fabulists the other day, though the communique admits that, in the Vilas district, the Ras sians, after fights for the fords on the Vilia vivar, retired somewhat eastward." If Vilna itself had fal- len

sboald probably have heard

of it from

Wa.

a reliable aonroe by this time.

Bidend reading of the Bill in- tituled An Ordinancs to amend the Evidence Ordinance, 1889.

Second reading of the Bill in

Stiff Battle Along the Aline, The French, north of the Aiane tituled An Ordinazos to amend Politically, Russis. is indeed and below Scissons, gave some the Land Registration Ordinances

1844.

Becond reading of the Bill in

8,

8.a.

a new country and an example to ground before a violent attack by other States. That a nation which superior forces, but immediately

at

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Share Market News-Opening

Official Quotations.

Banks, $8201, bayars. Canton Insurances.

buyers,

Douglas's 889, sellers.

$425,

but yesterday was generally reconquered the positions. The tituled An Ordinance to smond spoken of as being still in feodal French continue to make pro-and consolidate the law relating darkness and given over to atter gresa along the right bank of the to "Chinese Fassenger Ship despotism while being scoretly Oise. The French troops also defined by the Chinese Passengern rotten with disanion, sedition and repulsed all the vigorous attacks Act, 1855, and concerning Asist anarchism, should be finding its of the enemy north of Rheims. Emigrents generally.

Will not be proceeded with political force, backed by all French attack; made further

classes of the people, thinking progresa in Argonne. The last at this meeting. with bat one mind about the war, raing have coaked the ground, Green Islands. $9.80, salesia a matter on which our friends rendering movementa vory

difficult.

and sellers.

Indo (Combined $155 b

Chinas.

-

Deferred 93 . Preferred 02 b. China Sugare. — $131, sales. Luzons. $39, bayers, Electrics, $44, bayers. Tas Co. $183, nom. Watsons.— $6.85, sales.. Humphrey's Estates.

sales. Ewos.-Tls.180, nom. Shanghai Cottons in Tis. 1031, bayers.

The Dollar.

$7.

New German Bost Sunk, The Carmania iaa boat belong-

at Home might well meditate closely. Bussis was out for winning six months ago, she is mane will get but Ecant mercy The Carmania sank the se. Cape even more to now, and the Gering to the Cunard line, while the Pegasus is practically obsolete. Trafalgar, which is a new nineteen thousand ton liner..

from her.

Are the dermans Depressed?

VOLUNTEER RESERVE ORDERS.

H.K.V.R. Orders issued to-day by Major Wakeman Command- ing H.E.V.B. state *--***

ES

Musketry Part I.

Mr. Redmond's Exhortation. Mr. J. Redmond, reviewing the

All members of "A‚":"B" and velun'egre at Wicklow, declsrod '0" Companies who as membere that the war had been undertaken of the Recerve have never fired If the Germans are not down in the defence of the highest Part Recruits' Course will attend S'bai.-hearted they must be more than principles of morality and tight. at the King's Park Bange on human in their sanguineness. The Irishmen would be for ever dis- Banday, the 28th inst., at 9:30 Times correspondent shore that graced if they chrank from proving 8.m. Uniform with side arms in which they most trusted their niched the race throughout bistory. even the very piece of armour that gallantry which had disting must be worn. numerical superiority-bas now Fighting at Peronne.

The rate of the dollar demand to-day is la 9 11/100.

Raub Returns.

Injured.

on

to

T

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Posting

LoOpl. F. Nisher is posted to "A"Coy. Bection 8.

Resignation.

Pie, J. E. Raymond of B. Co. Beo. 4 is permitted to resign on leaving the Colony. · ·

Princess Mary's Gift,"

[ ́ ́ Aby member entitled who has not yet received one of these gifts" to the Officer Commanding. can have the same on application

· Award of Punishment.

are the men who have not en rolled, and these are held up to ridicule by them. Why auch men shirk what is unquestionably B grave obligation is more than we can understand. Indians, Chinese, Portuguese and half-bloode have offered themselves by the score

Transfer. for the Volunteers or the Polios

LoUpl. F. Fisher is transferred and white men hang back!

failed them. Though they are Farious fighting is taking place to" A." Coy. To-morrow's Anniversary The defence that many of them

"twice and three times as east of Peronne, indicating a To-morrow is the 112th anniver numerous as the Rareiens" and possible attempt to turn the would doubtless put forward is:sary of Wellesley's victory at A have an enormous advantage in German flank, "I'll be there if I'm wanted." sayo, Bas will they? Our experience of

artillery, they have been beaten that kind of man' is that he is as

back at Dwinsk; and they don't CANTON NEWS. likely as not to be very much out

We ara- informed by Meere seem to like it. One feels a of the way just then. We are not Wright and Hornby that the certain sort of pity for the

From Our Correspondent.) The Report sutitled "Too Educational System of Hongkong" suggesting local volunteering Rsub output for the past four rank and file of them, seeing The President's Birthday. which was laid on the table at the last meeting of the Legislative demands any special degree of weeks is 1,195 cz, of gold.

how cruelly they have been

Canton, Sept. 21, Council provides reading that le deoldedly instructive. It is well personal heroism; for it does not.

deceived by their higher All the courts, sotools, and officere, Government and press. public places celebrated the Pre- written and equally well arranged, and belongs to the la

us as max men to practice a little pamphlets which persons interested in the affairs of the Colony will self-deniala thing which some

A Chinese has been sent to the If they have been bugging to sident's birthday by closing. The certainly wish to file. There are times when, in the intorcets of of the shirkera have no intention hospital suffering from injuries themselves the notion that the Coneale on Shamsen sent their Private D. V. Stevenson B. Øn. our readers, European and other, we are bound to comment upon of practising. The Britisher's post- his head alleged to have been fall of Warsaw (which the Bus representatives to the Yamon of Section 4 awarded 14 days deton- Hongkong's educational methods; but it is only fair to say that the tion in a Colony like Hongkong inflicted by a man who absconded, eine had no intention, originally, the Governor to offer their coa- tion by Sentence of Field General present Report shows itself in great measure alive to the shortcomis, or should be, this: "A hun,

of holding at all) was to mean gratulations. A few fireorackors Court Martial Held on Monday ings of those methode, and even resists the great temptation to gloss dred things stand in the way of

the end of the Eastern campaign, were exploded here and there and 20th September for disobeying Heaven help them, for they still that is about the limit of the the lawful command of a superior Bad gild. Manifestly the writer has sought to do justios to all

Mr. T. Fuller, of Messrs. Deacon, have something to learn. Nor is enthusiasm displayed. officer my going Home to volunteer for: parties and has not stooped to conceal weaknesses or to indate the Front; I cannot contri-Locker, Deseon and Harston,

De New Telephone Manager. bute monetarily, to any very leaves tomorrow by the e.s. Yasa it only in the Esat that disappoint The pamphlet opens with a brief outline of the history of great extent, towards the expenses ka Mazu. He is proceeding toment must be in the air. What education in Hongkong, which traces the development of the schools connected with the war; but I will the front. from the missionary ventures of the 'forties and 'fifties down to the do what little I can by local per- system that obtains to-day. Coming up to date the writer shows sonal service," In Hongkong a how "the quickening process observable in education thronghont man who volunteers is unlikely The storekeeper of the Vacuum way), will scarcely put heart into considerable activity in visiting the Empire" has affected oren Hongkong during the past dozen to be called upon to risk his life; Oil Company reports that about the people in the big cities. the different exchanges and has years, Latterly thero has been, be saye, a tendency to develop bat he is oilled upon to try and twenty-five feet of the roof and These must be coming to the made effats to evolve something Government rather than Grant Schools and to encourage Upper boar a ahers in his country's wor- part of the walls of the Company's conclusion that, even if a sweep like order out of the condition of Grade Schools; and the sections of the pamphlet which follow rice by giving up a little of his godown, Praya Eat, suddenly in victory for Germany loy chaos that has existed for so practically resolve themselves into a concise explanation of this ease and his private time; by, il collapsed yesterday. No one was ahead, it would still not be worth long a time. The service in Sai tendency. A decoription of the workings of the various grades of you prefer it, approaching the injured.

the awful prios that has already Kwan, at lezat, does not show any 5.50 p.m. Inspector Watt, P. Or schoole is included and the little book closes with brief descriptions thing in a Lenten or self-denial

been paid, How must they feel, marked improvement as yet, but Gibson, Wright (5) Bleat:-(5) of the aims of the Technical Instituto and the University.

spirit. If at some fature date,

then, as they begin to realize that we live in hope.

Grimble (3) Martin (3), Reynolds local matters abould oblige the From the candour which marks the Report it would appear Governor to call out the voluntary Water Bay has reported to the follow all this shedding of Ger-

A Chinese contractor at Deep defeat, and not victory, is to Kongmoon Electric Supply Co. (8) and Hooper (8),

The Sun Kong Electrios! Co.- 8.50 p.m. One Sergeant and that the Education Dopartment of Hongkong is no longer content to foross for the quelling of e.g.police that, between suneet last men blood?. Burely revolt can-of Kongmoon have notified seven P. O to be detailed b allow matters to slide along haphazard; that it is conscionn of its past riot, will the shirkers be content night and daylight this morning, not be so very far away now. faults and is beat upon making a worthy stonement. It

to be packed away with the wo-some person stole from the hill- reзlises that the Chinese are determined to noquire, by hook or crook, a European education.. Whether or not this men and children, while Asiatics side. 115 iron rods, valued at

and Eurasians fight their battles $150.

Bucoosges,

is going to benefit them permanently it is not our purpose to for them? discuss here and now. Hongkong, like the Homeland; has gone too far with education to be able to draw back.. Every circumstance of the Colony's existence forces it to go forward, now, albeit,

in its anxiety to make progress in educating the Chineas there are Simplified spelling Again.

Leaving for the Front,

· Root Collapse.

Iron Rods Stolen,

Shopkeeper's Loss.. A Chinees shopkeeper of Wood Road reports that some per son entered his house by the verandah and

atola. two wrist matches, value $27, two feather fans valse $10 and a electric desk fan, value 816,

Mr. Pan Yuen-iq has recently (S

of Berlin itself? The quotation taken over the management of the FOLICE RESERVE ORDERS. from the Cologne Gazette (ona Canton telephones. The local. of the official papers, by the press reports that he has shown

Sir fan Hamilton's Despatch,

•

Hongkong Folios Esserve orders; issued to-day by Mr. F. Orjanting D. S. P. (Reserve) are as under-

Patrols (Central), Thursday, September 23rd

Governor Chaung that they have Inspector Wong. The Bergeant- their Company in good order with Major will visit all the stock taken, and now they - Friday, September 24th : desire to have the official appro 6.50 p.m. and 8:50 pm:-0 bation, neceasry, and also request Sergeant and seven P. Or. to be, that they be granted a monopoly detailed by Inspector Wong fo the Dardaaciles; hat if the Alliee characteristic in several ways. Patrols (Water Police).

Still we do not hear of the fall of for Efteen years. The reply was each shift whoare doing the work down there The Company was approved, Thursday, Septe can afford to be patient, so can we bat the monopoly was

.

- vaciona dangore which it is more than likely to encounter. Ons of

5.60 p.m. those is that of cheapening, education; another, that of neglecting We see from a letter to the

Sir Ian Hamilton'e despatch forme fused because they were (8) and Bergé the groundwork for the sake of showy results; and, a third, the globe that the old "simplified

pathetic little record of hard in no wise the inventors of the 8.50 p.m.Ne neglecting of boys of purely European birth, where other than spelling" nonsense is in the air

ships coolly and bravely borne telephone. However they were Pereira (8), and Os elementary education is concerned. We do not any that Hongkong again. An experiment, it seems,

by men who, in probably informed especial law might|Silva (P))))) will finally yield to these templations; but that it is in grave danger has been made at a Boots school.

the majority of cases, are not used be passed giving them the mono- Friday, Septem of yielding to them, temporarily for convenience' aake we have little Some young children were taught

During Profilbited Hours. besitation in anggesting. This is particularly the case with the last-reading from a text-book printed with B.N., at the Marins Court from news as to what is going on to the flood, the province was in 6,00 Before Commander 0. W. Beck who, to a great extent, are cut off were then informed that, oring (8) and to living in a hot climate and poly for £re years instead, They 5.50 named. The Education Department seems to wet out with the idea by the Simplified Spelling this morning P.O. Charles Aitken, in other parts of the giant battle great need of money and they (8) and that every European above the raak of police constable or private Society, After ten months they charged the masters of the steam feld. Is must never be forgotten, would be expected to forward soldier is able to send his sone Home to be educated, and that there-read so well that they were launches Kwong Ping and Fook too, that they have been up little gratuity of $10,000 before fore what is called secondary education at Home need not be troubled able to be put upon ordinary Shing, with unlawfully moving against some of the finest troops they would be allowed to proceed about where British lada here are concerned. The assumption is, of spelling. Some of these utilita about the Harbour during pro-in the world. Useless as the with their business. Thus, do the course, an absurd one; but it is there all the same; the result being rians who seek to valgerise our bibited hours on the 18th inst. A Torke as a whole are, their train- that very many Britishers in the Colony whose incomes are small mag-ificent language with this fine of $5 each was imposed. ad soldiers will always require a ambitious oftizens to invest their progressive” officials encourage amat either allow their boys to associate with natives or else nonsense certainly ought to be putereab must-often at an expense which is a constant trial-send them under gentle restraint. It never Armed Robbers Smartly good deal of beating. The co oney at home. Home. All this because the local British school's curriculum does seems to occur to them that to The case in which Wong Chu allied army is a maiter, not to be

operation of the warships with the Gas Lamps at not apparently take in the subjects which the middle clam lad in an teach is harder than to teach san, Wong Kau and Wong Ngan lightly regarded on the contrary, ment inangars

Bigca the time wh England would naturally learn. To be able to obtain instruction in and that a child who has learned were charged at the Criminal it should be tolerably obvious search these subjects in Hongkong, the British lad must be obliged to rub the amplified spell shoulders with Asiatice who have never known what boyhood is and probably spell incorrec

sions with being concerned in that as much depends on them as the Who, excellent as be their own racial moral code, are not the cor: remainder of his life. panions whom even those responsible for the present Hongkong fish language suffers educational system would probably choose for their own on. Local video every da education is going ahead undoubtedly, but there seem still to be a ther

things left for the authorities to learn,

Sentenced.

en armed robbery at: Telegrar was concluded this morning the prisoners being santenasd the vera hard labour and twels strokes of the ost.

land forces. And talking

gross, what about – tão | ligh

hould be bearing Intal

long to insur

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