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CORRESPONDENCE.

[The opinions expressed by corres- pondents are not nece:sarily those of the Hongkong Telegraph.”]

CHINESE WOMEN AND THE UNIVERSITY.

ITo the Editor of the "HKUME

Telegraph."]

there have been number of Chinese lady sobolare in every dynasty. If your correspondent will refer to Chinesə literature or history he will learn the whole story of these lody scholars.

(7). I have explained some of the Chinese customs and preja- dices in Hongkong and in Chins, | and it would not be difficultioi point out how much "Experientia subject. In fict he speaks of |Doces" has digreased from the different topics altogether-st be to gratuitously acOOBER doing.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1917.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.

ST. CEORGE'S DAY.

SCENES FROM

SHAKESPEARE." THEATRE ROYAL,

AT 9.15 P.M.

APRIL 23RD, 1917. issued by the Hon. Secretary are Vouchers which are being me of to be exchanged at Messra. Moutrie & Co., ONLY on and 16th. after 9 AM. MONDAY, April

Sir, In reply to the letters eigned. "Experientia Docet" and "A Hongkong Girl" in your issue of the 10th inst, I would like to hint that both letters are away from the point as mentioned into tra Earopesus who have had (8). He offs to introduce me my iset no.

Experientia Docet crown long, and are now pursu

but three years' schooling in their fention is that a sumbering higher for ign eduertion. But of Chinese young ladies will what does that prove? Chinese be ready, if properly, enched, ¦ girls' schools, Sara aleo English to join the Hongkong Univer- (foreige) utjects for one or two sity in my last two kiters I hours a day. have state, and Doorst-teagain,] Han,kuris in urgent aced if Does he think that that there are no Chinese yung] Chinée le ta : who will qualify, ladies ready to jäin the Honcho ng jas civil engine ure, puliticians, etc.? University at prevent. "Experi-| Ib here that if “Experientia entia Docet etya if property¡ Doret "e; quizes of those Chinese cracked. Hiropurly erased, vestuleple who save returned from there not a ptalar mealy c Europy or landfrent parts of young ladies, but old isdies, en Chia, he was son that I have not even eampan girls cul servan: jetriyel so las omale truth as girl, who can be ready to sit lo. The suggests. the Matricalstion?

(2). He also states that there

sere eigh: lady teachers out of

the Colavy who would be

here forty Chinese girls' schools

Your Co.,

CANTONESE.

Hoogking. April 13, 1917.

ly to sit for the matriculation, LORD BERESFORD'S APPEAL. |

perly coached I think not

S7,-Will you all allow me to

Is the right lady tetcher", again turke en appeal to the at all the students and servante publie on behalf of the great these forty rohcols might also final work which is being be ready under those circum-carried cut by the Ladies Emer glauces.

ReLey Cmittee of the Navy (3). Experientia D.cet" League in the interests of our further eye that there, ja pot one esilure in the Royal Navy, normal school for men in all and our Royal Naval Prisonere pi Chios that has women eludest War in enemy countries ? Since (save those of missionaries). If the commencement of hostilities be knows Chinese, he can find these patriotic ladies have devo oat that there Bre two ted all their zeal and energy Chinese Government norma! towards supplying everything ohcola (echools for teachers) in calculated to make the lives of anton city: cne for men and our sailors ag e for women students; asdalec circam-tances permit.

comfortable as other ravisces-called Sze

n Hole Tring. These school", your learced correspondon ree to pay a visit there, would tosish him, for not only do the

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of

The following summary articles supplied to the crewe of mea-cf-wer and mercantile

auxiliaries of every class will give coche indication of the lar-retching alents learn their own 1nguage | service which have bosa rendered

at ales foreignenbjecte, such as by the Committee.

Buglish, French, Scienca etc.

1. Parcels of warm clothing and

(4), He zaje: "Chiceɛe eted-other articles have been supplied te invariably God themselves to over 700 ships. cidedly handicapped because

2. The total number of articles

eir future partnere in life are supplied is, approximately, 600,- romen whose upbringing has not | 000.

Seen anywhere nor their own

Seats cannot bo booked! previously.

made at Mes rs. Moutrie & Co., Payment for se-ts is to be $6.00

J. BENTLEY,

Hon. Secretary,

St. George's Day Committee.

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Bospitals.

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standards". Before diecassing | warded 31 to 2 cat, of bospital this, Imust first mention again that equipment to the various Naval my point is "Chinese ladies read to be fully educated in their owa langraga before proceeding with Admiralty the Commitee has 4. With the authority of the foreign University education." Referring to his view that Chinees the regalar despatch of parcels

undertaken to provide etadente peed wives of equal of food and other necessaries for ednosional standing with them all the Royal Naval Prisoners of selves, this seems to me angailable war. This Branch of the Com- to this generation. Does he waat mitteo's selivity is particularly engiasering students to be married to engineering lady studente, important, and it is obviously medical students to medical lady no dimisation in the maintenance very urgent that there should be ents and so forth? Otherwise of continued adequate supplies, on the wife reach the Unfortunately the strain upon ard of her husband? Chinees the Committee's resources has lso requires that both been a heavy, notwithstanding shall be, so far as possible, the response which was so gener. cal standard, but it is not ously forthcoming to the appeal 10 exacting AB your I made to the public over a year Corrwpondent, who seems to think that a Chinese lady must have 1989, that the Committee is now University training before a confident that it is only necessary in need of fands. I am, however, can become engaged to an educal- to make known the need, to ensure ed min. Chinese custom is wiser farther help being given to our an this, for it takes into a Fand. Anything that affects the aration the conduct, health and health and comfort of our lads at per of the girl, and also resea is certain to attract public res that the property and apation of both parente shall sympathy.

Cheques may be made payable

milar; for the Chinese proto me, and addressed to the Hon. ays: "The bamboo door Sra. Ladies' Emergenty Com should be matched with the bam-mittee of the Navy League, 56, boo door, while the wooden door Queen Anne Street, Olvendish must be matched with the wooden

Street, W.

I am, Sir.

door,"

(5),

"Experientia D3001'

states that China no longer holds! (Sz4) BERESFORD, "Admiral Imperial examinations. Every

President.

Chinese understands that Chins London, March 9, 1917.

called a Repablio, so there

congue, no "Imperial

1)

1900; bat we have other

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A Double Tragedy. and the degrees While the 2.5. Glenfalloch waR men have only one day out of Singapore, a quar- me; they are rel arose between two Chinese eior Kui Yan, passengers over a gambling debt. Kimilarly the tities The difference between thans was so been changed, patched up that night, but the are the same, following night the aggrieved ays that not one Chin- man went to the other man's barth, Than ever offered her and, taking out a razor, almost ndidate for a degree savored the head from the body. mised. I reply that An aproar followed, and the wedo not trouble murderer wu chased on to the

most important apper deck.

syas, being rails overboard and is believed to He vaulted the jandnat; bai hows lost his life,

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