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Chinese language he said that as they know, the mercantile com munity of the Colony and the British Otambers of Cammeres in Bhanghai and elsewhere had bear giving this matter their attention. and had established language schools, which could be attended by those in merchants' and other offices, He was informed that thirty students were now studying Chin- es here under the direction of Mr. Pearce, who was Director of the Language School. With each s Director he was certain that good progress was being made. Bat no attempt seemed to have been made to encourage the large number of their race, the

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son and daughters of British was in danger of flickering out parents who were born in Chins, and into whose bands could it be to keep up their speaking know placed for future generations? ledge of the Chinese language | When he saw the large number. which came to them naturally, or of youthful Chinees entering on to study the written language their studies he thought it was and literature of China. The to their hands that the torch consequence of this want of might be safely committed. He

Depicting the terrible cou

The following telegram be encouragement was that the wanted them to bear in mind ditions prevailing around King, been received by H E the Gover

." Britishera of

immense field for teekwan, the correspond sat of the nor from Mr. R. T. Mackireith Chins who were abla to research China presented. It was Central China Post, on December Chairman of the Haifax Relief speak Chinese really well was so illimitable field and bad only 15, writes thas

Committee:- comparatively very small, and been scratched by those who had

Around bere bomesteads and Relief Committee deeply those who had any acquaintance undertaken the work. He looked hamlets are nightly going up in appreciates your exceptionally with the written language and to the students there to take up fisies. Human beings and live generous contribution of sen literature were still fewer in the taek.

The Knowledge stock, as well as the harvestinge, thousand pounds on behalf of number, much knowledge as they obtained within those walle are being bornt. The brigaada cit zene. We extend sincere did possess being anything but should be turned into useful

are laying waste the countryside ) thanks. profound. It seemed to him that account not only for China and no one darea to resist them; steps should be taken at once to bat for the world at large. Even there is no attempt to capture ssy remedy the present unsatisfactory so soon after receiving his degree, so long as the civil magistrate state of affairs by encouraging he would venture to speak of lawe, releases them for fear of revenge. Britishers born in China to stady and he would offer three laws for Sechzaabsien was garrisoned the language, both written and the etadents' guidance, The first by a brigand and his band but spoken. There should be no dif- was that whatever they did they after he

perpetrated several ficulty in giving the necessary en- should never lose their grip atrocities the right to execute was couragementand in devising some their mother country. (Applause), taken from him. To equalise scheme by which not only those They should never los sight of matters the right to shoot brigands who completed their education in the noblest ideala of their was also taken from the military Chine, but also those who went race, for these were very cera good manat King. home to be educated, should be bigh and very noble and enabled to keep up and extend worth while living up to. If taekwan and he was ordered to their knowledge of Chinese. If they failed in this respect they pass his prisoners over to the the University could see-ite way would lay themselves open to the banded over a ruffien well known civil magistrate. As instraated be to take up this matter and act in obargs of being emasculated in for his depredations, sud he co-operation with the Chambers dividuals. The second law was was immediately sat at liberty of Commerce here, in Shanghai to beware of that besalting sin and went and captured a farmer and in other parts of China, which all students who took up whom he beld to ransom for a and with the School of Orien-western study were prone to, that thousand tsels,

TO-DAY'S " ADVERTISEMENTS.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

By Order of Mortgagees MR. GEO..P. LAMMERT bas

TRY THEM.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS..

By Order of the Mortgagee

-MR. GEO. PLAMMERT his received instructions to sell by Public Auction

ON

THURSDAY,

the 24th day of January, 1918, at 3 p.m. at his Sales Room, Duddell Street, Victoria, *Hongkong.

The following Valuable Lease- hold Property situate at Victoria Hongkong, viz

ALL THAT piece or parcel of

received instructions to sell by ground situate at Virtoria afore- Public Auction

ON

FRIDAY,

said and known and registered in the Land Office as Section C of Northern Portion of the Praya Reclamation to Marine Lot No. 200. Together with the messuage erected thereon known as No, 102 Connaught Road West Vic.

The family the 25th day of January, 1918,toria aforesaid Proportion of

at 3 o'clock in the afternoon

at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street,

Ro.

tal Languages recently establish was lack of perseverance and could only pay him five hundred ed in Londor, he was sure the thoroughness. The third law was so he shot the farmer. present state of affairs would always to remember that every

A still more notorious des acon be remedied. The result human being, no matter to what perado was caught by the military would be that through a better position he attained, was a pupil and handed over to the magistrate THE VERY VALUABLE knowledge of the language and antil the day he died (Hear, who shortly est him at liberty. literature of China British rela bear).

LEASEHOLD PROPERTY Finding a movement amongst tions with that country would be

Another Speech.

situate at Victoria aforesaid and the people in his preserves to registered in the Land Office improved, British interests would

The Rev. Mr. Pearce said that organise self-defense he came as Section B and The be promoted and they and the Hongkong was in a true and real од the econe one Chinese would be able to under-sense his own country. The great with a gang to burn and slay. Lot No. 188 and Section C night maining Portion of Marine stand each other better, become ambition of his life had been to Serenteen people in one village and The Remaining Portion of more intimate and act in closer and be a prophet-s teacher, revealer were done to death. One boy of Marine Lot No. 189 together more friendly union. He com and interpreter of the highest eight years of age was shot and a with the mended the matter to the con- things. Now that honour bed woman big with child was shot in known as NOS. 1. 2. 3.4 and 5, sideration of the authorities of heen conferred upon him by the the stomach. Labour pains ensued HILL ROAD and NOS. 410, 412, the University in the hope that it University of his own ocastry be and the woman died in the morn- 414, 416, 418, 420, 422 and 424 would receive the immediate trusted that it would not be re- ing. The brigand left the scene DES VŒUX ROAD, WEST.

attention which it so well degarded as proof positive that he threatening that if there was any served. (Applause.)

Mr. Jamieson on China's Resources,

Mr. Jamieson, addressing the

Congregation,mid that in rising

messuages thereon

IN FIVE LOTE.

was no prophet.(Laughter). If more self-defence nonsense be Lot 1-Nos. 1, 2, and 3 Hill Road. any allowed that thought to enter would return and not leave a dog

Area about 7216 square their minds he could assure them to hark or a cock to crow in the

feet. that they were wrong, and for him district.

CRICKET.

Hongkong C.C. v. Royal Engineers.

self he would continue with all: The matter was reported to the to thank the governing body of earnestness to follow his calling magistrate, who promised to look the University for the recognition and to realise his responsibilities. into it bat has done nothing. which they had been pleseed to After referring to his long bestow on him he would like to friendship with Sir James Lock think that it was not so much hart, Mr. Pearce said that perhaps recognition of individual merit, he might be permitted to add s of which he was conscious he had a few words concerning the very little, but rather a tribute to students who had obtained their the service to which he had the degrees and were going forth bonour to belong. He touched at from the University, Our short length on the subject kindly thoughts go with them.! of Chinese literature, men-We all greatly desire their well, tioning several names of mem-being and success in the callinga bera of the service which would they have chosen. They are to ever be associated with it, and be the inspired prophets of our?· The following will represent referred to the work of mission-civilisation and education and of the Clab in the above League aries in this direction, going back our commercial and industrial, match on Saturday, 12th inst, at over a long period of years, add-life. The question I will leave 2.15 p.m.-T. E. Pearce (Cap ing that he felt quite sure that if with you is often in my mind, tain), R. M. Anatio, D. E. Daa- the University had been in It is not one that I can readily melly, F. W. 8. Evans, Capt. existence in those days, it would answer: Do we not, in these Gray, Lient. Cal. Morgan, H. E have been delighted to have times of movement and change Mariel, Lient. B. E. Marray, F honoured the men he had men need to consider carefully the Batton, F. Syme-Thomson and tioned, (Applause). In these orientation of our relations with R. P. Thursfeled. days of good communications and students trained in our colleges greater facilities of intercourse and universities? Does not that the rapprochement between east orientation cometimen såmit of

Lot 2.Noe. 4 and 5 Hill Road

Area about 7142 square | feet.

Lat 3.-Nos. 410, 412 and 414

Des Voeux Road West. Area about 3759 square feet.

Lot 4-Nos. 416, 418 and 420 Des

Vœux Road West.

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Area about 3748 aquare feet...

Lot 5.-Nos. 422 and 424 Des

Vaux Road West,

Ares about 2835 square feet

The property is held under Crown Leases for 999 years.

For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to MESSRS. DEACON, LOOKER

DEACON & HARSTON, Des Voeur Road Central,

Vendors' Solicitors or to.. MR. GEO. P. LAMMERT,

The Auctioneer. Hongkong. 9th January, 19 8.

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and wont was becoming closer improvement ? Can We not this wisely and with attention to every day. The Chinese give to them the advantage the fatore in our relations with were taking up with avidity of clearer insight Into our Chins will good things come to the facilities given them for the minds, purposes and methods, Hongkong, to China and to all stody of the languages of the west. bestow con thems faller the nationalities represented Unfortunately they were very far confidence and in imagination among the students of this from the stage when they could and sympathy, pas ourselves in university. And by sơ doing we say that they know all about their places? By offering them shall best honour this great TTAVING adopted a sub

H Chiass. As the older generation special preparation, whine is was institution and recompense el terchange system in this was proving away and becoming not the province of the University far-essing sad generous benelão de our telephone numbers are saperannuated be noticed the to bestow, we might open the way tors.” (Applause.) falling of in effort. He thought for them in their future careers His Excellesa, the Chancellor it was very regrettable that value and they in their torn would open then declared the Congrega abled old pablications should be a wider way for us in our rela: closed, and brarty che slowed to disappear. - The torob tions with their country. To the riven as the procession shes was lighted by the pioneers extent to which we are able to do: hall

entirely changed, these-new.

Annual Crown rent $27.12.-Area about 1352 square feet. The property is subject to a Lease for 5 Chinese years from 29th. August, 1916, at a monthly rent of $240.

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Solicitors for the Mortgagees,

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