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EARLIER -TELEGRAMS.

THE HONGKONG " TELEGRAPH. WE

KOREA

BRITISH SUSPICION OF LITERATURE.

THE BRITISH NAVY,

London, March 12

In the House of Cominous Me-dong, in moving a vote for a naval personnel numbering 250,000, säïd that between August 1915 and March 3 1919 a colossal number, approxi- mately twenty-three and a half million effectives, thres and a haż million non-effectives, twoʻand a quarter million Danimals' and forty-eight-million tons of "British military stacos.had, hornommeported by ass. Sipoo the armistice minesweepers had destroyed 5,500 moored mines, No mer- chantman adhering to the prescribed routes had been dam aged by a moored mine. The Empire might well be proud of the mercantile marine for no ship ever failed to sail for want of men, despite that some of the latter were for- pedoed five times. After referring to the difficulty of foreshadowing the future naval policy until the peace terms had been signed Mr. Long aid demobilisation was pro- ceeding as rapidly as was consistent with safety,

The Admiralty was preparing a plain straight-forward statement of the Navy's part in the war which would prove one of the most wonderful stories ever told. He dwelt on the worldwide activities of the Navy in wartime. It had not only made its power felt in the great battles in France and Mesopotamia and elsewhere, but from Scapa flow to the African Lakes the weight of its hand had been fully appreciated by the enemy. (Cheers). He declared that the final surrender of the German Navy was a greater victory than ever achieveable by action at sea. Referring to the progress of naval science be singled out as a most extraordinary development the way in which hearing had been made to serve as effectively as sight.

With regard to fature policy he considered that until the dust of war had been completely dispersed we should be very rash, even criminally wrong, if we adopted definite plans now and proceeded to carry them ont. The vote for 290,000 men comprised the maximum figure but it was hoped to reduce that number. Filty-four per rent. of the eligible demobilised men had been demobilized and every effort was being made to cut down expenditure. The con- struction of a large number of ships of every description. had been stopped since Nor, It and some smaller ones were being converted for mercantile "uses.

The House of Commons nanimously adopted the esti mate authorising a naval personnel of 990,000.

ADMIRAL JELLICOE'S TOUR

London; March 12

Mr. Walter Long, in the House of Commons, alluding to Admiral Jellicoe's tour said the object of the visit was to try to secure greater co-operation in fature between the navies of the Empire. He believed that with a spirit of give and take the most satisfactory results would be the outcome of the visit If we rightly realise the respective responsibilities and possibilities he looked forward to the time when the overseas navies would play an even greater part than in the past. The Admiralty fully realised its duty to provide a navy sufficient for Imperial needs but the dhly plan which can at present be laid down was the future Navy must be able to show the flag throughout the Empire. The Navy must not only maintain the integrity of the Empire but continuous play a leading part in preserving the peace of the world.

NAVAL MATTERS.

London, March 12.

In the House of Commons at question time. Dr. Mac-" namara atated that Heligoland was still in the possession of German armed forces and protected by the unsurrender- ed portions of the German Navy. The Peace Conference was considering the future status of Heligoland the German possession of which constituted a valuable adjunct to the exercise of seapower by Germany. Dr. Macnamara denied that President Wilson dissented to the proposal to sink the captured German feet. Great Britain had 33 dread- nought battleships, 9 dreadnought battle cruisers, on Dec. 31. As far as he knew to capital ships would be laid down in 1919. The constraction of three out of font dreadnought battle-cruisers building on Dec. 31 had been abandoned. (Cheers). Ha estimated that the Hood, the remaining battle- cruiser, would be completed in November,

BRITISH MEDITERRANEAN SQUADRON.

London, March 12.

The provisional composition of the Mediterranean-squa dron is, siz battleships, six light cruisers, a destroyer. fotilla and a rabathrine flotilla,

LABOUR PROBLEMS.

London, March 12

The Minister of Labour, Mr. Horne, speaking at London stated that an International Convention would shortly be signed at Paris establishing an sznual Labour Conference: to discuss indextrisi conditions throughout the world. Each nation who was a party to the convention would have four representatives, two appointed by the Government, one by capital and one by labour. The draft of this Conven- tion was prepared by the British Ministry of Labour.

(Contiraled on page 10.1

DECLARATION OF

in the

INDEPENDENCE.

Di Laine

A CONTRAST WITH-

AMERICA.

Professor Sir A. T. Quiller

MARCH 19, 1819.

OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

LESSONS OF WAR

CONDITIONS,

THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CŒ, LTD..

NOTICE is hereby given that an Briraordinary Meeting of the Han and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, will be boht at the slut SË MAR Jauline, Mathes and Co., Ltd., Fedder Stress, Hongkong, on Fridy, the " day of March, 1919 at 12 o'clock noon when the majazed fecisticon which were passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company bold on the A2 day of March, 1915 will be submitted for confessation as Special Resolutions

That the capital of the Company be incest from $3,000,000.00 $ $4,000,000.00 by the creation of 20,000 new phares of $50.00)"sach new hears to participate in any dividend declared after the 7th February, 20038 pro rata with the existing capital

(a)By the insertion of the words “without the sanction of the Direc

between the word "shall" and the ward "axewpå" in line 2 * Article 19.

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(b) By the addition of the following words at the and of Artich 19 —–—

"Provided further that the registration of a 'transfur of shares whereby the balding of any shareholders is increated beyond 1585- shares shall be conclusive evidence that the sanction the directors to such increased holding has been given."

We, the people of Korea,

Alec Waugh writes as follows:~~~ hereby declare the Independence

In the years immediately pre- of Korea bafore all Nations Couch, lecturing at Cambridge ceding the outbreak of war, there 2 That the Articles of dentine be altered in manner following assuming that this would be on "The Use of Literary Master was much talk of reform in educa ganamally recognised by theni. pieces," saked why, during the tion, and especially in the Fablic "We declare this with a united four-and-a-half years of daily Schools. Mr. A. C. Benson and ee of twenty million people dragging anxiety, had not our others laid an accusing finger on Justice literary masterpieces, and the the cult of athletics. It was and Humanity. Wa

of are traditions

thew, been affirmed that the modern house- no mean people, having the long of greater sustenance to do as a master chose his prefects for their history of a distinct and self-nation? It was because as a skill on the cricket field rather governing nation through the justion, we had never truly incur than for their moral and intell course of forty-three centuries,porated our own literature, treat-ectual attainments, and that the nar It is a most solemn duty of us to ing it rather as a fine and (for its only road to fame lay through s secure the right of free and finery) dirt-cheap suit of clothes batting average or a drop kick. perpetual development of our to be worn on occasions; but taken and off and folded away on a chair national character ability, adapting ourselves to when it comes to business. the principles of the reconstruc:- ion of the world.

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(c). By the insertion of the letter **(*)** aftar thesfigures **10*** constitut

ing the number of Article 101 and by the addition of the following paragraph to article 101 ----

(b) The Board may employ the reserva fred for the time being or any portion thereof (and that whether such fund of such portion. an is

to be dealt with was set aside for the special purpose. proposed to which it is proposed to be applied or for any other purpose or 104) in or for all or any of the following parpones that is to say, in meeting contingencies, in equalising dividende, in paying special dividends, or boauses, in repairing, improving or maintaining, any of the property of the Company or otherwise in the business on the Company and in or for such other purposes na the Board shall in its discretion think conducive to the interests of the Company and in regand to any such employment as sforsesid the Bosed shall nos be bound to keep the reserve fund separate from the oåber assets. By the addition immediately after article 101 of a new Article n follows:- (1) The Company in General Meeting may in the year 1919 pass

resolation to the affect that it is desirable to capitalise for the

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"extent provided for by this Article the sum of $1,000,000 baring #part of the undivided profits of the Company landing to the **credit of the Company's Reserve Fund, and accordingly that for "the purpose of affecting much capitalisation much sum of £1,000,000 be distributed as a bonus amongst the persons who are registered "as the holders of the issued shares of the Company na soch date an "the Board shall decide in proportion to the farmed shares bald by **them on that date respectively, and that the Board be authorisat **to distribute amongst such persona au sfaramid one new muissted. **share for each completa number of three ismed shares held 1----- “and that the Board be further authorised to **

*such unissued shares remaining After Rich allotment theancă patronze e al such time and on such terms and conditions as they think B (2) When such resolution has been passed the Board may slow and isse the 20,000 unised shares of the Company credited fally paid up to mich persons as ses referred to in paragraph 1 of - *this Article in misfaction of the said bonus to the ariant of.. "allotting one missed share for sach complete number of three- "issued shares bald by the respectivaly, and prior to such adod *met the Board may authorise say person on behalf of such **parsons as aforesaid to antar into as Agrmoset with the Com "pany providing for the allot to them of mach sharm creditost **as fully paid up and in 'action as aforesaid and in sch foresaid 边 y Agreement made under anch "juthority shall be

Il shu be no objection to rations passed under paragripă (1) of this Article that they are passed at the meeting at which the "solation introducing this article was confrund as a Special- **resolution, provided that das notice of the intention to propose. *such first mentioned resolutions shall have beszi given prier to the. **mnärmatory meeting aforesaid. "

That this was so, the more moderate of schoolmasters found it impossible to deny. All they Da the one hand they had could do was to urge that this Great Britain, which had sedal love of games was inherent in "It is nearly ten years since we ously denied a place in its the British character as to be were for the first time in our Government to men of letters, well-nigh ineradicable, and that 101A history put under the poke of had suspected them for freaks, after all the Public Schools did. another nation and maile a victim had rarely trusted a man imbued produce a clean healthy type, of the earsed militaristic imper-with letters to represent it at and that they did form the best ialism of the world. Since then foreign Courts. In this war, existing institution. "We are how much our spiritual develop Great Britain, having a rause not perfect," they said, "but till ment has been hampered; our high enough to open trained lips you can find something better national dignity injured; and to a surpassing eloquence, on will have to be content with how many opportunities have having at least 20 writers whom na And so the educational been lost to make a contribution he could name capable of pre-reformars tried to evolve some to the civilisation of the world..senting that cause clearly as that panacea that would satisfy every "Oh, fellow-citzeus! The most o neutral nation could mistake demand, and this panaces usual- argument or avoid its ly involved the entire re-oganis argent and the greatest duty for the us is to secure our national inde diguity, had turned to "stunt

ation of the present regime. pendence, in order to wipe off journalists and film artists. Yes,

Well, the Public School system the injuries, to get rid of the and had denied, others even cannot be overturned as if is present sufferings, to remove the their ancestral right to speak. were some jerry-built hostel.

On the other Land they had Centuries have gone to future threatenings, to stir up

the the national spirit and vitality so America, a country with no com-making of it, and it is the visible long suppressed auder the unjust parable tradition of literature (if expression of certain clearly regime of Japan, and to leave re separated hers from ours marked traits in the English our children an eternal freedom pedalously cultivating a pride in temperament. Reform must come and perfect happiness instead of all she has of it; sending as a lowly and from within. That a bitter and shameful inherit Ambassadors men who stand for it was in a satisfactory condition We shall fight to the last it-Motley, Lowell, Hay, Page in 1913 I should be the last drop of our blood in the great even in our time electing for her person to allow, but it contained Resolution, cause of Liberty.

President's man of letters and-- a great deal that was excellent Heaven help her! professor and that we cannot afford to lose, at that!

What is the result? The system must be modified, The results were many, and im-but it must be worked on as it guarantee the independence of portant or unimportant in varying stands not. It is no good trying Kures. Nor do we complain of degree. One at about she lowest to build a fresh house; the old her for calling our land a colony, was a Coal Control which foundations are sound, and i and treating us

could not control the English believe that the war has shown slaves. Because it is unnecessary for us to language to say what it meant as "the lines on which theso

coal. find faults in others, but in even about

Another modifications should commence, parzelves. We do not mean

was that they had (and it began to be very serious) somewhere in

THE "BLOOD" SYSTEM. ake such measures to

the Admiralty someone so illiter- For what has happened in the ourselves upon to avenge

to be selected to write last four years? Owing to the Japan. All we desire to do is to right wrongs done to us net by that Jutland dispatch. But the calls of the Service the age at the Japanese nation, but by the really momentous result was that, which a boy leaves has been few of her statesmen who were while we hearken to the flimsy lowered from 19 to 18 or 17. The days of fagging are still fresh.more frankuess in owning to their led by the "old" aggressive rhetoric accounted good enough school is younger in every way. He has not had the time in which own limitations, a little more to-

for us, Europe and that world and this has had a very healthy to array his vanity. He re-lerance in dealing policy

See the actual outcome of the hangs on the pen of an American effect. Before the war, if a boy members that two terms ago he exceptional type, a little fees annexation which was made. in can really write down what wished to reach a position of

be means, and we have no man süthority, he could not, unless he does not yet feel that he is aa Dr. Amol..

was writing impositions, and be subservience to the conception of 1910 without free consent of the peoples concerned !

gifted with exceptional law unto himself; and he does in the present pass to turn to and was A bittér

This can only be achieved io and unreconciliable animosity speak the great accent of Eng-

powers, achieve this end until not have to remain a schoolboy time The change must come

House-masters is growing leeper and

at a time when he has really out-slowly and from within, and must deeper between these two peoples

would say to parents, "It would

be brought about by a complete though it has been glossed over.

de your boy all the good in the grown that cloistered world.

This is, I think, what the war honesty and openness between with a tranquil appearance caused

world to let him stay on all be a has, or should have, taught us parents and schoolmasters in dis prefect. He wants responsibility-about the Public Schools. only by heavy pressure and with

The jazz' dance is not new,"

"Give him another year."

Freussing the various peychological series of statistics, most of which

We do not blame Japan for breaking treaties in which she so often solemnly promised to

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That it is desirable to capitalise to the extent hereinafter provided · the sum of $1,000,000 being part of the undivided profila of the... "Company standing to the credit of the Company's riserva fund▾ "and accordingly that for the purpose of effecting much capitalisa "*tion a bonus of $16.66 per share on each of the immed shares of

the Company be and the same is hereby declared and that the- "Board be and they hereby are authorised to misfy such boots - * f possible by the distribution amongst the persona who are - "registered as the holders of the issued shares of the Company on **ch dale as the Board shall decide of one of the unissued $50.00 "share of the Company credited as fully paid up in respect at **each completa member of three of the issued shares of the Company "held by such persona as aforesaid and in satisfaction of rock barrag "in respect of each such complete number of three issued shares.““ Dated the 11th of March, 1912

By the Order of the Board.

solve a great many

at twenty-one, and there would be fewer of the picturesque slackers who do not commence to support themselves till they are twenty-three or twenty-four years a old.

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W. & BROWN,

Fecretary:

with the

A SECRET MARRIAGE,

A singular story of a young..

girl's marriage was revealed io

the Divorce court recently, when THE HEADMASTER'S OPPORTUNITY. Mr. Justice Coleridge granted

1917 Liec

have nothing to do with ear con- says Mr. P. J. S. Richardson, of It is true that the responsibility years at one school are ample for facets and adolescence. This was cerns. It is clear to see that the the Dancing Times. "No dance of being a prefect was an invala-yone. The right age to go there realised in 1913, and it is equally is from thirteen to fourteen, and true today. What the war has ever in new or ever was new.able experience. But that extra the right age to leave is from taught us is that a general lower- two nations must and ought to There may be new developments, year enter into a new relation of good that's all. In fact, there is not

seventeen to eighteen. If this ing of the age limit has had very friendship 30 that they would enjoy

sich thing as a Jazz dance had serious results. Morally it were general, it would, I feel sure, healthy results, and if this lesson of the is noted and acted upon then a happiness and

Jazz avo at all!" The 10

comes led to the monastic herding, to difficulties that school-masters great step will have been taken further perils on both sides, through the Fox-Trot, the gether of children and fully dev-have to face. It would also let alio the reform of Public school Moreover, in view of maintaining One-Step, the Tango, and the eloped men; with the result that boy finish his University career education.-Sunday Times,

reaching back in that atmosphere they were as the peace of the Far East, the Banayug,

the undesirable as they were natural. independence of Korea is not through the minuet without a deep significance. It courts of Solomon, and before. It also led to the Blood system, is not only because the unjustly Nothinglever happens suddenly A man of nineteen, who had sabdued twenty million people

in a ballroom. We first heard of perhaps been tried for his of Korea may prove a source of the Jazz' stop 15 months ago, County XI, appeared

giant. He and incessant alarm, but any longer it was first danced at Murray'a gorgeous occupation of Korea by Japan Foxtrot tunes, the subtlety lying apart, and they realised it. A The Jazz step is danced to the his friends lived in a world is likely to

Of course, the possibility of the petition of Lieut. John Kue- provoke more suspicion and fear against in the fact that three steps go to good two years separated them effecting this change lies entirely sell Budd, R.A.F., for the dissolu- Japan in the mind of the four four beats. These three are from the dayroom; no one remem- in the hands of the headmasters tion of his marriage. There was handred million people of China, repeated first to the left and then bered them as being anything and the University authorities. no defence. In whereas the true friendly relation to the right, the golden rula but the princes among mankind. The individual parent will never Budd, aid counsel, made the between the peoples is the basis being "move to the left with the And they were worshipped with take his boy away a year earlier acquaintance of the respondent apon which any eternal peace of right foot and move to the right a ritual at which even the masters than the others, and thus rob who was staring at Harrogate the East will possibly be with the left foot." It produces served.. They idled through him of his chance for the XI. or with an elderly gentleman (the established. Could any inter-a sort of serpentine Datch roll, their two years; very splendid, XV. It is for headmasters to fix co-respondent), a Major G. M. national peace be expected with either forward or backward, 21, and attractive figures, but as an the maximum age at eighteen. Horn, who passed so her guardian. out the perfect harmony of the

apprenticeship for life it was not During the war this lowering of A friendship, sprang up, and eastern nations? Hence we are

the ideal training"

the age limit has had very when petitioner was in France assured that the independence of Heaven-given happiness. We REDUCTION OF THE AVERAGE AGE, excellent results, and there is no they corresponded. In January. Korea is worthy of universal shall do our best as members of

should 1918, when on leave, be met But in a school in which the reason now why we consideration and approval,

the family of the nations in average age of the XI. is 18 this return to the old road, which respondent in London, where she "Ab! A new epoch is opening rendering any service called for does not occur. The mural would in a few years lead us back was still living with Major Hor before us. The age of Might is to promote the peace and civilis-question is to a large extent dis again to the point where we were They were married secretly on standing, or rather aitting, in Feb. 8, and petitioner went away Zone and the ageof Righthascome.ation of the world.

counted. For the boys leave at 1913. The history of mankind will hence- "We have arisen anew: Justice is the age when their temptations

next day to his home in Notting- forth shine with the glorious with us. Righteousness is leading begin to be most importunate, To suppose that such an alter-ham. There he received a tele light of the new civilisation, led us. All citizens, male and female, and there is no longer the ination would save as a complete gram, and came to Londom, being by the spirit of Humanity which young and old, have risen from finence of bigger boys to incite pansteen is, of course, foolish, met by Major Horn, who said- has been fostered, through all the the gloomy dungeon to push the boy of about sixteen to force There is much yes to modify." Ika't you know she in my mis- past ages. We have no hesita-their way into the brightness of his emotions as hitherto fre. One would wish to see the salary stress, and about to become the tion and no fear in marching on Freedom Our forefathers in- quently happened. And the Blood prospects of the assistant master mother of my child? A letter towards the goal, as we are now spire us, and the world supports system loses its exclusirenees raised to proportions that would written by the respondent to the at the new torn of the world un Go on, fellow citizens!"-at any rate in the smaller schools offer a real inducement to the petitioner was also read admit andl B fresh start of the The Representatives of the For a boy can now reach & pos young man of ambition and ting that she had deceived him, universe. We shall live. We'Korean National Independence ition of authority at the age of ideals, and one would wish to see and asking him to get the shall be free. We shall enjoy the Union, March 1, 1919.

sixteen, when the memory of his among-masters themselves a little marriage dissolved,