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Peking, April 1E The President received in audience yesterday the American Minister, who was accompanied by an American Aira.

At a meeting of the Geng- raphical Association, held on the 21st February at the London Day Training College, Captain A Knott gave an interesting lecture entitled "China and Western Education," illustrated by lantern Lak Wing-ting's representative slides. The lecturer said educat- has arrived in Pking The ional institutions of a coascimusty | President exchanged views with organised character dated as far, Luk, through his representative, bark as the time of the regarding national defence, civi. ancient rulers, Yan and Shan. about 2300 R.C. 64,000 years 4 bministration, finance and the 450. To this ancient sovereign | disbal lulent of troops. Shun, the Book of History gives

the credit of having created,

Shanghai, April 1-4.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, APRIL

A MOTOR PROSÉCUTION.

MR. GRIMBLE'S... " CHAUFFEUR CHARGED.

At the Magistracy to-day, be- fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell. the Chinese chauffeur of motor-car No. 189, owned by Mr. Geo. Grimble, was summoned on two counts (1) with obstructing the Public Street and (2) with dis- obeying the commands of an Indian constable,

Inspector Garrod, the Traffic officer, prosecuted and the de- fendant was represented by Mr. R. F. Mattingley.

Evidence was called, and Bela) Khan the Indian Constable in question, said that on April 9, at 10.20 a.m., he was on duty t Queen's Road Central outside the offices of Messrs. Rocha and Ca, auctioneers, when he saw the defendant's motor car, coming along the road in a westerly direc- tion. It stopped outside the Bon Ton -hop. A lady who the

decupant of the car. out." und went into stepped the shop. The defendant thes

was

north side of the road, just outside the auction shop, but was told by witness to go back to the south side, where care and other private vehicles were allowed to stand, Cars were allowed to stand of the north side only when all the space on the south side was taken up. The defendant com- plied with his order. bat left his vehicle a?

સ distance

brought the car round to the

The On Fok Club Tuan Kee of two feet from the side channel. among the nine administrative's party held an emergency as this part of the road was officers of the realm, at least three retins on the 12 when aferowded by pedestrians, witness offices of an educational char-certain member tutel timt all told. the defendant to move his acter. After tracing the

sabe questi as inte lured at thecar to the edge of the channel, or sequent history of Chinese Shanhai Peace Conference were if it could be done, to move the education, the lecturer said it really questions affecting the car closer in, so that the two side was in the year 1895, when Japan defeated China, that the latter overmudent's general glicy, and wheels stood right in the channel.

country suddenly realised the value of Western eduction, which she

had hitherio

despised

pace teras.

It is now clear Here Mr. Mattengley inter- posed: This part of the channel was full of water. If he put the

that Chata Kai-ki has join- huls with the Soul; he Of course, owing to her innate will form a Coalition Govers conservatism, it needed Some ment imperative, there- very powerful voices.even from fore, that Chu's appointment within her own country to cons Feliet delegate be cancelled vince her, and the Laidest and imefiately. Another speaker clearest of these was that s the matter was very import Chang Chibetung, one of her

ant and must be given due greatest, most sincere, and up-, right Viceroy's.

disputs.

833tes that

Live

the

wheels into it, he could not start his car again.

Continuing witness said that the driver refused to move the car in, either to the edge of the channel Or into it. Witness

A:

Mr. Mattingley: When the defendant went over and stopped opposite the auction rooms, was there any room for him?

argued with the defendant, but the latter was unmoved. Sergt. Marks at this moment came up Finally A bunk spublish-const loratio

and told witness no: to say any- ed by the Viceroy. called Learning decided to deqatch

thing more, but if he wished to produced a fervent movement forfa phate telegram, move in the matter, the Sergeant reform, and in 1898 the young Luk Chit__«tt;p _tmg IIL

advised him to take out a sum- Emperor Kuang Hsa issued, un Paris to take jint netin with mons against the defendant. edict for the establishment of a Japan at the European Con-about 10.50 a.m. the lady came system of modern schools and terenas, and give Japan caves out of the shop and the car drove other far-reaching innovations,ious in all questions auster off. such as establishment of for- eign newspapers, translations of foreign books, etc. But si- denly a reactionary invenient se: in, culminating in the anti-foreign Boxer ontbreak of 1900. But this. in turn soon ended and progress began again.

The victory of Japan over Russia. astounded China, and its cause being seen to be due to Japan's adoption of Western scientific education for short period, a perfect-furore of anxiety to get similar benefits took hol of almost

even

out

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A repr Nerthermalitarists will establish a Law Potection Army.

Its reported that Koren is really to mirifice a million mer. in order to secure the world's sympathy.

The Foreign Pres- Peking thinks that only the independence of Korea will Quarunted the peace of Asia.

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A FOOTBALL MATTER.

Sir. My attention has been drawn to a comment in Saturday's Telegraph stating that the 83rd Cos: were unsportsmanlike" in no: adhering to their football fixtures and by resigning, the League were deprived of a sporting finish."

Witness It was all clear. Mr. Mattingley said that the reason for his putting this quest- inn was to show that there was the true fante. 83rd Coy, have I am sure, Sir, you cannot know no need for the constable to tell the always been sportsmen and if we defendant to more to the other deprived the League of a sporting side. The defendant would tell finish it was with deep regret. his Worship that cars could stop on either side of the road, and this being the case, there could

(1) The quick rise in the number Wang, received his educa- be able to start of schools after the the realisation|tion in mission schools and

The is

again

This Company has seven men

a

tender our

I shall be obliged if you can

alternative but to touched the defendant's person.

Sergt. Marks deposed that when resignation.

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who were playing for the first team and by the rules of the be no question of obstruction. of plecided to make a strong protest China Her student, flocked to against the questions or under ant said he was right against the

Mr. Mattingley:-The defend- Association were not eligible to assist the Company in the Second Japan, so that before long 13.000 discussion at the Shanghai Ca channel and says you

Division. wanted Chinese students were studyingference, ani if this proves useless, him to move

right into the

On three necasiona "we' played there, and several hundred more swi deligate to Paris to channel.

one or two of them, not to gainorms. They make teething easy, in Europe and America. and appest to the Europesa Coa- Witness-That was not so points, but to help us to fulfill break up colds, promote restful translations of Western and

He was two feet away from the four engagements. Each time our sleep, good appetite, and regular Japanese scientific book beganference for a just decision.

opponents made a formal protest development. to pour back to China. Through-the meanting they will try to channel.

Witness further added that the against playing R.A. men, with

'Of chemists, alsp. post free, 60 the country her schools get a certain Power to interfere.

The Peace Conference had chauffeur of another private car, the result that these men refused

cents the vial from the Dr. sought teachers for the new learn-

No. A157, bad together with other to play again,

Williams' Medicine Co., 96 Sze- ing but nowhere could they find another formal meeting

drivers advised the defendant to them except among the former 13th inst. Both siles delegates, move closer to the gutter, but the players in

The non-admittance of R.A.

Company Football chuen Road, Shangbai. students in missionary schools exchanged views regarding differ-defendant paid no heed.

sore ..very

point and colleges. At last she became ent questions. Favourable prodefendant did not explain to him with

the military,

you grateful for the quiet, steady gress was made in fuaccial and that the gutter being full of know.

and work the mission schools had bean administrative matters but the water would soil the car if thee in the future, an arrange- THE

perhaps some- doing for so many decades. The results cannot be announcel, side wheels were put into it, and meat will be made to settle this following points should be noted:

also that the car would not question. properly. Witness further denied A number of our players has that it was Western education colleges till he came to Edinburgh that he used impolite words or also left for Home, so I had no which helped Japan in 1995. Uiversity. China's Customs (2) Although there W35 2 and Postal Service has to depend check given by the disorganisa mainly for its supply of English he saw the Indian constable and tion of the country in the speaking Chinese or the output of revolution of 1911, there is now of the mission school. British the defendant, they were in a continued and steady progress, trade in China is likewise indebt-fighting attitude. The car was (3) The enormous task before ed to mission education, in the about 18 inches from the outside China to increase her educational Chinese Labour Corps in France edge of the gutter.

Mr. Mattingley What width system till it provides for her 75 per cent. of Chinose interpreters of the road do you think is 80,000,000 children of school age. were trained in mission schools. there ?-About 24 ft. At present only 4,000,000 are at China's chief educational publish- school. (4) The real helps which ing house-the Commercial Press, Christian missions are giving. Shanghai-which despatch fifty

"It may be noted that of the

cases of text-books dally, was 10,000 mission'schools 60 per cent. founded by and is still mainly run are above the Lower Primary by Chinese educated in mission grade, and so are doing on an schools. Government education average better work than an locks to Japan, America and equal number of schools con- Britain for its models in curri- ducted by the Chinese authorities. culum, text-books and teaching One out of every twenty schools methods. It is rather given to in China is a missionary school. great schemes on paper, but the One out of every- twenty effect of the besetting in of children at school at all is in a China's official squeeze on public Christian school Most of the moneys reduces them to a father colleges of anything like bedraggled condition before they college or university standard reach the children of the nation. The following Cadet Company are missionary institutions. A At the same time the efforts of order is issued:- very large number of China's Government educational author- Sunday, 20th April.-Church modern public men have beenities ате very

earnest and Parade 2 p.m. Nos. 3 and 41 educated in mission schools and determined and I am glad to say Sections fall in at Star Ferry This Year:... $13,291 $211,051 colleges: One of her delegates that there is a growing good Kowloon : 2.30 p.m. Nos 1 and 3 Last Year... 10,880 202,550 to the Peace Conference in Paris, feeling and mutual respecterising Sections fall in at Headquarters. Increase:... 2,411 the late Vice-Speaker of her between Government and miss-Uniform, caps and belts. Band Hadze of Commons, Mr. C.T.ionary schools."

per measurement is 33 feet from Inspector Garrod The pro-

Yours etc. W. H. NICHOLLS,

Hon. Sec:

Lyemün, April 14, 1917.

[The comment referred to was kerb to kerb and 27 feet from a contributed one, by "Quiz," who channel to channel.

care to answer the may How 157 said that if the defendant

The driver of the motorcar No. writer-Ed. H.K.T]

put the side wheels of the car into the channel he could hardly. move out the car. . Mr. Lindsell adjourned the case until to-day week.

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