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STOP PRESS TELEGRAMS.

FIGHTING THE BOLSHEVIKS.

OPERATIONS REACH AN INTERESTING STAGE

London, August 21. Authoritative information shows that the operations against the Bolsheviks are reaching an interesting stage.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THE NEW FRA

COMMONWEALTH FOR WHICH SOLDIERS FOUGHT.

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"Collam" writes in the Doily Chronicle as follows ---

SATURDAY, SAUGUST.

1919.

of perfection arrived at in his 'ow. mind, and you can make of him a bus driver or a doctor, heaAN38- he will have the trained in- telligence to appreciate the re- quirements of his job, and, to make use of his own and other peoples experience, in applying his brain and his body to doing that job scientifically and satis-

Even if, during the heat and dust of the struggle, men forgotfactorily. all but the grim determination to

the war just ended was fought for an idea. What was it? Surely the hope of a saner, more beauti- ful, more democratic world when the challenger should be over

The Russian North-Western Army and the Esthonians have mring the past week thrown back the Bolsheviks across Lagawin, it is an historical fact that children should be the same,

ver, while farther south serious fighting is going on north-west Forkhor and south of Pakoff. In both these sectors, however, the Solsheviks have been counter-attacking for a fortnight and bare neceeded in pushing back their opponents twenty miles. In the off area, the Bolsheviks are within nine miles of the Pekoff-Riga Railway, but certain weaknesses are observable among the Balshevik troops here., One regiment deserted, complete with

ansport.

The Polish operations have brought their left wing as far as the Lake region south of Minsk and south as far as Volhynia. The completeness of the Polish victory at Minsk is shown by the fact hat the Bolsheviks have been driven back fifty miles on a front of Shundred. The Poles are also attacking on a 120-mile front on the Pripet River to the south of Rorno.

On the Northern Polish Fract, the Bolsheviks have been driven back behind the Gorin River. The Poles now bold the whole of the main trunk line from Vilna by Baranovitchi to Ostros. General Patijura's right wing is pushing towards Kieff, from which be is ninety miles distant. Meanwhile, a serious rising on a large scale has broken out west, south and south-east of Kieff. Indeed, it appears that the whole interior of Uraine is rising en

trom off the Bolshevik yoke

masse to

thrown.

the

The basic training of all giving the young human being equality of opportunity. (Equality of achievement is not in Nature () -No man has yet improved on the German Froebel's theory of brain and sense training from The Germanic dogma of world earliest nursery days. It is con- domination challenged liberty.stant practical exercise of the honour and chivalry, and that senses, and discipline, that trains Germanic dogma and all who alike the dog's senses for hunt

English education for upheld it have been beaten bying, the Indian's scouting. the united champions of the nobler ides. But victory will not masses standa sell-condemned in have been achieved until this idea that it neglects practical training women of action, tempt to discipline the character. is translated into action. The of the senses and does not ar the vigorous, victorious, (That is left to the Boy Scout men and idealistic Fouth of the movement)

Half the world's social and delay. It was swift, ordered/un- industrial troubles come from the world, are sick of discussion and selfish co-operative action that lack of education of the mind of won the war, constantly achiev- the masses and the bands of the classes," for the first are not producing bricks without straw trained to think, and the second inspired by an ideal, spurred are not trained to work. And on by the knowledge that any here you come to the central failure, meant somebody's death. difficulty in this contry--the lack The survivors among the men of thoroughly educated teachers, good by whose e durance and courag-without whom eous action England and France. system would f.il.

Untrained, ancultured. 10- America and the rest continue to exist as democracies to day, desire disciplined teachers cannot pro- same selflessness, co-duce perfect citizens. operation, energy and science men and women, if they desire that won the war shall be ha-education, have to educate them- nessed to the gharias of peace. Iselves after they leave school Team work with singleness when the precious years of youth of aim to guide it.

have gone, and the unexercised and untrained senses brain handicap all their efforts severely: No wonder "education" as

The left wing of General Derikin's Army is advancing, with great rapidity. The Bolsheviks are now behind the Bug River.g the impossible, cheerfully while farther north Elizasegrad has been entered by General Denikin's armoured train. Heavy fighting is proceeding north of he Dnieper particularly round Labai, 110 miles south-east of Kieff. Farther north, General Denikin is advancing towards Konotop on he main Kieff-Moscow line, while north of, Kharkov he has com- menced on offensive towards Kursk,

The main centre of interest is General Denikin's Western Front, where his successes may shortly bring him in touch with Allied troops on the left, which would give the signal for an uprising in the whole of Ukraine, resulting in driving back the Bolsheviks At present less than into the unfruitful region of Central Russia. 15 miles separates the anti-Bolshevik forces on the West Russian,

and South Russian Fronte.

DEATH OF MAJOR GENERAL BARNARDISTON.

COMMANDED BRITISH TROOPS AT TSINGTAO.

London, August 19. The death is announced of Major General Nathaniel Barnardis- top, C.B. M.V.O.. who cohmanded H.B.M.'s Forces in North China

1914-15.

Major General Barnardiston saw service in the South African War and commanded the British troops at the capture of Tsingtao in 1914. He commanded a Division in 1915-16, and in the latter year was Chief of the British Military Mission to Portugal. He bad many foreign decorations, which included the 2nd class of the Order of the Rising Sun, which was conferred upon him by the Emperor of Japan for his services in the Tsingtao Expedition).

TROUBLE IN TURKEY.

'Constantinople. August 19. Notwithstanding severe measures by the Government, the in- ternal situation in Anatolia continues disquieting. It is reported that insurgent forces have have entered Ouzak, on the Starna- Karahissar Railway.

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answer will maint to this provided by the County elementary schools Freedom and justice, tempered Council with chivalry

by appreciated not

rate- Freedo - tig maximum of the

working class liberty for the individual without payer, and that he keeps those. Liberty of his rates down at a 5gure that makes curtailing the neighbour.

it impossible to pay teachers a Justice fair play for ali. rich salary adequate to attract men and women of brains and culture Chivalry the tempering of seeking & career. So the man, beggaraan, of diei. liberty and fair play with a little teachers have to be drawn from extra consideration and kindli-the classes that in spite of the ness towards the weaker brethren. free schools, are still known as For example: among the nations the "uneducated," from men and

the technical Belgium, in the social scheme-women willing to work for low schools and university colleges the sick and unfit: in the present wages and without prospects.

crisis the disabled economic

craft dramatic). The lack of culture, discipline, there should be art (including

and music soldier in industry."

and ideals of citizensbip-for which we have no right to blame (including applied art), trade applied science), (including the teacher-are automatically

ment,

TRAINING THE CITIZES.

to

the Nort of

and right to pass from the nursery school to the elementary, from the high school to the technical, and from the technical school to the university.

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responsible citizens.

ing units and secondly to be

INTENSIVE EDUCATION. Such a scheme, if started at once, would revolutionise society, industry, and art in the next generation-but that is to slow for the man who has won his citizenship at such a high price during the last five years.

He wants to see the results of

These three principles can - passed on the children, commercial, agricultural, engi and the returned survivors de-handicapped to start with peering, mining, electrical, mar- ine, medical, science, law, civil mand that they should-be carried by

daily ex- out right through the range of periences inevitable in homes service, economics, and national the world's reconstruction, in where overcrowding and ignor-defence (including naval, mili- international relations, in governance of health laws, familiarises tary, and air academies) schools, with extension" course and re- in national defence, in-them with the abnormal and often search scholarships open to all dustry, production and trading, with the indecent.

stadents. in education and art, in social. I wonder if the ex-public school-

The

throughout Four Chinese women

Soy realises the amazing heights educational ladder leading from charged with stealing pieces of The following letter has been relations.

The trouble with all reform is to which the sons of the slums the Kindergarten to University wood, belonging to a wrecked addressed to Major L. Cassel,

China that the sincere reformer is rose when the average British should be to train the young junk. The junk was broken to D.A. A. and Q.M.G.. pieces and blown on shore in the Come and, by Major A. J, S. humanly preoccupied with the private soldier proved himself to typhoon. The four women was Roche-Kelly. R. G. A

interests of his own class, in-he heroic in the face of the most Britons of both sexes and all ssen by the constable taking the

On behalf of all ranks pro-dustry or country to the exclusion awful conditions of warfare ever classes to be normal and efficient wood. Mr. N. L. Smith fined the ceeding Home on S. 8. Atreus" of all others, Leninism in Russia; known? From the tragic welte human beings to begin with

I should be much obliged if you "direct action" in labour philosof ill-health, and indiscipline in healthy, efficient human animals A Chinese woman was charged would convey through the Press ophy nearer bome; the protect-which British civilisation planted and well-balanced human think- with stealing some clothing from our sincere gratitude and appre-ionism of French manufacturers him he produced 'rare dowers of a child who had disappeared. ciation for the really magnificent of the interior who are thereby steadiness, cool courage, and a It appears on the 20th a little collection of literature, grama-dooming the ruined producers-discipline, that has never been

men alike of surpassed. maidservant, 14 years of age, phones, records, clothing, cigaret-employers and had disappeared, and defendanttes, and tobacco which will very Northern France to an even more

WHAT CAN BE DONE. was suspected with being immaterially assist in enlivening complete ruin than the German

Can anything be done about it? plicated in the disappearance of the voyage Home, and also to the devastations have left them in. the child. The clothing which Committee to whose efforts is no are three current examples out of Of course it can. The impossible The can was often done in the war. was pawned, was a present of doubt attributable such a success- a hundred that any man

possible, however difficult, can be the mistress to the child. When ful response to their appeal." the defendant was searched a

The above will show that the The cause of it all is that the done in these coming years of number of pawn-tickets men really appreciated what was individual cannot see his neigh-peace, if the team will work found in her possession. Mr. N. done for them, and the collecting bour's point of view and therefore together as of old, and the coun- this war waged for an Idea taking Committee wish to thank all ignores it. If social reform is to try, in gratitude to the men who shape in his own lifetime. The those who have given so gener-build up rather than to destroy, saved it, will pay the price.

Start by training the teachers; A Chinese constable was ously, of money and of kind, to the citizen-who is always cap- charged with neglect of duty. On help make the journey a pleasant able of self-sacrifice for the then offer them a career.,

the 00- community, witness

There is material in plenty Thursday, defendant was told to

sacrifices of

the among the returned soldiers and take a banishee to Samcbun. Hej An ample supply of books and exampled want to the Railway Station, and magazines was received, a grama-war must be helped to see his ex-Service women, not to speak of the universities all over the obtained two tickets. After that phone and a number of records. neighbour's point of view.

This is only another way of kingdom. These young people the next. They do most thorough- he left the deportee by himself on A quantity of clothing was also the train, to proceed by himself given, thin for wear on voyage, saying that the essential in the have seen a vision whether they y dserve it, cost the national to Samchun. Defendant said he as well as thick..

returned solidier's programme of looked for it or not. Choose the purse what it may; and, after bad a stomach-ache and had gone' It is not possible to express reconstruction is education, or, as best in character and discipline, all it would be highly productive to Jordan Road to obtain

some thanks for all these gifts in-he himself might prefer to call it, and train them at the nation's expenditure. Teachers must be expense. Offer them an honour-found at once. Pay them enough,

and the pick of them become medicine for it Mr. N. L. Smith dividually, as many of them came training in citizenship.

For education is not packingable and well-paid career.

Call fined in $100, or three months" in anonymously; but the Com-

upon.. their hard labour..

mittee would like it understood the brain by hydraulic pressure Within ten years' time, when available. A Chinese who was charged that they are grateful to each of full of facts and figures to be every school could be sure of a patriotism and their citizens on remand with having stabbed the kind donors for the prompt memorised. It is the training of full staff of thoroughly educated honour, and the best of them will three men on the 4th inst., in response to the appeal.

the mind to survey, select, weigh, teachers, with character and cul- come forward.

When the masses thus in- learn the Taumati, was before Mr. Lindsell. A sum of $742 came in for and apply constructively the ture adequate to the task, make His WorshipThere being some the music and tobacco fund, and individual and collective ex-education at State schools com- tensively trained suspicion that you are insane, with this was purchased perience of human lives: and of pulsory for all, high and low, rich responsibilities of citizenship the are discharged. Defendant second-hand gramaphone and 30 the body to function normally to and poor, and make the people new day will have dawned at (to the Interpreter): What do records, and an ample supply of the maximum of its capacity.

were

L. Smith fined her $50. or one month's hard labour,

You

you mean

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instance.

A COSTLY FABCE.

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only way is to hurry nature-to supplement the general scheme by resorting to intensive culture. There must be adult classes to give the grown men and women of this generation some of the advantages they have won for

pay for it by a direct national last. When all classes of society education tax, guaduated accord appreciate the great war lesson ing to income, with rebates de-of team-work-"Each för all and 1. suspicion "?

Education in this country is pending on the children's success all for each and learn to serve charged I can assure you that I added to this last a most generous costly farce, for it does none of in winning admission into the the community with faithfulness! am going out to die. He was present of 50,000 cigarettes.

these things. A child's education higher-grade schools and colleges and pride in their service, class sent to the Asylum.

be is not the purchased tool in a farther up the scale. If educa antagonism will abate becauss Two brothers appeared in the had

but the tion costs something it is a class intereats will no longer dock before Mr. Lindsell, charged being unemployed, and living at craftsman's band, with stealing a Bowing machine Yaumati, was visited by his disciplined control of that hand precisted but the State must clash valued at £35. It was stolen brother, who took away the by the brain whereby the thing give good valas. from the Catholic Women's machine to its owner and was produced may be made to Union in Garden Road. It boarding the ferry when the approximate to the sta dam of appears that the second defen-Police met him. Mr. R. E. use and beauty in the craffaman's dans was found in possession of Lindsell sentenced the first de thought

When fandant to six weeks hard labour Give the child the Tand the second defendant wel

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