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School Reports.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1923.
DAY BY LAY
ONLY BY UNINTERMITTED The days just before Chinese ITATION CAN A PEOPLE RE Now Year are always marked by PRINCIPLE NOT TO LET LIBERTY KEPT SUFFICIENTLY AWAKE TO prize distributions in our local
BE SMOTHERED IN sobools, and this year has pro-PROSPERITY-Wradell Phillips. MATERIAL duced its usual plethora of hand masters* and beadmistress' |
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reports. And from the reading of a firak mate and Mr. B. E. T. Mr W. Dickenson has passed them one would almost Imagine Turner as second mate steam
abips.
PASSIM PAPERS.
Rambling Thoughts on
About this strike, by the way..
not
come
THE MANILA FIRE
Thatched Hat District Swept.
AN ENORMOUS BLAZE (Special Telegram to the
Telegraph.")
Manila, January 20
twelve
thousand
ed but b ́ciuss he is sent by.an editue who has aḍnts ‘o the paščo and who recogen naa, kirit 'overy man is, al ons lima orother, under an obligation to speak concerning Current Matters. himself because he claims the Hear the plaint of a fellow right to read about ethers, . for a week to interview raipans pressman who has been using Public In The Dark.
concerbing the strike: "They're die of overeating or suffer from rather polishly getting beered a hopeless set. I hope they all are not both sides behaving: varicose veins.
They are io-The men make a demand and, that our schools are well-nigh
accessible physically-I suspect after a time, the owners make The fire broke out in the perfect, for there is a marked absence of anything like seal
because they feel they are in-somewhat of an offer. The man thatched hut district to the north oriticism. When the hand of a The Government is calling for accessible mentally. You blow sad their demand, give way of Tondo and eventually rendered sabool ceases to be critical he or tendera for taking Borings and in to see them and a auparior little, and, being Chinese, expect homeless she is getting into that self-rickings of th- Harbour Bed in junior asks your business. You the other side to come a little people. It broke out on Tuesday satisfied groove wherein educa-connection with proposed Harbour state it and be retires to debate nearer They were out, they say, evening, the flames jumping for tional effort is merely a maiter of Improvements.
the matter with what seems a › for bargaining and, knowing what bundreds of yards in ons swoop inferior senior. The half-and-the Chinese are, ons believes The fire ould stanced the firemen routine. It may be that the heads- of our local schools realize that His Excellency the Governor half ponders visibly and (some-them. But the owners withdraw xud motors, and the district was it is no use to grumble and there has recognised, provisionally and times) theatrically; then he gives their offer, presumably because gutted..
tho superior the men bad fore choose the easier path of ex-pending instructions from the his verdict and
The origin is believed to be an pressing but little-qualified satis.Secretary of State for the junior returns to say that if you far enough down, and the incendiary, emanating from the faction of the year under review, Colonies, Mr. Wiliam J. Me-call back at 23) Afr. X. may men returned to their original thatch and bamboo peddiurs. That there is room for constructed States of Amerios in finely indefinite, but you turn because the owners had declined Cafferty as a Vice-Consul of the have something to say. That is demand, presumably out of temper tive criticism regarding the way fin which most of our Government,
Hongkong,
up hopefully at 230. And then bargain further. A pretty way; you are told that Mr. X. is out this, of trying to settle & dispute. We are informed that at Taikoo at
That Evidently neither side cares much doubt smong those best
DO ference. BOMB qualided to know, but the public Dockyard on Monday evening at means that be's in the Hongkong about the public though one very seldom hears of it. That is 5.15 p.m. there will be launched Club talling lies about his putting should suppose that the public has some right to be considered. natural when one considers the the new China Navigation Cam-Curse them, I 85.
One should suppose, in fact, that ayatem whereby our
The Governor-Generat sponsors Kaying. teachers Pany's vessel
This The Public Should Know. the public has every right to be a'so a building loan of five pesos "Here's a strike on and the considered. I am not taking sides per share in an organization for public wants to
or trying to eater into the marits the raising of P100,000 know what's what. It has a right to know the Colony money and one comes to rebuild the houses with stronger of the dispute. But it is costing purchase a tract of land on which what's what because the matterest to sting angry at the materials, Mr. Yangco, the former may affect its food supplies now thought that no attempt seems to Commissioner to Washington, has acd (since the puplic pays for have been made to have a meet been appointed President of the losses sooner or later) will affecting between representatives of organisation and Mr. Nolting, (From Our Own Correspondent)how. The public looks to us for seem to have mismanaged the Philippine Islands, the Vice its pocket sometime and some toth sides. Owners and seamen President of the Bank of the WU PEL-FU DECLARES
information as it has a right to whale business very miserably; president.
A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD.schools are run there is not the
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ADS.
ONGKONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1922.
DISINTERESTED VOLUNTEERS.
are
Bluff.
We were not very surprised toj
EARLIER SPECIAL
TELEGRAMS.
HIMSELF.
Shanghai, Jan. 20.
And
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look And when I go for that information I am either superior-man in the street who regards at least that is the feeling of the
A
can
Between
lieved the sufferers. Nose was The Red Cross immediately re- killed.
Governor-Gen. Wood has 28- ed to Colonel Gordon John- ston the work of administering Government relist.
MILK HENAGE TO CHILDREN.
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That's fine! If they keep on stubbornly they'll escape this dreary business of pen-driving and become plumbers or foremen
Ourselves
By Robt MacWhirter.
Cival Servante. In the latest addition to the Company's matter of equipment, syllabus, feet is a sister ship to the 5.1. and adequacy of staff few, if any, Kwangtung and Kwangchow. of our local schools are up to the standard which should be simed at. The staffs do remarkably wall, considering the general dis-j abilities under with they work. If we could read one headmaster's report in which he told the public just what he thought and in which be strictly “sub-edited " the usust "padding" we should feel that the true spirit of educa-|
15 told that the matter is of the whole affair with feelings of A report from Hankow is that interest to the public or that the exsperation. If that is & WrocK tion was alive at least in one of
It has now been conclusively our local schools. The evidence Wu Pel-fo has wired the Governtsipan cannot be seen. this year has proved nothing, demanding that Premier treated as though I were an in- any attempt been made to place losis officer of Lancashire, in his
I am feeling, who is to blame? Has proved, says the county tuberou more than that our schools exist, Liang Shib-y be dismissed, or he quisitiva person who must be put the public, which is interested, in annual report, that several kinds notwithstanding the lengthy will form a government with as in his place. Hang it all I examination
possession of facts that shall of non-pulmonary tuberculosis in result list just provinces as the nucleus.
don's want the information for enable it to judge of the merits of children arise from drinking milk published by the University.
myself I don't ask for news because I am greedy for dews.
from tuberculous cows. the dispate? S.. & B. STEAMER
I'm sick of the look of news. Mr. Irving Becomes Mournful RAMMED.
But I have to visit A because B Shanghai, Jan. 20.
and C want to hear about A; and
I see that Mr. Irving is vexing mechanical friend do it for him. The Volunteer Orders published yesterday more than learn that the s.s. Kinsban raade ter West Chopaka, bound for wants, to-day of to-morrow, to children in
The Struthers & Barry freigh-I expect A to help me because he himself because some European Robert MacWhirter can't spell bore out what we stated in, a Note and Comment
Kowloon on the journey to Canton without Shanghai from Dairen, was
British and that's why Joe and I draw zam read about B or C. The whole School cannot spall so well as smaller salaries than he does, Monday; namely, that the interest of members of the bringing back any cargo. The med by an unknown vessel and is business sbould ba mutual, some Portuguese and Chinese We are kept so busy spelling for Volunteer Corps has flagged to such a degree that official opinion was freals expressed her limping hare with a bad hala in reciprocal; but it isn't. It's children. What is the man so him, that we cannot think and
that she wouldn't be successful her starboard side. notice has had to be taken of it. Machine gunners were and just why is told in our news
It is ter dog's life."
moureful about? I should be as he is so throng thinking that he told in yesterday's Orders that "attendance at parades columns to-day. In view of the maiden trip to the Far East.
pleased as Panch if I were bim. cannot spell Then again, Mr. Whose Fault?
I have no brows of mechanical Irving is perturbed because some baving been very poor up to date, members are requested to fact that the Guilds in Canton are
who My friend was a little tired and youngsters make an effort to attend those for the remainder of the behind the Seamen's Guild here
spell of these wen smouts at Kowloon A little disgruntled, as all of usteetotaler without having a wo at do not write excellent English. in Season .
CRACKER FIRING. view As training should be progressive, it is this strike and
Are at times, and his remarks the dictionary; there's no origin- of the fact Also that the essential that attendances should be consecutive."
And Canton Governm90: is
need not be taken at their face ality in them. But the lad who in
Chinese New Year such a remark could be applied not only to machine gun-keen sympathy with the labour
value. But there is a desl io can't spell may go far. Robert Regulations. ners, but to the Corps almost in its entirety. In the same party one cannot be surprised to view of the approaching is very wary of reporters, though sad. he was content to let the fitters-something really useful.
what he says. The average man Louis Stevenson could not spell issue of our paper, we published the following telegram an armed bos: from Hongkong Chines: New Year holidays the that is sometimes the fault of the from our Singapore correspondent:-"One hundred and not being allowed to go alongside Government notifies in the latest reporters. I have known them fifty Eurasians have enlisted in the Volunteers in Singa-will be interesting to see whether in which cracker firing can be moment a man started to speak. the usual wharf to load goods. It Government Gazette the districts dive for pencil and notebook the pore. The total is now 900, including nearly 500 Europe any greater degree of accom-indulged in and also the time at I am thinking, of course, not of Now, those parallel statements are not very much to modation will be extended later. which such firing will be allowed. the platforms orator but of the the credit of Hongkong, and there ought to be a genuine But it would be far more interest The notice includes the follow-more ordinary person on whom endeavour made to find out why it is that we in Hongkonging, though, to see some genuine ing injunctions
the reporter calls in hopes that have fallen away in local patriotic effort.
attempi made to bring the parties No barning cracker or other he may communicate something
Yesterday I met an old friend' overhear, in passing, their brief The history of the volunteer movement in the two cannot avoid the conviction that head or near any person or in by the sight of paper and pencil. time. (Oh, ay, he and I are all specifications last night and cut
in the dispate together. One fire is to be thrown above the of interest. That man is scared whom I'd not seen for quite a serious dialogue:
while. Joe was wi' me at the Colonies under review since the war is interesting. There there a little bluffing being flammable material,
"I sent in my tender and all and ons need not blame him for right again). Well, as I was every item down pretty flae. were very strong objections made here to a continuance of done on both sides, but we think reasonable precaution must be that. It is one thing to give & the, compulsory Defence Corps in the year following it is a rather late in the day for taken against accident, as every reporter a few leading facts upon Pedder Street and ad we were all will lose money. I've got every- saying, the three of us met in The man who bids lower than me Armistice, so much so that the Government was induced to deadlock will have to be ended from his carelessness.
that sort of thing. The present one is liable for damage arising which he can build a story. It going the same way, my friend, thing fixed up with the bank and repeal the compulsory Ordinance and introduce one provid-by one of the parties at one time
was quite another thing to have The firing of orackers is not to every word taken down and theys, come in and have one it won't interfere a particle with ing for a volunteer organisation. The response was only or another and it would be just be carried oa la the vicinity of fears) reproduced.
wi' me. Which we did.
the other contracts I have ou fairly good; it was never at any time distinctly pleasing as well to remember it. We can places of Christian Worship dur-mediately becomes afraid lest he
By and by we got discussing hand. How did you make out and to-day the strength of the Corps is out of all propor the other into a toral surrender:
not see either side "breaking "ing Divine Service.
should say too much or lest he newspaper man's a fair butt when were telling me about?"
the strike. Of course every yourself on that big deal you tion to its nominal establishment. In Singapore the posi-the men won't come back on the meat Notification No. 298 of awkwardly, loosely.
Attention is drawn to Govern-should say something badly, it comes to the man in the street tion was a little different. The old compulsory status was old scale and the Companies the 8th July, 1921. No person closes like a clam. Older news-felt bit rexed for Jne.
And handing out his views. Ay, I you off to now?"
"Ob, not too bad. Whate are retained for a much longer period than here and even a won't be formed to grant the full shall make, sell, or have in paper men know that it is wise didns' cause the blamed strike Institute where I'm booked to "I'm on my way to the deliver so address on money,- Council. Public opinion proved too insistent, however, heat thing that could happen is a tion, or which contain any ex-Then one says:
other remedies. Therefore, the which explodo by detona- before the pencil comes and eventually a Volunteer Bill was passed. The response resumption of
out for you four distric: watchmen ite uses ard abuses." "talkesplosive ingredient or mixture important. I must get that quite
"Ab, that's being sent to dicker wi' the Union of the men of Singapore has been very much better than talkee
“Well, so long, old man!” with 2 view to other than black gunpowder, accurately."
officials. What if the Canton here, and our local officers would indeed be pleased to see ending
"So long!" That pleases the Government was at the back of business. charcoal, sulphur and sitpetro" interviewed, who is already this business? Joe, be couldns even half the Singapore numbers. Either the men of
The Police bave strict orders bis ease, and the rest is simple.
An evening or two later, scene Hongkong are in fault through a spirit of indifference or High Interest.
to summan or arrest persons fr-
be expected to send a man to laid in the bachelor apartments ing crackers in contravention of The Other Viewpoint,
Kweilin to interview President of mutual friend. the officers of the Corps are in fault through failure
Same men, The man with a little spare
the foregoing restriction). to provide interesting training and work.
Sun Yat-sen and ask him if such Smith and Jones. We think the
Bot I am not blaming the was the case. He hasna' got the The Firing of blame rests about equally on both, though by that we of high interest, a lackier in money to invest is, in these days
Bombs, reporter every time by any mean money for that.
Well, Jonesy ol' boy, drink, "Electric crackers and "Golden Hasven knows, here in the East, Union official that can perform Thari, Smithy ol' cock, we'll
He's no' up and we'll have another." condemn the general system of training rather than the dividual than his forbears.
Coin" crackers is strictly pro- it is a heart-breaking business at miracles on an annual subscrip- have another. A man's man for commissioned personnel. The officers are far less re-Australian Commonwealth has bibited.
tinies to persuade men to speak loa of $1.70 to say nothing of s' that and damned be he who sponsible for what is happening in the way of falling off just issued a six per cent. loss:
when they have actually some being able to hand out cigars to first cries" Hold, enough!TM* than the methods through which they have to work and we nearly eix per cent, are now on
British Local Bonds paying| FIT-U PINCE-NEZ
thing worth communicating and the reporters, think the men are far more fed up
"You're quite a post, Jonesy,” when there is no reason for than indifferent. It the market; a few days ago it is the latest of the finger operated keeping silent and sufficient
Still and 00 the Union "You bet your sweet Hie I'm is necessary to get that plainly stated. To blame the was announced that the Anglo eyeglass mounting and the objec reason for being open and frank, to the reporters than the owners, nerful poem, the curfew tollsnell seem to be better & poet. Did you ever bear wen individuals and overlook the fact that it is a system which Persian Oil Company (almost designed to avoid all the objec- Hongkong is not peculiar in this are. Never a cigar going there. o'parring day, the lowli' swine has failed would be wrong.
antizely owned by the British tionable features of this type of rapect; the same holds all over Just cold communique that aqusak blithely p'er the 'les 7" There must, of course, be a good deal of ordinary debentures almost at eight por of the Fit-U prevent spring be so, one does not know. News and then they go away sadly. time the cock may craw and
issue mounting. The long coil springe the Far East. Why, this should there's nothing to communicate. were to routine drilling and practise. It is only with drilled men cent; and so que could go on to breakage, and can be juster paper men at Home know that. The very thought of it leaves me the day may daw, but are well- that one can do anything when the time of emergency give further list of "gil-edged adjusted to give more or less speaking generally, the bigger the so vexed that I'm in po trim for pree the barley bres. Hoopla I comes. But it is not essential to confine volunteer work in securities bearing dividends pressure on the nose. The nose man the more accessible he is writing and I'm dne at the Taikoo Whee eel!" that way. Much more interesting exercises could beundreamt of before the war. When clips are of special shape to pre-and the
more courteous the Ball in another hour's time ony- thought out, and some genuine attempt could be made to to pay the above figures sem The Hongkong Optical Co., suc-be polite about it; any even put mind that yesterday I said some- Scotch."
we remember what Consols, ured eat slipping. Fit-U Pince-nez reception he offers.
"AS He may way.
you jushly remark, of any metal are obtainable from have nothing to say, but he will
Smithy, there's nothing too good give an esprit de corps and to develop a little on social lines. ridiculously extravagant.
But I. mustas' forget: You'll for the Irish, so lentay another But All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" and all signs are not wanting to show cesears to Clark & Co., - the caller on his honour and thing to the effect that the drills and no fun makes a volunteer, less keen. Some that high interests will soon factoring and refracting opticians, explain why it is inadvisable to average man presents some queer
Thaazs go, thazza gal” to us that all men, who by reason of past lengthy military plenty of available cash at Home manufacturing establishment Jaman. If I cared to be rade, day. Curiously enough I found Smith and his family enter the, thought could also be given to the suggestion recently made begin to pass away. There is the most competent optical speak. That's your really big contrasts is in ons some user
Sunday" comes along. In 53, boul!ay that we had there zot a very apt confirmation of this church portals about the same for sound loans and this is borne the Colony located service can always be counted "efficient" should be excused cut by the fact that the AustraQueen's Road Central.
at that missing resson. Basilia one of the papers my friend time as Mr. Jones and his family, the routine drills. They inevitably find these irksome. fan loan was over subaeribed
am not a vindictive person, nor pressed on me just before we Mr. Jones bows gravely to Mr. At all events it has been amply proved both by the Corps long before the closing date. ifttle competition in the loan mar: acquainted with taipsnis, I set it parted. It's from the Calgary Bmith, and Mr. Swith bow own Orders and by the Bill introduced in the Legislative London has very largely came ket. And such a movement is all down to the climate, Anyhow, Eve Opener in its Issue under gravely to Mr. Jones, In Council on Monday that interest a flagging. It is up to leading centre;
into its ONG again 2.5 for the good. Lower interest will wish they would try to grasp the date December 3. I'll give ye it minutes they are standing up in the beads of the organisation to study the problem and find has plenty of spare money avail-gradually slipping back toto the for information he does so not
New York mean lower prices. The world is fact that when a reporter calls just as it stande:-
their rospective": paws – slaging B remedy. And it is also up to the men to help them. able and so we can hope to see a old and rather comfortable groove; biosuse he personally is interest-meet on the street. One may wags.on.
Smith and Joues, happen to Hook of Ages, and the world
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