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BETWEEN OURSELVES. ¡doesna' shias in Kowloon is the

{babblus'lanterns. We've got quite) used to the idea of being held up.

CORRESPONDENCE.

in Nathan Road and having our). (To the Editse of the “Kilangkong Ingersoll and last fifty conta

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(Continued from Page 6) enough to distinguish it from the taken off us, but last week-end University Trained Teachers. uanal malted variety, in so far as dooze brigands in a mater got

it in a hesitating kind o' way, loose at Castle Peak. It's bad,

binted that it didna' like the ideajenough getting your bowling) Sir-The leaturette in this 'granting such wide pazsts to spoons and silver oupe pinched evening's issue of your paper police overs marely for the sake but i

gol to look quotes me as baving stated at the

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 1A-

BAIRY FARM NEWS.J.T. SHAW

BUTTER

The best known Brands on the Market.

Daisy"

Dalrymald"

of finding out what people can up the liquor into the bargain, recent meeting of the Board of da

" things are coming to a pretty | Education that by JanuaFT DATI The next day it evidently pass. Last night, I am told, a year there will be 100 or 150 "didna" think" that these powers new brand of humour was let Education graduates available. were wide enough, for, ID loose. Several respectable eit- What of course I did say was that "Note and Comment" on the itens were awakened out of their there would be 100 or 150 under- same subject, the Telegraph in-sleep long pas: mid-night and graduates. It takes 4 years to sinuated that as the leading pur-asked their opinion er cuthedra convert an undergraduate into m paseofthe Ordinance is to schedule in the matter of the present graduate, so that after the end of all the available talent so that it bagpipe-menice. anthe years, if our present entries: can be made the most of promptly, Peninsula. They gave it. Un-contions, we may expect

womenfolk might also fortunately cannot, here. regular output each year of be-f

While it is conceded that some tween fifty and 100 gradustes in folk must have their telephon, Education. still there's a time for every- a bit stronger after the holiday.thing. The relling joke some the Telegraph points an accusing times gathers a lot o' trouble. finger at our Unofficials and stern-

the

like to be subject to it.

On the Tuesday following, feel-

ly warns them that if they do

not oppors the measure in ita

I

present form, we shall have no TWENTY-FIVE YEARS

option but to came to the con- clusion that they are unacquaint- ed with popular feeling in relation to this proposed enactment." Further. it goes on to say that "we object to.conscription of any. body."

Now, let's get this right. First

AGO.

A Glance at our Files.

(Jag. 7413, 1897.)

The question then is merely a question of the proportion of foreign and Chinese teachers to |ba` employed' in our Education Department. Can we in 30 years'

time find billets for a thousand

Chinese Schoolmasters?

I most sincerely trust and hope that we can, bat we can find so room for the untrained wan. Merit will not necessarily find its own reward, for in the first place we shall and it difficult to explain the difference between a Univer-|-***

We note that work has not yetary Graduate in Education and a Government Hall Marked Tech-

of all it suspects tha: this Re-been started on the Kennedy

gistration Bill is a stepping stone Town end of the Victoria Road,nical Institute Trained Teacher, to conscription. But taking the Memorial Stone standing, chance, it argues why not rope said a mass of rocks and scrab and secondly it is a question in the ladies in too. In the third and looking particularly out of many cases not of merit but spasm, the Telegraph while ed place in conjunction with such who satisfies the code require of economy. The cheapest man vocxting compu'sory registration wild surroundings. We under- thinks conserption "aoBritish and stood that work was to have been ments is the man to be employed. totally unnecessary." Personally, commenced at both ends of the I don't see why a man should broad simultaneously and it is forced to tell what he can best do. difficult understand why

to

I refuse to believe that there will always be need of untrained teachers here" because I am very if he isas going to be forced to do nothing has a yet been done.jealous for the standard of educa it. The Telegraph, however, was Fepbapa the authorities contem-tion, which is to be given to young Chics in the near future careful to point out that it was plate making a start on the com- and no less so for that to be given the first to resent the measure. Ipletion of the Praya Reclamation! like that last touch. However THE HONGKONG CLUB. much it may have edged, like Moses who came forth, it won the first prize.

Communism.

to Young Britain stationed in China or Hongkong,

Yours, etc.,

3. TEESDALE

MACKINTOSH. University of Hongloog. August 11.1922.

are

“The Hongkong correspondent of the N. C. Daily News writes onder date 31st. July: The Hongkong Club has moved into its new and stately domicile on the Mind ye ye mustn' think for cew Reclamation, and many of one moment that I'm in sympathy the members are greatly delighted wi'the Bil. I'm not. I fair bate with the handsome quarters; bat the very idea of it. The most use others find it inconveniently large mooring rings bave been ful thing I can do, outside criticissituated and out of the way fixed to the pier, but ing the Government, is playing during business hours. The pur- they placed too higb "catch the ten" so it's going to chasers of the old Club building, and too far apart to be of aur usa bother them quite a lot to find a baring received over one hundred to small craft, particularly at low category for me As for giving promises of membership, having tide. As even the steam launches them s telephone number, determined to form a new Club are in the babit of hanging on to they're more than welcome to it, and run it very much on the old the steps of the existing wooden If the Government waits till it lines and with the same subscrip- piers by means of a book and gets me on the phone, the war tion. The old fixture and portions line, it is apparent that some ar- will be ever before it has the of the furniture were sold by rangement will have to be made benefit of my valuable assistance. auction on Thursday, and the to enable them to do likewise when What's more forbye, Janet says building is now deserted. No coming alongside the new stone that the next time we have a longer do the familiar forms and steps. An iron rail fixed on the general strike on our hands, I've faces grace its broad veraadsh;}outer edge of the steps and sap- to stop at home and wash the the spacious platform is forlorn ported by stanchions about six dishes and get the chow in. She and desolate, and the prying) inches in height would probably doesna' see why she should bave Celestial, no longer kept at bay answer the purpose and remove to trauchle about collecting meat, by a zealous, watchman, makes the inconveniesce which At milk and 6225 and high-up thoroughfare of it. It is to open Government officials getting time again on the let of October. off to stand in a queus at Lane, If such a club be started it is Crawford's waiting to buy rolled certainly conceivable that it wil he well supported if it is fairly "exclusive" without being too exclusive."

oats and ovaltioe.

men

present exists.

STRANGE VESSELS TO US.

There is quite a fine fleet of sailing craft at anchor in the harbour off Wanchai just now. 9be was awfu' mad at you

I comprises no less than nine suzestion that the women

vessels of different rigs and each should be regi-tered as well as the NOT NECESSARY NOW. of them is worthy represents-

She says some men acted

We note that many of the ssil-tive of her class. Among the during the last strike like the ing vessels at present in barbour iron ships is the biz British boys do when they go to the have failed to take the precaution +-master Ancyra sad another Ferry of a morning and see the of sending down their royal and British ship in the Sierra Nevada, flag up; onything for an excuse to top-gallant Fards. Doubtless both looking regular clippers keep them from the office. Janet's those in command of them bave with their lofty spars and ides of communal effort ians' so ample faith in the strength of very square yards. Another soft either when ye come to their ground tackle, but with a fine model is seen in the Germa think of it. Lots of men she says light ship too many precautions iron ship Wilkommen. She, like would do lots more good in the cannot be taken during the the two first named, is having her boose belping the wife instead typhoon season, and the trouble bull scraped and painted, but the rumour-mongering at the street of sending up light spats is in- beauty of her lines is unmistak- corners wit their eyeballs lying Bnitely less than that of replacing able. The French barque Da out on their cheeks or backing up thea and costs less. It is strange Guesclin, with her smashed bow- good beef for multon, in the that there should be no regula-sprit, is somewhat bsudicapped market What more forbye, ions bere on the subject, such as as to appearance, but has a hall says she, it would keep the streets are in force in Calcutis.

and spars that take the nautical clear oa useless, gabby lot o

eye at once. The wooden ships loops in the svant of anything The Town Clock has been also make a good show, the pretty re:ious happening. But the ides behaving in a very queer fashion British barguentiae Spiosway of registering womenfolk is fair of late, striking frequently an baving the lines and masts of a into the barzain. It I'd a bold extra note after the proper hour yachty and she is as trim looking of that Joe o' yours, says she, I'd has tolled. It excelled itself, as the most fastidious skipper make his ears ring, that would I. however, last night, when, after could wish his craft to be. The How would be like to ba left in duly proclaiming the bour of 10, American ship Isaac Reed is s shuse all by himself, wibsizos it went in for regular cam typical vessel of her clase, with

that the flat stern panalogian performance

10 often lo look after, meat and drink to caused the people to marvel mach. under the stars

and stripes get in, cooking and cleaning to whether its the best, or the price and the white painted wheel in, co' to speak of the west of the dollar, or the expectation bouse and cabin, with a white hours standing in a queue and of a typhoon that has disturbed tail tumbling home around her the miles o' stairclimbing in bethe timekeeper (?) it certainly after topsides. The Maine ship -Twoen?

wants Allending to bidly, On Abuer Cobaro in another Ay, my wife's & Communist

several occasions of late we have specimen of the same class, but, right enough and at timas only a noticed that the lighting of the being painted a very light grey. hade removed from s Bolshevik. clock has been woefully defective, ber hull is shown off to much For myself, I'm a conscientious the face looking as if a farthing greater advantage. Away down objector. Mind ye, I havena' the lesst objection to killing onybody. dip were beblad it and the bands off West Point are more sailing were invisible "a 50 yardsveseels and they, with the large

ridiculouṛ, besides being ari insult

OUT OF HAND.

In some circumstances I think it distrace.

A GRUMBLE.

B001

number of steamers continually is better so but the mere sight!

entering and lesving the barbour, of questionai e makes me as stubborn as a

sixty-year old We note that the wooden help to make a picture that is cuddy. Ay.my moral equanimity fenders have been fixed to the exceedingly interesting and bears. striking testimony to the and self-respect goes badly to stonework of the new Murray maritime importance of Hong- pieces under strain of that kind. pier, but the authorities appear to have entirely overlooked the A Brighter Kowloon."'.

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