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FIGHTING IN CHINA.

Peking, Mar. 8.-A message from Szechuan states that Teng Shib- hou with 20,000 troops met a similar number of Liu Cheng-shun's forces at Teen Two-cheng to the North of Chengtu on. February 24. After several days fight- ing Liu Cheng-shun was Victorious and captured several towns in that district. Reinforcements for Yang Sen are

concentrating in East Szech Appsrently Yang Sen previously ack Kwerebow and Waubsien but Way afterwards driven out there froto. Now with reinforcements he is preparing to reattack these cities. Reuter.

MURDERER COMMITS

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-Peking, Mar. 8-A, murderer, & Back of Chius messenger, Jester- day committed suicide on the eve of his arrest by a detective after shooting a gendarme.- Reuter.

WU PEI-FU'S GENTLE PRESSURE.

Peking, Mar. 8.-—It is reported that the Government, as a result of pressure from Wu Pei-fu, has agreed to appoint Sun Chuang-tang tuli of Fukien-Reater.

EDUCATION OF BRITISH CHILDREN.

recently begun to be taught. Hojalways to`bear in mind the fact failed to see how they were going that a boarding school would ba to get the boys up to the matri-Jconsiderat ly dearer, from the point culation standard if they did not of view of the parent, than the begin to teach them mathematica ordinary day school, whereby the (Continued from Page 3.).

-simple algebra and geometry, child lived at home. As an amend Mr. Grant suggested that Cause. He had a suspicion that the last ment he moved that "It was de war Bay should be left out of the speaker was comparing the very sirable that the central school, if resolution and the central part of pleasant lines on which he worked established, should be a day school

at Queen's College with the less and not a boarding school." the city substituted.

easy conditions under which his Mr. B. Wylie pointed out that colleague, Mr. Nightingale, work-speaker en the question of expense. The Chairman' agreed with tha the Victoria School would have toed at Kowloon With regard to though he intimated his disagree- come down very soon.

the type of education, they were ment where discipline

was con

Mr. J. Russell (Taikoo) did not asking that the boys should be carred. He stated that he was think there was any need to alter brought up to the matriculation only putting these motions with

the motion.

standard. "I do not know whe-

Another speaker pointed to thether the matriculation standard is the object of ascertaining the true fact that in a short time the Army just a beginning, but, if it is only feeling of the meeting, and not schools in the central district might beginning, for heaven's sake let with any great desire of seeing

them passed. become vacant.

us begin." declared Mr. Mackin- tosh. "You have not

Seconders were found for both got your The motion Was unanimously bays anything like

the resolution and the amendment. up to that passed with an addition that standard yet." He suggested that The latter was put to the meeting. school also be provided in the it should be included in the reso- and carried with three dissentients. central district.

lution that the type of education No Education for British Children. should be on definite matricula-

The sixth resolution proposed by tion lines. (Applause).

the Chairman was as under: "That the staff at such school should,

A Difference of Opinion. The Chairman, remarking that all the other resolutions related ex clusively to children over the age of 9, then proposed: "That it is essential that British boys and girls above the age of 9 should receive a better education in this Colony than at present."

The Boa. Mr. Holyoak seconded and the motion was unanimously carried.

Grocer's Shop Education,

profit and loss system in educa- spproximate so far as possible to. "We have heard so much of this as regards teaching qualifications, tion that, to put it commonly, we the present staff of Queen's Col- are fed up, declared a speaker. lege, and that continuity of staff,

look upon the education of Bri-especially of the seniors, should tish children as a national asset, be secured."

not to be run along the lines of a Mr. Bolton, who saconded, da- grocer's shop. (Laughter). Iclared that up to the present time think our friend is only repeating there had been no education for what we have heard from the British children in Hongkong. Hia The Chairman then propused th. Educational Department all along experience had been that with

the line." third resolution: That such

every change of teacher in British The Queen's College master re-schools there had come a new order education abould be of a sound and practical character which will biassed point of

plied that he spoke from an un- for books (Laughter). He did not view. He re altogether agree with the sugges- fit such boys and girls to occupy peated that да business mantion of free education. They were useful positions when they grow would entertain the proposals, all prepared to pay something to- "Personally," he said, "I should wards the education of their boys

up."

A Queen's College master said be delighted if they raised the and girls, but he thought that.with he had not heard anything yet salaries. I know it would not be a little judicious management the. which had suggested the real line any use patting that forward, becoat might be very considerably

Me.cause they would consider it from curtailed, especially on books.

Of

-Maintaining strict

education required. Mackintosh, in his speech, had said a business point of view."

The resolution was carried. The Chairman amended the re- that the end in view was matri-I

The Chairman's seventh motion solution to read: "That such! culation--but-that-eird-was-being-

education should be of such a

Thṣd !~~~That it is essentisty-in- worked to on paper all the time.

character as to enable scholars on order to make such a school as Therefore, it was not the syllabas leaving school at the age of about is suggested, a success, that the which was at fault. What was the 17 years to pass the standard of parents should earnestly cooperate better education which the gentle the Letdon matriculation exami- with the staff of the school is, men had in mind and how were nation."

discipline. they going to differentiate between The motion having been second-over the boys and girls, and, (2)mm their subjects i

ed it was carried, He pat the ques-

In securing the regular attendance tions without prejudice, mercly Bourding School not Favoured. of the boys and girls at school." as Д

The Chairman enquirer, who had not

then presented The Chairman pointed out that been in the Colony long. his fifth resolution which read: the co-operation of parents was wide That, for the purpose of subject essential if they were to inake such and difficult question. It had ing them to the necessary training thing a success. ・ been thrashed out in England and discipline, it is desirable the over a period of 100 years. Dar-boys should be boarders and not ing the last 50 years it had been day boys." He explained that the brought down to a very fine point. real dificulty with regard to this There were about five subjects was to obtain a suitable site for the Chairman was required for every boy. Boys such a school. He had discussed "That adequats playing grounds were not trained to work to any the question with various people, should be attached to the school end. When they get to the matri- and a whole multiplicity of sites and that the playing of games culation boys, began to look out had been suggested to him. He should be compulsory for bays." on the world, to enter offices and mentioned a few, such as on the "And girls" suggested several.

He felt it W33

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The motion was seconded and carried unanimously.

The last resolution proposed by 33 follows:

to grasp sensibly the work their road between Kowloon City and members of the audience. employers set them. One of the Yaumati, in the neighbourhood of The Chairman intimated That he essential things was that the boys the settlement at Kowloon Tong. had no objection to the addition. should have been taught to think near the Wong-nei-chong Gap, and. A speaker asked if the children and reflect. (Applause). It Mr. Claud Severn had suggested would have to play football, hosky, seemed to him, from what he had that the mud flats at Shatin could tennis and basket ball during heard and seen in the papers, be reclaimed, and a school built on school hours and then be sent home there was a vagueness as to what the land thus made available. An with a basket full of homework. kind of education was really other suggestion was Stonecutters, wanted. He was not trying to (Laughter), but this had its throw cold water on the scheme, drawbacks, as, for example, the

were

They

zot

(Laughter)."

The Chairman: I imagine it will

but was endeavouring to get at exposed position of the island dur-be taught after school hours. Most. the root of the matter and put it ing the typhoon season.

4 schoolmasters hare certain on a proper basis. With the small really wanted something a little amount of common sense. number of British children in the more central, and if possible,

"It seems to me that they are Colony at present o business

At the placed above the level, on the hacking in common sense man would for a minute eater- tain the suggestions put forward. advantages from a health point of

side, where there

definite moment," retorted the speaker.

The resolution having been car- Mr. Mackintosh said he must view. However, that was congratulate the last speaker

aried, the meeting terminated with he had succeeded in obtaining a

thing they could decide at that the usual votes of thanks. syllabus of the Peak School, the evening a meeting, and he had Victoria School or even the Kew merely brought the matter up in loon British School. He had asked order that the views of those pre-TSINGTAO TROUBLES. on several occasions at meetings sent might be learned.

A gentleman in the audience im-

but had always received the same opinion that there could be some! SANTAL CAPSULES answer that it was in course of doubt as to whether the discipline where they are making themselves

preparation. It had been his of a boarding school was any bet objectionable by entering restau painful duty to point out over and ter than the discipline of the home: rants and demanding food and over again that mathematics were The statement was greeted with a drink, sometimes at the point of s not taught at all in these schools, certain amount of amusement by pistol, resulting in the Japanese or perhaps it would be more cor- those present. The speaker went businesses remaining closed. rect to say that they had only on to say, however, that they had Reuter.

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