1925-08-04 — Page 5

WEI-HAI-WEI'S FUTURE.

QUESTION IN PARLIAMENT,

The Delay In Retrocession.

London, Aug. 3.

STUDENT STRIKERS,"

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST

BRITISH MILITARY REVIEW:

(Continued from Page....1.)

admitted that such schools are not 15,000 Men Pass Before the

under their control, and that they: will take this as their opportunity

such schools.

King.

in admitting into their Institutes In the blazing heat, the King re-many more students who have been in Gold-marshal's uniform," re- cast out by other schools. It is contly reviewed on Laffan's Plain now high time for the Government 14,000. troops of the Aldershot to have the control of those com-Command. mercialised institutes and to sea The Queen, in a costume of discipline is properly carried out in potunis mauve, with a toque and parasol to match, watched the Before I concludo this, I wish to march past from a decorated bring to the notice of the public pavilion.

Thousands of 'people' watched to the way such a commercialised school tried to increase the number the review from enclosures and of students of the school. Of from the grassy slopes. Nearly course I am quite aware of the fact all branches of the Army woro that one more student admitted represented. means that the Principal's purse is fattened a bit more. After the strike in one of the leading schools on the "China Humillation Day," the principal of one of these com mercialised institutes sent his as sistant teacher to approach the

1>

By the King's command there was no inspection of the line owing to the groat boat.

In the House of Commons, plying to Commander Koaworthy, Mr. Ronald McNeill said the quos Iton of the return of Wei-hal-wei to China-was suspended at the moment owing to the provisional character of the Chinese Govern ment. Commander Kenworthy asked was it not the original ar- rangement that we hand back this territory when the Japanese evacu- ated certain territories in Shan- tung, and how had the present position been reached 2

Mr. McNall rélterated that it was owing to the provisional nature of "the Government of striking students and invited them Aldershot Command, and other Ohina.-Reuter.

to join his institute at half school,fficers. and hostel fees, Unfortunately. Nine aeroplanes from the his campaign was not a successfiel Royal Air Force, Farnborough, one, as those striking students had swooped in diamond for- a more generous and glorious offer mation from tho sky to from the Bolshevik Principal of salute the King, rising again im- the Kwangtung University. From mediately with wonderful pre- the above, should the Authorities cision. Then, with bands playing see that none of the student strikers the march past began. be admitted into those un-controll- ed institutes or not?-Yours etc..

A CHINESE SCHOOL MASTER.

Hongkong, August 4th, 1920.

DUTCH COLONIAL

MINISTER.

Amatardam, August 3, It is believed that de Hr. Wolter, member of the Council in"Dutch Indies, has accepted the post of Miniator of the Colonies and is leaving for Home as BOON AS possible, Reuter.

SCHOLARS' FILM

HOWLERS."

Success.

The King, mounted on light chestnut charger, rode to Laffan'a Plain accompanied by the Duke of Connaught, Lisut. General Sir Philip W. Chetwodo, G.OC.,

The Duke of Connaughi loft bis place by the King to load the 3rd Grenadier Guards. The 2nd Black Watch were the only killed regiment on parade,

Detachments of the R. A. M. C. had with them the newest type of Further Suggestionė.

lorries. The 9th Field Brigada's Writing on the same subject, guns were drawn by "dragon" another correspondent states: tractors carrying the gun teams, Sir-First of all let me say that The tanke showed what remark- I think the students in the Hong-able development has taken place | kong Schools had very little to do since the daye of the Somme.

with and very little influence in They made a terrific noise, and Education via Cinema not a the strike, and that any students as they passed the King at great who caused trouble should be treat speed the turrets were swung ed as children and panished round and their guns dipped in accordingly. Secondly, the fees at At the conclusion the Royal all Government Schools should be Horse Artillery. Cavalry and carefully revised,

The trouble Field Brigades trotted past and began in the Government School, then the R. H. A. and Cavalry Queen's College, where the fees are galloped in the reverse direction. much too low and are the same as A new guidon was presented by they were in 1910, viz. $60 per the King to the Royal Dragoons annum for a Day" Boy. Several at Rushmoor Arena later in the ather, schools in the Colony, Church day.

Has the cinema won a place as a medium of educational value? The answer, evidently, depends on the scholar.

After viewing a film of "Vol- canoes," a girl, failing to derive benefit from the sub-titles, wrote the following essay :-

salute.

"There was a volcano in the picture this morning; there was and Mission School and Private The old standard was carried a lot of trees and a volcano in the Schools, have much higher fees and past his Majesty for the last raiddle of it burning with fire have raised their fees in recent time, to the air of "Auld Lang There was a picture of a garden years; for example, the fees at Syne." and a lot of grass with a volcano some schools are as high as $160 by the side of a tree.

or more per annum for a Day Boy.

The next was a hill burning. I do not advocate that all fees In the picture was a mountain should be the same, but it le on it was a volcano laying down by the sido. There was a moua-worthy of note that to educate a tain and a volcano by the side of boy in a Grant-in-Ald Non-Govern it and it was moving. There was ment School costs the Government, a field next to a tree fenced on the average, about one-quarter around and a volcano sitting the cost in a Government School like Queen's College, for the same But even this "howlor" was type of education. beaten by a boy essayist. In the! I beg to suggest that "the film he saw was a subtitle, "We Government should have been shown the primitive (1) Fine $10 all boys who were methods of peat production." absent from Queen's College on Now let's see how they do at June 18, and refuse them admit Alfred, Orit.

"tence to all other schools in the

Colony.

down."

ALFRED'SONT."

(2) In future, charge an En- Not being very familiar with trance Fee of $10 for all new contractions, the boy wrote: boys at Queen's College.

HOW TO BE FIT AT FIFTY.

Late Nights, No Sport,

and Cold Baths,

Is the woman of 40 younger than she used to be ?

According to Dr. Percy Hall, of Mount Vernon Hospital," she is emancipated both in body and

PLATINUM

WEDDING

RINGS

→ SET WITH DIAMONDS

from $250.00

ENGAGEMENT

AND

DRESS RINGS

MOUNTED

in

PLATINUM

and

GOLD

ENGLISH

HALL MARKED

22 CARAT

WEDDING

RINGS..

1925.

Powell

Wm.

Telephone C. 3146,

JUST RECEIVED

Ladies'

Soft Felt Hats

from

$16.50

NOTE

YOUR JEWELLERY

REPAIRED BY EXPERIENCED WORKMEN

UNDER

EUROPEAN SUPERVISION

AT

Messrs. LANE CRAWFORD, LTD.

HONGKONG HOTEL BUILDING. Corner Pedder Street and Queen's Road.

FRESH MILK

The undernoted are being supplied with FRESH DAIRY FARM MILK twice daily and we recomment those of our customers who find it inconveniend send to our Depot for supplies to obtain same from either ;-

H. M. HAJEE ESMAIL

2 TIN LOK LANE MORRISON, HILL

or

THE INDIAN STORES

46. Queen's Road, East WANGHAI

mind, and appears Dairy Farm Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd.

.to 'have captured the veritable elixir of eternal youth."

Miss Lilian Baylis, of the "Old Vic." questioned on the subject! [by a Daily Chronicle represent-

alive, said:

"I really don't know, whether it's true, because I have almost forgotten what it's like to be 40

am 51--and proud of it!

"When Alfred came to England (3)Double or increase the fees be made thing called an Ont. at all Government Schools. It was like a kind of motor with (4) Forbid all other schools in a trolley at the back!"

the Colony Grant-in-Aid and These facts are revealed in the Private Schoole, to admit boys who I

"Certainly I am bursting with report of psychological investiga-feave Queen's College without meet-life and energy. My friends say tion conducted by special subing the conditions laid down. 80, and I admit it. I put it down committees of the Cinema Com (5) Have a more strict inspecto the fact that I have kept late mission of Inquiry established by tion of all schools teaching work nights and never gone in for sport the National Council of Public up to Matriculation Standard and Sport doesn't appoal to me I Morals, just published in book ut controlled by and/or staffed have lived a highly moral life. form by George Allen and

Avith at least, one European Cold baths, however, may Unwin, Ltd.

have had something to do with

1

To make an educational film of teacher. real value, the report says, therei

(6) Keep in touch: ore closely, my health and spirits. I am very fond of swimming. Further, -I have never tried to be idle. That is very important.

must be preliminary preparation through English Inspectors, with by work in the school or the run-the Vernacular Schools.

(7) Give the Heads of Schools ning comment of a lecturer, The commission was driven to the regular opportunities of discussing matters with the conclusion that under the existing educational conditions the educational file Education Department and have had failed to make an appropriate several Heads of Schools on the appeal to the school child. Board of Education.-Yours, etc.,

A. 2. Hongkong, Aug. 4th, 1925.

SEAT FOR 1 IN 37.

Summing up, the committees agree that for educational pur-

poses the cinema can help, but SHIPPING CHANGES.

not supplent, the lantern.

The solution, in our opinion."

it is added, "lies in a complets

divorcement of the public cinema

The P. & O. Sicilia sails for from the school cinema, and in usual ports on the 18th., instoad

"Most important of all however, is that I chose healthy parents.

People who want to be bright, and well at 51 should choose their paronts right!"

WOMAN DOCTOR'S, VIEWS, A well-known woman 'doctorj Baid:-

"Women of 40 are certainly in the mass younger than thoir mothers were at the same ago. Games for novolty 20 years ago, ara beginning to have their effect. Twenty years honce women of 40 ought to be healthier still.

At the same time, it must not a detachment from propaganda of the 20th; the Kidderpore on

the 28th; Instead of the 27th; the be supposed that in the past all purposes."

Figures presented to the com- Tairea on the 8th; instead of the women of 40 were old, or semi- mission in relation to the cinema 5th; and the Takliwa on the lavalid, or on-the shelf. Queen Industry show that they are 16th; instead of the 14th; inst, Elizabeth was at the height of 1,075,875,000 attaudances at as advertised. The Kyber is due her powers at 40, and so, after all, British cinema in a year",

hore on the afternoon of the 7th was the much-abused Queen

Vistoria."

There are in the kingdom indt, with English malls.

4,500 picture theatres with a

mean seating capacity affording

accommodation 'for one in ovary A new fire alarm rings when

Dr. and Mrs Gideon Draper

37 of the population, and on the operated by the tm ke of a cigar. bave compled 45 years service as, basis of these figure the entire We don't know ibis fire alarm in- Methodist misalonairies in Japan. population goes to pictures" timately, but we think we know They originally crossed

he cigar Punch,

once a fortnight.

Pacifio in a sailing vessal.

the

SIMPLEX -PLASTER

PARTITIONS

AND SUSPENDED CEILINCS.

THE

HONGKONG EXCAVATION, PILE DRIVING & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.

TEL 0.3749,

2ND FLOOR, FuWEN'S BUILDING,~

AN ENDOWMENT INSURANCE POLICY. will enable your family to redeem the mortgage on your house if you die, and

will enable you to pay it yourself if you live. INSURE WITH

CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LTD.

All Classes of Life Insurance Business Transacted.

Life Assurance Department, Tel. C. 1121.

St. George's Building, Hongkong.

Inexpensive

and

Practical

From TUESDAY

AUGUST 4th.

The normal hours of

business will be maint

tained -8.30 am to 5 p.m.

The ALEXANDRA CAFE

BREAD AND CAKES

APPLY ΤΟ

HUNG CHEONG-

30, Nathan Road, Kowloon

AND

FOOK CHEONG TAI

I, Bridge Row, Quarry Bay

AGENTS.

G. FALCONER & CO. (HONGKONG) LTD.

UNION BUILDING (OPPOSITE: G.PO.)

WATCH & CHRONOMETER MAKERS, JEWELLERS DIAMOND MERCHANTS.

A fine selection of English Jewellery, Sterling Silver Ware, Watches and Clocks always on hand. Agents for:-

British Admiralty Charta

Kelvin Navigational Instruments Rots London Telescopes & Binoculars.

Over half

Besth Sextants, Night Glasses etc, Stanley Drawing lostruments Watt's Thesdolites, Léveli etc.

We invite the Public to call and inspect our

varied stock, and compare prices,..

century's reputation throughout the] East as the House of Quality.

1855. Established......

COCKTAILS

made and bottled by us. MARTINI, MANHATTAN,

GIN, VERMOUTH.

Think of the trouble and time saved, especially these days.

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co., Ltd.

15, Queen's Road Central,

Telephone C. 75.

Page 5Page 6