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BY PROF. C, H. NISSLEY.

THE HONGKONG

HOME OFFICE IN ERROR

STEPPED ON TOES OF PRESTON TOWN

London, Mar. 30.

Preston was surprised this week by an ometal announcement that Mr. Hubert Hull, a London barris. ter, had been appointed Recorder, of the town. For a month ago Preston Town Council appointed Mr. F.II.B. Hodgson, a local barris. ter, as Recorder. And three works ago this appofitment was p proved and confirmed by the King, The mpointment was announced In The London Gazette on March

12.

The Town Clerk, Mr. ILE. Nut- ter, telegraphed to the Home Office for an explanation. An hour later an official of the Home Offico teic- phoned apologising for the mis- take. He said a statement would

TELEGRAPII. TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1935.

Shown above is a healthy tomato soil are elementary requirements, plant of good quality. Note the The soll should be well supplied strong vine growth, which is with plant nutrients. sufficiently abundant to Krow 26 Application of a little lime and good crop. Planta like this are manure, or lime and a 6-8-7 com- not the result of accident; they mercial fertilizer, will make up be issued immediately, correcting are the result of careful attention, for lack of plant nutrients. A the error. The Town Clerk told a to a few essential principles. good tomato plant,

Good seed and a

well-drained grown, will be resistant to wilt.

properly reporter that, he was particularly |

Carrot varieties, ne is apparent plant nutrients are requisite. above, differ in shape and size. Fresh manure, however, should The short varletles should be not be applied previous to plant- grown in heavy soils, and the Ing, though well-rotted manure is longer ones in lighter soll. Well- satisfactory. A 5-8-7 ferilizer 18 drained soil and an abundance of recommended.

distressed over the mistake be- cause it had been arranged for Mr. Hodgson to fake his oath as Re- corder at this week's meeting of the Council. The Home Office then fagued a statemont which aald: "By an unfortunate mistake. the Home Once announced the appointment of Mr. Hubert Hull to be recorder of Preston," and pointing out that by a charter granted by. King Charles II, the Town Council of Preaton and elected Mr. Hodgson as recorder,

Mr. Hull is junior counsel to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Commissioners of Crown Lands. He goes on the Northern Circuit and the Preston Sessions. He was called to the Bar in 1910. Mr. Hodgson prae- tised on the Northern Circuit and the Lancashire Chancery Couri, He was enlled to the Bar in 1901, He has succeeded Sir John Edward Singleton as Recorder,

"heroine worship" is really un- healthy. It may foster a love of power on one side and too much emotionalism on the other; but it in the natural instinet of every young human being la adore some- thing, and the child will inevitably And an outlet for this feeling, wherever it may be, if it is re moved from the parents to whom i would normally give its devotion. It is true that all young things need competition if they are to do their best. Where there is only one in a family it is particularly important for the only child, to have the stimulus of working with Wothers, bring it out and breed sense," I mean, of course, n senso a social sense in it. By "social

of responsibility towards the com munity. No child has even start ed its education until it has learn- ed to respect the feelings and the property of other people.

Above are shown differing to, mature. Be careful not to varieties of radishes, some Hat, plant the seed too closely together, some round and others of the as n spindly plant will result from long type. Radishes are a papa-crowding in the row. lar crop to grow, since they re- quire only 24 to 26 days in which perennials.

SCHOOL OR HOME?

INFLUENCES UPON CHILD MIND

MOTHER OR MISTRESS?

Next Thursday: Annuals and

atndled every day if it is to grow up in the right way.

I find it particularly hard to understand the point of view of those who send their daughters to boarding school when they can afford to educate them ni home.

BOYS ARE DIFFERENT Boys, of course, are a different problem. They need discipline and the rough-and-tumble life, but

Day schools and classes, how- to this problem. Here the child ever. provide an adequate solution can work and play all day with companions of its own age, return-

a girl nearly always loses much ing in the evening to a home at-Į more at school than she can mosphere which will give it some-) possibly gain, anyhow until she thig to be found nowhere else. reaches the age of fourteen. After that the right kind of finish.

As she watches every small

Testifying she had lived with the late Sir Robert Peel, husband of the netress. Bastrice Lillio, for five years before his death last April, Mr. Doris Drape took the stand in action in London court to recover two ormine costs. She told of being introduced as Lady Peel wherever she want with Sir Robert, Lady Peel (the famou actress. Bestries Lillie), la pictured above with the late Sir Robert.

Mrs. Draps is supposed to be a double" of Lady Posl.

The London Fire Department has just been equipped with a now lype streamlined fire-fighting engine, which is a now departure in re-fighting apparatus. The body of this machine is entirely ancloud so that the driver and crew have full protection in case of had wonther. The above shows the high-pressure pump out. leta in the back of the engine. The pumps are enclosed in the body. Part of the light extension ladder, which the truck also carries, can be soon poking over the top.

ANTI-ILLITERACY

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a series of speeches delivered by a number of noted literary men at various school gatherings. A pub- ile meeting will be held to-morrow

classes of citizens are urged to attend.

CULTURAL ASSOCIATION AND In the heart of the city, which all

CAMPAIGN

Peiping. April 15.

ing school can have excellent re- shadow that passes across her, gulia.

child's face, a mother who really The little girl should begin her loves will know, by some deep

During the period of the cam- By Mrs. Robert D'Erlanger

education in her mother's house, instinct, exactly where the trouble

Under the auspices of the Pei-'paign all book sellers In the city under her mother's eye. She will lies, and will be able to smooth ping Office of the Chinese Cultural have invariably offered their stocks THE

HERE is no census to tell us Individual attention in this way. ger, no matter how well-trained or

receive far greater care and more it away far better than any stran- Construction Association an anti- at exceptionally reduced prices, precisely how many children and will benefit accordingly.

illiteracy propaganda campaign while the vernacular newspapers are now celebrating half-terni an

how well meaning that stranger tinue until Friday.

was started to-day and will con- have published special supplemnunts holiday from the boarding schools standardino every thought and

The average school tends to may be.

entirely devoted to this cause.- of this country. But the figure evory emotion. We all dislike the

To-day's programme consisted of Central Newa' Agency. would involve some tens of thou-child who tells us a thing "Isn't sands.

How many of them are. really it isn't done. Such lazy minded- done," but who cannot tell us why better off, spiritually, mentally, ness can only result in mediocrity, physically, educationally, for be- and those who cannot work out n ing out of reach of home and problem of conduct for themselves parenta for something like sight generally go through life alavishly months of the year,

It is obvious that, at home

repeating the, thoughts of others: children will develop in a freer to impose on its scholars. The Every school has 'n code it seeks and more natural way, under the intelligent members of the small guidance of parents who have

community will probably grasp

more intensive understanding of this code, with all its implications, their characters and habits than but the slower child tends more any school teacher can possibly and more to absorb its ideas and hope to gain.

ideals in a half-baked state. That

In some homes it would be im- In only one of the many disadvant- possible to carry older children were sent to board-tem

on unless the ages of the mass-production ays- Ing school. But where auch cand)- tions do not obtain, how is it that irritating, are less harmful, in one Schoolgirl "crushes," though so many parents are willing to let way, than this casting of minds In their children go from then at a common mould. If u child's time when their minds and charac-ndoration for some kindly mistress tors are beginning to form, and teaches it to observe and study the when every day brings some new object of its worship. It will at crisis that they themselves should least learn something about the be able to handle far better than mind, character and habits of the anyone else?..

adored one, and every time It

Parenthood is a whole-time job, learns a little more about another oven for those who are able to human being something is gainéd, afford nurace and governesses to help them bring up their families. A child must be watched and

HEROINE WORSHIP

I do not believe that this form of

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