The Hongkong Government la contemplating opening a school of navigation for the training of pilots, coxswains, and" masters of small argo vessels. At present, these folk all hail from the floating population and have received no educa-ion other than how to work a ship and it is considered unsafe to trust human lives in their hands. When such a school is established all who wish to qualify as pilots, coxswain, and masters of small cargo bostis must study in it and pass examina tion, Some time ago, a Chinese started such a school but had meagre success. So few students had enrolled that he Lad to close the institution. This teacher holds a master's cett~ ificate, which he obtained from England, The Government, it vis said, will take up what this mariner, left oft,
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