Singapore, Oct. 2. writer points out, is "that there wi ER
Singapore a speaker who had just a recent Rotary luncheon he a twice a. week service righ? hrough, one leaving on Wednesday, Souimbfed a tour of the Far Bast fand the other on Saturday." From something very unpleasant having thought ourselves at the end of nowhere we now find. that we Cine about. He sai, that wher. can hop off to London whenever Sven he hind Spoken, the feel Ser he had. gone, with." whom-want tom providing we can afford the fare!
English Education that we the possibility, and that Singapore isa great deni better prepared for uch an. eventuality that the man Sn'the street has any idea of, It Is, of course, impassible to) write Much about this subject. and every one hopes that war will be avoided: shut the impression is get soneri nowadays that that we do well not our heads in the sand.
Public attention on the subject of English education has been alert recently because the Govern-Ment next year proposes to raise School fees. This proposal has rais-edna storm of protest, and has cnfabled the layman to perceive that there is sone interest in matters mal—especially when it is 2 ~especially when it is 2 question of the parents" being affected.
Commercial Optimism, about school fees we a Meanwhile, the at last tion, learning much about our educational machine—of which many critics seem to think very Tittle, "Tt is alleged that Malaya makes the mistake that has bea ade elsewhere: she tries to educate tind "sutctentiy chastened.
ire' aver reached her people for clerical appointments of which there are none to-day. glut of the English-speaking El said Mr. hose "ix becoming deplorable, and to-day one. sees youths who have Te fs the hope of eryons that the a of the past had a decent education working as tram-drivers, conductors, hire-car months. will, not tobe lasting im-Grivers, and policemen—apart from many many other lowlier oceupa~ tions. "The public is glad to. have these English-speaking lads: but the Inds themselves feel that they are demeaning themselves.
Tt will all work itself out in time I suppose, but in the meantime on2 thankful cannot be ural wonders how it is that more ora! English is not taught in our local auciesion inthe alt, and. this. time "There are rumours of rubber re-schools, and that more is not done inthe way of an attempt to ieee Rely thay Malay, wil be Commercial, engineering, and ge0- cautious before she ventures to eral trade subjects, fe is a fuet obey which in former prove her undoing. whole subject of education country needs a very serious Alt sine, at the moment of though before even that Is writing, things are decidedly look done the Government will have to ing up. lay down a policy and follow it. At SPIN saw mavens, Even felts wires axe rising, and s0.is the Tin shares "and rabber resent the policy is merely one of from up-country. report, move opti-rift. fniem, especially if in the new year Singapore Aquarium fin quotas should be increased. And, the Tudierous. thing" is~theve Deginning to be felt a labour shor; At Jong last we are to have an tage! We expatriate thousands of aquarium. and when it is built 1 iters, and now we want them understand that it will be one of the dest in the East. "The main idea in all back again.
Local Broadcasting the "design," quate, from the "Straits Times," "will be a ball on either side of which will be the big There has now begun a sustaind attempt by our local station. (ZHI) lass tanks containing the most
geste on Hed ight a week abd make up. a Teal Malayan, probe built into the building so that t! portant exhibits: The tanks Privileged to be one of the frst really form part of the walls. will be like gazing at the sea bel through a series of, windows." Just ike the new Aquarium at the Zoo-already he hus had Togical Gardens' in London in fact. rts that good reception nab Rin to "bothenrd all over' the Light alter in through each, tank country. Actually, we have reports outside so that stmo2- that New Sere het picked ea, Heh not easy. to. make.
Programmes. vith the—timited Bredint of talent at our command, TUT believe' that. if-we seriously Bitempt it we shall achieve our object for the demand. will automa.
Sth in sure Hsaily erence the supply. Listeners ible the same in'Shanghal should see" what. they Rataral habitations, may. do 20 fan pick up of ZHL ether some comfort.
Sunday evening, when a Charch One can imagine how attractive (Presbyterian) Service ts being sent this will all be to the local Malays dots or on Monday, 'Wednesday, oF T'don't think the Chinese will be 20 itdestay evenings.' At present of attracted, but 1-can imagine gaily-Zourse, we can hardly appeal much lad. Malays glueing their noses fo steners save in. ott own. imthe tanka a radiate eighbouthood; but' later ful fish. for. hour and when we have developed already know a Atalay, of terest for Sour special are peculiar about fishes and fishing, but, do they Fealise the beauties they will have listeners in Shanghai to try and pick chance of seeing in an Aquarium? have never forgotten my fest visit London In Eight Days to the new Aquarium in Regent's Park: ed T was) fascinate beyond This was a heading in a local paper recently, and. simultaneously Sur papers Blessomed out into ad-New Hill Station serted by Imperial I wg us that "The loxur-Malaya is not as are Java ous alr service now operating beand Sumatra, with hill stations, ween. London and, India willie There is Penang Hill which is a extended from Calcutta to, Rangoon beautiful. spot, about 2,500 fen October 2 next, so that from above sea level, but in n0 sen: Bhat day' onwards: you will be able hill station. Then there is Fraser's feiily I the grestéat comfort from Hill (about 4,000 feet) and being developed all the time. And then there are the Cameron Highlands. to the When I was last up at Cameron's the place looked as" if it would be years before it was properly devel-extended from Rangoon to. Bangke oped, but there has been a boom up there of late, and we read that pro-Jiner on this vecasion will Yeave Ran-and) "Singanore on Desemket is The, service will be all forther gress has been made very rapidly.
goon on December 18 and arrive Shoaapore on December 1. The frst Fepular weekly service to London £75m Singapore wil Ay on December ign ter ing ila: smchine roads, One great, advantage of the new pressive AW! road. and then of a alr link with Europe, as a local newly-developing hill station.
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