To the Editor of the "Norru-Cuuxa Dany News'
Sim May we through the courtesy of your columns express the thanks of the Society to the many generous friends, who, by. their contributions, 364 Chinese, whose' staffs gave their pupils every facility and encourage and secondly the children whose excellent work we are only sorry we cannot reward individually.
Passport Office on Avenue Edward the Council' went into the question Commercial "Education at the word "accountant," yet although they 'VII to-day for a visa for travel in China, T was informed that while the Public and Thomas Hanbury School are dealing with figures and accounts fee remains $5 for one year's visa, for Boy, and decided on the grounds how many can deal with partnership Economy not. to continue the Jaw, executorship law, mercantile now necessary to specify the Comemerciat Forms st that School.
Jaw, rights and duties of liquidators, Tame of each city to which one wishes to go. (Formerly the names The alm of local education is company Jaw. In Britain they would be classified in many instances as Book~ of provinces or simply "travel academic in that itis a feeding ground keeper, or Cashier. throughout China" were enougts); for preparation for University De-'When making out the visa application grees in Arts and Science, and ina It does stand to reason that in tak-should one fall to specify the name of ity which earns its bread and butter ing commercial "examinations, "any 8 city to which one finds one wishes through industry and commerce pure body. who qualifies and. passes the {og later in he year adiional ces of §5 per addition will presumal and ample one would have tout examination is bound to have a that those responsible for the ediueasuperior Knowledge to a man. or: charged (at lest so I was informed tion of the "children of Shanghai woman who has not taken the trouble the Passport Ofice), would have recognized the value of to study. some training that would enable them Might T suggest, therefore, that this If this new regulation is enforced, {o' understand the rudiments of busi phase of education might be given seems likely that litre good can ness before they embarked on their consideration by ratepayers when come of it, as danger zones come and careers. dealing with the expenditure of {go and. fore would have to be Unfortunately we have not public money. The Orchestra is} kept out of them. (which is ostensibly.
'Shanghai Continuation 'Schools as in considered part of the educational the purpose of the new regulation) by'
Great Britain to. which those who work of the Council, it interests less other means than the granting oF desire to attend Commercial Classes than a thousand of the ratepayers of fan attend to. obtain ground. the settlement or even the residents On the other hand, it is dimieult to Commercial knowledge and. practice. of the settlement whereas Commer-estimate for a whole year ahead view of the fact that Commercial Education must be a live matter: exactly to which cities one will wish ial Classes were discontinued on the to thousands not merely those who are to go; and the penalty for this is to ground of rand in view of Feady to leave School but those of be continual exactions of additional the. fact that commercial classes the age of twelve and upwards whose would prove of greater value t0 the future is bound in the Commercial 'The construction of new roads and community 2s a whole than" the Future of this City. railways has been welcomed as pro-Sfunicipal' Orchestra does, surely. it moting freer travel in Chjna—travel would be sound business to transfer Shanghai. Apr. 16. which has a very significant com-From the expenditure of the dues mercial value to the country—but tion Budget at Jeast half' of the would be unfortunate indeed amount which is debited to the Hint to Chambers of Obstacles were now to be raised in Orchestra and transfer it for use the form of expensive or dificult. organizing Commercial Classes.
'Commerce asport regulations. an educational Journal received To the Editor of the some time ago, I noted that. the "Nornm-Curxa Dany News" 'Shanghai, Apr. 14 demands for men and' women holding Su;~Your correspondent "Qualified the Degree of Batchelor of "Com= Secretary" raises a matter which is merce was greater than the supply 'On the other hand men and women Of the utmost importance to. Shang- pus hai, The training of students for'
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