RETURN FROM MALAY STATES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13297, 5 February 1914, Page 4

RETURN FROM MALAY STATES.

SOjME INTERESTING' FEATURES. ! M,r A. A. Hint/,, who formerly had charge of technical school education m , Nelson and' on the West Coast of. thu South Island, as well a% at Wanganui ' WdTjrhaht, and who latterly has 'been ■directing technical education m the -Malay . "States., is at , present visiting CSisborjje. Ohatting, with a reporter thy* tnqriiing . SVi- Hint/; said that m '.Singapore there was a very large technical school, accommodating over ]OOO"pui>Jls, who were OUJstly. Chinese children. No espen.su was; Bp.iir.etl with -regard to yet^iHg ih'o best; appliances: Kocently tl'ri' ctliitroll- ; iivg ''.board tspant about 1500 dollars on a ' ciu6jnatogrAph plalit just to teach gcogra'miy. TJie. attlijects taX',?ht m ~%lw ' sclujola wenv . -sonwwhet siniilar' to thosa >, to.Ufi^t ill jihq, sehqol^ ,i) tUjs D.ominioii, M'tfh the "exception" 'that i" t' 1 ? la A'. ; States subjects' tlfcaii rig' 1 with ch<u.ni4try' h nilrt'lihysicrt.aic cohaid^eii of niorc ini-' jiortaucc than m this count ry. "JCHft' ' playinc; fields altacbod: to thu schools , ate ; excellent, and are much ahead of | Use •playing facilitteS aiTofcled'"' the" ■>" KieMiQoisvin •New'Z^laftd. 'R^f^nc tp ; Snn«ajJ:ore;Mr-liiiTtfe-'g^m the 1 t^puutidn " vtes- V" c6sr«^t»tjiitah '"cM, I c^rj-la^aafs-feolyn tit tWW.ptti [• he'fng spoken there. ~ Bin?fjljjore i& a* L free port, and certain ' articles, such as 5 tobacco, liquor, and linen clothes, are very cheap. High salaries are paid, but 5 living, nevertheless, i.s expensive. ■ Owing to the climatic conditions pre- • vniling m the Malay States considerably ! affecting his health' Mr Hintz has had " to resign his position and return to a f cooler climate. It is orobable that Mr ■ Hints will i^ttlf- m CSis-bornc-.