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VISITOR
Justice Humphris
a Visitor
Here.

II - Va 1AhAtSs III
shire. England. who is at present visit
| ing with his son. DR.. Humphris. of
Honolulu. believes that the Panama
| canal route is the most feasible for the
strongly to the belief that if the United
States does not carry on the project
some other nation will. Mr. Humphris
recently made the journey across the
opportunity to study the geographical
features OF the two routes.
The Panama route is the better one. -
said he tn an Advertiser reporter yes
terday. Il undertook the isthmus trip.
having previously gone to Jamaica on
visit, and determined to journey on
70 San Francisco via the isthmus. The
trip was interesting throughout. 1 went
by rail and caught glirnpses here and
there OF the canal and the proposed
route. Work is still being carried on
AND large sections have been practical
y completed. The Panama route has
water elevation OF 500 feet at the
maximum, While the Nicaragua route
entails a rise of 1000 feet Therefore
the difficulties encountered in the PAN
anna route are much less. L imagine
also that the building of the Panama
canal would also be cheaper than the
other one. II il is not constructedsby
the United States, you can depend up
on it. il viii be built by some one else.
The trip across the isthmus is a beau
tiful one, the train going through a
primeVal forest a portion of the way
The track is used as a general road.
and often a rider and his steed would
drive of il 10 one side while the train
steamed by.
We also saw the Colombian army.
one Of the most laughable sights L have
ever witnessed. At every station we
were met by these troops, the war still
engrOssing the attention of the little
republic. There were tall and short
men in the ranks. some with hats, and
some without; some with shoes, while
others had none; some had singlets.
scme had coats, and altogether it was
as nondescript an army as one would
imagine.
ION my way to San Francisco ! en-
joyed a trip 10 the summit of Mount
l>DWt- We =Act ny CItClIlC II dHi.
and soon began TO ascend sharp in
clines, crossed gorges, went through
orange ranches, passed beautiful gar
dens and saw many other striking fea
lures. We then went up the side of the
mountain 1000 feet. on the top of which
was the Lowe Observatory. 1t was al
ways upward, upward. and we rounded
immense gorges with unmeasured
depths below rs. From this coign of
vantage We saw the sun set in magni-
ficent glory. II was quite cold at 5000
feet above sea level. At night on the
return trip We could see the lights OF
the city OF Pasadena, and although that
ride had its tsTTOrs, yet II was eXhil-
arating. although We were disappoint
ed in not being able Il make use of the
great telescope"
Z Mr. Humphris viii remain here about
six weeks longer, during which time
n viii make a close study of the ed
ucationaI methods in vogue In Homo
lulu. and report upon the same to the
educational boards OF England. He is
a member OF the school board of nix
ley. West Riding, Yorkshire. as we'll as
the justice Of the peace of West Rid
ing The position is an honorary one.
and IS held Tor life. He has held the
position f0r five years. The country
justices SIT twice a week. Upon their
retirement they are given handsome
pensions by the government. The jus
ticss Of the peace IN tlIg towns are
stipendiary Justices.
The procedure IN The courts of Hoo
nolulu.' said the lu--st. is certainly
very odd e. me. ! was astonished dur
ing the smith case 20 see barristers
ranting. and their manner OF address
ing the court Wss such as I have new
er beheld i'm the English courts. =
barrister before any court of justice
there who fcrEets himself is put out.
and IL there is TO other way the court
adjourus. The dignity OF the court is
upheld in England 90 marked de-
gree.
Speaking 4 education in England
Mr. Huuphlis said;
Education in England: that is. the
primary and elementary education. has
now become absolutely free. even To
hooks Until the last educational act
was passed a few years ago. the ele-
uaentary schools made d charge of SO
much per week, but this has now all
been done away with 1t is somewhat
now on the order OF the public schools
of the United States, but not quite
Education is supported by rates of
taxes and the government grants so
much per head, Il shillings. L believe;
so il is paid for from two sources. At
the present time there is a great dis
c,ssion going on as TO secondary ed
ucatiOn. The board schools. which
were the elementary schools, had gone
beyond their powers and were carry
ing on high grade schools. the same as
YOU have in Honolulu. That was done
for several years, until in 1900, Mr.
Cocllerton. the auditor. objected to the
payments Of the London School Board
for the higher grades Of education. his
objection being that the educational
act was the elementary education act.
and gave no power for higher edu-
cation The London School Board took
the case to the courts, and the decision
was rendered in favor of Mr.. Cocker
tor. referred 10 now as the 'Cockerton
Judgment 1t was carried to the Court
OF Appeals. and the judgment OF the
lower. court sustained. That put things
into e. complete muddle. for. of course,
the school board was liable to be sur
charged for all over-outlay in the
Ligher- grade schools The result has
men that the government ran a short
bill through Parliament TO permit as a