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WELSH NOTES.
practice and that, at least for the moment, the British principle of local responsibility is the only WHAT ABOUT THE MOTHER
sound one." The Hongkong and Straits Settlements Governments are quite able to shoulder that Infinitely small burden of local responsibility the while that China sete her house in order and the London "Times" ceases to meddle in the internal affairs of the Colonies in the Far East.
TONGUE.
[BY "AP RHYS."]
JANUARY
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1925.
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL,
410
1
HANDSOVE GIFT FROM SIR PAUL CHATER,
YEAR'S DEFICIT WIPED OUT.
Membera of St. David's Society The annual meeting of the seat- will have been made aware ere John's Cathedral was held last holders and subscribers of St. this of the decision of the Com-evening, the Rev. H. Copley Moyle mitige to hold the annual dinner presiding.
with a debit balance of over $9,000, notwithstanding a special made by circular, there was a de- ficit of about the same amount this
year.
The Chairman remarked that the deficit of last year had heen wiped off by a generous contribution of
оп the Hongkong Hotel Roof Mr. J. Owen Hughes, Honorary Garden on Saturday, February 28 Treasurer, said this the year started Pirates-Bad and Good.
Rnd of the fact that they may and Considered as, a generality there may be a great deal of truth invite friends (no limitation as, to in the statement that war on land numbers this year). The idea of or sea either, develops or kills having a larger place was that any the sense of humour latent in who feel so disposed and there every man, but it must take a very will undoubtedly be many) may highly developed such sense in a have the opportunity of dancing.
$9,000 by Sir Paul Chater, and con- Navy or Merchant Service man
The acting secretary informs ributions had also been received for him to be able to see the funny me that there is every indication from the Philharmonic Society and side of the methods of piracy of a record attendance both of the Male Voice Choir. Their usually adopted in Chinese witers members and guests. A number thanks were due to Sir Paul for at the present day. That he is of Welsh people have come into his generous action. (Applause). willing enough to learn was clear the Colony recently and others The accounts were adopted, ly shown by the numbers' which who have been here some tinse The election of six lay members turned out on Tuesday to hear the but have lain low so to speak, have to the Church Body for the ensulag lecture on "The Humours of now identified themselves with year resulted in the appointment Piracy," which Was given the Society.
of Messrs. W. L. Fartenden. J. the Cathedral Hall The suggestion that there should Owen Hughes, A. H. Compton, smiles be a Welsh service held in one of Sir Cloud Severn, Sir Henry the general which greeted some particularly the Churches or St David's Day. Pollock, K.C., and Col. Fitzgerald." witty sally of Professor Hinton, which was put forward by one of The question of forming a his droll manner of describing the Committee, was thought to Church Council was then raised by the recognised code of morals be unpracticable.. We are by no the R v. T. B. Powell, who ex- means a large society and some plaint the duties of such a body observed by "respectable" pirates of us who have been away from and suggested that it consist of of yore, or the delicate distinc- the principality for some consider about 25 members. tions, existing between pirates, able time have sorrowfully to Sir Henry Pollock, the Rev. R. J. privateers, and buccaneers. The admit that we have not kept Northcott, and Mr. W. L. Pattenden lecturer certainly brought out our "hand" in with the use of the supported the proposal, which was the human side of ye olde pirates; mother tongue as we should have carried. and the force of the trite but none done,
in
and
It was decided to carry out the
The following were appointed the less true saying that "there's In this connection it is interest with power to add to their number: much that's bad' in the " etc., ing to note that no little stir has Lady Pollock, Miss Middleton will be ever more strikingly been caused in Welsh circles by Smith, Miss Mow Fung, Messrs. L. brought home to China Mail the severity of the strictures which Forster, F. Clemes, L... A. R. readers who turn to the interview the Rev. Tecwyn Evans made at Duncan, W. Zimmern, 'Andrew hppearing on page one of a meeting at Rhyl recently, in Cheung, S. M. Goddard, F. Mason, this issue with "the Rev regard to the Welsh churches, when and E. G. Stewart, John Lake, the "founder he declared that large numbers of Mr. Mason, the organist, ex- of a leper settlement near Hong children and young people who plained the position of the organ kong.
The pirates who infest attend the Welsh churches are so and suggested two schemes, one those waters in which is situated deficient in their knowledge of the involving the expenditure of $4,000 the isle which Mr. Lake is de-native language in which the and the other $10,000. He reçom- veloping, are most careful of the services are conducted, that they mended the adoption of the bigger property and privacy of the leper are utterly unable to follow the scheme. as this would mean that services. As a result, according the organ would be entirely re- workers and one of the chiefs has to Mr. Evans, many of these young built." struck up such a friendship with people are growing up "no better them that he has promised to than pagans under the shadow of larger scheme. stand by them whenever danger our churches and chapels." How threatens. It is, of course, im- can it be otherwise, as he very that the Rev. Copley Moyle would possible to generalise on Chinese pertinently observes, when their soon be leaving for Home and on pirates from this solitary in-ignorance of the language renders behalf of the meeting, he wished stance. They would indeed be them incapable of deriving any him a pleasant holiday and a safe inhuman monsters who would spiritual benefit from the services return. interfere with such work among which they attend along with their The Rev. H Copley Moyle their own people as Mr. Lake has parents?
thanked the speaker and the mem- undertaken, but the facts are Mr. Evans has not hesitated to bers for their good wishes and for given as proving that even Chin- face the inevitable issue of such the way in which they had worked ese pirates may have some sparks a position," writes J. Hugh for the benefit of the Church.
British of humanity in them, however Edwards, M.P., in the
Weekly On "the ground that re- ligion is a far more potent factor In the life and destiny of a nation than even the possession of its; own native language, he empha- sises the fact that Wales is now faced with the choice of alterna-
ments. In point of fact, the "Times" damns its whole criticism by the fatal word "but." To its comment on the Straits Govern- ment and its revenue from opium sources, the "Time" ad until China puts her hin order it is difficult to my much progress elsewhere, hy it could not have said so, without dragging in Hongkong and, the Straits Settlements, is enigmatical. If and when China puts her house in order in regard to the opium traffic, it may become papers like the London "Times" to act the CHECK role of busybodies and meddlers with the policies of the Hongkong and Straits Settlements Govern-
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AMERICA AND FOREIGN POWERS.
INTERESTING PREDICTION.
(Reuter's American Service:)
SHIPPING TROUBLE.
AUSTRALIA'S
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PROLONGED
TRAVAIL
(Reuter's Service.)
MELBOURNE) January 30.
tives either the Welsh places of be turned into English causes or a strenuous and a resolute effort must forthwith be made to teach the, children to speak Welsh and to understand it.
NEW YORK, January 30. Mr. Evans has not hesitated to
Mr. Gary, Chairman of the India comes within the purview
denounce the cruelty of Welsh parents who habitually bring their Steel Corporation, who is a friend of the commentator of the London WASHINGTON, January 30.
children to services where they of President Coolidge, in a speech, "Times"; but, atrangely enough,
Gaston Means, former, agent of cannot, as he puts it, follow a predicted that the United States he ignores altogether the aspect of the Department of Justice, and word in hymu, prayer, Scripture would have more intimate relations revenue and chooses to pat it on Thomas B. Felder, his attorney, or sermon. He has stigmatised with foreign nations in the near have been convicted on a charge such parents as not only anti- future. He believed Mr. Coolidge the back, saying that "if every of conspiracy to bribe a Govern. national but also anti-religious, on was endeavouring to ascertain the State made the control as efficient, meat official in connection with the ground that there is no more sentiment of the large majority of the evil would soon be reduced to the glass coffin fraud case in effective way of killing religion the people of the United States a view to manageable proportions.".
than by rendering it unintelligible regarding this with Means was sentenced to two to those who attend religious carrying out their wishes as far
as be conscientiously could. If "too many cooks spoil the that after admitting that until years in the penitentiary and each services. broth, too many people and China puts her house in order it of the accused was fined $10,000. There is something
Means has had a sensational melancholy" writes Mr. Edwards, papers tumbling over one another is difficult to mate progress 'else-
career. He was agent to the "in the reflection that when the where. It may be that the Department of Justice during the use of our ancient tongue was in their frantic hurry to
"Times" is afraid to offend the regime of Mi. Daugherty
a as broscribed, with the
relentless express their opinions on opium question will make of inter- susceptibilities of that outspoken Attorney General and his name rigour, by one sovereign after was frequently mentioned during another, and when even up to the national conferences and commis. gentleman, Sir. Basil Blackett, the oil investigations early last last generation it was denied its
Finance Member at Delhi, who year.
place by the State in the education declared as recently as Wednesday It was alleged that Means' of the children, our people clung secretary collected $65,000 from to it with a passion and a tenacity space for the subject is the that, in raising the question of the the plaintiffs on representation that secured for it a commanding The Seamen employed on the restriction of the production of that it would be used to bribe place in their daily life and steamer "Moeraki" returned to London "Times." According to a Reuter's cablegram to hand last opium, the American delegates officials to drop the prosecutions intimacies. And now that its their duties this morning, but the
had exceeded the instructions of defraud.
for alleged use of the mails to lawful place in every sphere of wharf labourers refused to coal the night; the once powerful organ of
the national life of Wales has vessel until she was fully manned.
SYDNEY, January 30. London steps into the controversy the Council of the League of
been recognised even by the State, with the result that appointments It is reported that the Inter State to assert that "too much opium is Nations to consider the restriction
to both the Episcopal and the shipowners are asking Mr. Justice still exported to Hongkong, Macao, and limitation of the export, and
Judicial Bench, to the headships Powers to de-register the Seamen's Japan, and elsewhere" and that that the Indian Government could DRAMA OF THE NORTH. of our national colleges and of the Union owing to the refusal to man "the Straits Settlements Govern-not allow interference with its
leading administrative posts in the steamer "Levuka." the Principality postulatë 1 ment could in the long fun hardly internal policy regarding opium. MEDICINE
FOR ICEBOUND | knowledge of the Welsh language, lose from the standpoint of The latter remark was in the
COMMUNITY,
it should surely be matter of revenue if it would resolutely set nature of a broad hint to more
reproach to us as a people that the ancient tongue-which has so long its face against the traffic." That than the American delegates at
been one of the most cherish may to the London "Times" Geneva; and the "Times" "has
ed of our possessions-is being appear very wise and pertinent evidently taken the hint.
despised and discarded in the observations to make; only the however, it dare not attempt to
homes of our people, where for many generations, it. has hitherto Governments of Hongkong and stalk big game like the Finance,
WASHINGTON, January 30 found its unfalling source of
PARIS, January 30. the Straits Settlements have Member for India, it wastes idle "As a result of an appeal to the sustenance. We may well recali; A message, from Dusseldorf traversed step by step with public words against the administration Government, the airman Darling the memorable exclamation of one states that the Belgian troops have has been authorised to fly from of the greatest of Welsh divinas, evacuated Darmstadt and Wesel, opinion and public requirements of Sir Edward Stubbs and Sirthe nearest aviation station, Fair at a time when the old language and that the French militaires respecting the traffic in and the Laurence Guillimard, neither of Banks in Alaska to Nome, a was in danger of being neglected:have ordered the evacuation of a consumption of opium. It is not, whom is in a position to hit back distance of 400 miles with a What If in our neglect of Welsh large number of public buildings and never has been, a petty ques- except through the Colonial supply of anti-toxin to combat the we are throwing away a great gift in Bochum.
diphtheria opidemic in that region. of Providencel" tion of enriching the coffers of Office.
In response to a telegraphic the Treasury from opium. The It is a wonder that the "Times," appeal from a local doctor, a large London Times" ought to be better after all its diatribes, comes to the consignment of anti-toxin has been rushed off by dog Sleigh from acquainted than it appears to be only logical conclusion of the Naaina but it is pointed out that for a journal of world-wide repute whole vexed problem, namely, this will not arrive in time, as in respect of the practice and the that "the 'difficulty of the League Nome is cut off by ice and snow polley of the Governments of of Nations is that international and as seroplane is the only Hongkong and the Straits Settle- action at present is impossible in mans of preventing many deatlis.
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AEROPLANE TO RESCUE.
(Reuter's Serviše)
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