MONDAY, MAY 18, 1925.
CORRESPONDENCE.
The Bible As The Word of God would have to be closed for years as the ideal teachers described in the quotation are very rare in (To the Editor of the China Mail.)England, and still more so in this
outpost of the British Empire.
Personally, I would not go so Sir-Your readers may be in-far as to encourage these un- terested in the following quotation fortunate teachers here to resign. from Sir Walter Scott and the If possible, I would ask them to comments thereon. I do not know take the professor's words to who wrote these comments: they heart and, as far as they can, to appear in a leaflet published by follow the advice to the very John Ritchie. Scolland:-
letter. It will be good for them and the boys if they adopt the views of the learned professor and. leave "methods" behind.
"Within this ample volume Hea The mystery of mysteries; Happiest they of human race To whom their God has given.
grace.
To read, to fear, to hope, to
pray,
To lift the latch, to force the
Towny,
And better had they ne'er been
born
Thun rend to doubt or read to
storn."
•
Yours, etc.,
A. READER.
Hongkong, May 17.
Hongkong University.
12
To the Editor of the China Maily
SPORTS
DAVIS CUP,
BRITAIN ENTERS SECOND ROUND.
LOWE'S RECORD.
(Reuter's Service.).
Warsaw, May 17. In the first round (European Zone) of the Davis Cup, F.. Gordon Löwe (Britain) beat Forester (Foland), 6-0; 6-0, 6-0, (Lowe's victory represents a Davis Cup record).
J. D. P. Wheatley (Britain) beat Szwede (Poland), 6-2, 6-0, .6-0.
Britain thus won the round by. five matches to nil and meets Denmark in the second round.
Earlier.
L. A. Godfree and C. H. Kinsley (Britain) beat Kuchar and Steinert (Poland) in the doubles by 6-4, 6-2, 6-2, whereby England eliminated Poland from the Davis Cup.
Sir. "Interested" must ander "The poet's testimony to the stand that the Medical Faculty should not follow the example of Bible is most valuable and opporher sister faculties should such a
A message of May 15 stated: tune at the present time. We live policy be injurious to her inter. Gordon Lowe (Britain) beat in a day when it is fashionable to ests, and that such is the case, is Szwede (Poland), 6-0, 6-0, 6-1. deny in whole or in part that the beyond dispute since a faculty is J. D. C. Wheatley (Britain) Bible is a. Divine Revelation. no longer one when the under-beut. Foerster (Poland), 6-1, 6-2, Some of the greatest intellects in the land have declared in favour graduate element is amissing. of the new idea, and this together with the fact that in many cases the wish is father to the doctrine, has gained for it many Converts. But what are, we offer
the present moment the subjects For the past years and up to
in the Medical course are so sub- divided into sections, that he who for his money as the one who pre- joins in September gets as much ed in exchange? Where shall wefers to commence his under- | find an infallible guide in matters affecting the eternal welfare of graduate days at the beginning of the soul à matter so vitul that a
the academic year. Not so, in the other, faculties, where know- mistake means everlasting sledge of all that has been taught The rarenalist hands the hein is not only necessary but absolute ever to reason, and abandons him- essential in order to follow up Self to follow wherever reason lends, and only there. But reason, however immense te value, is unly finite the gift of an infinite God; is subject to continuous change from circumstance and inRuence, and too often proves * most treacherous To
the subjects that the professors or lecturers are dealing with, an achievement, which is impossible without any attendance, at lec lures. Such being the case, it is quite apparent, except to those who see with one eye closed and guide. the other shut, that experiment ..for eternity
most remarkably suitable,
a change. from conditions simply inviting disaster with no is advantage of whatsoever nature likely to be obtained.
on
build such shifting sands means a rude awakening when the storm of judgment blow, On the other hand, the Word of God is a Book among books. It claims to be the Revelation of God: internal and external evidence abounds on every side that it is so...... I is changeless as God Himself, Heaven and earth shall pass away but My Words shall not pass
DIE
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6-1.3
FIVE SET GAMES.
Belgium v. India Match.
(Reuter's Service.)
"
Noordwijk, May 16, In the first round (European Zone) of the Davis Cup. J. Washer and Watson (Belgium) beat Hajt and Lal (India), 4-6, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 in the doubles.
In the singles. Dr. Andreae (India) beat Watson. 6-0, 6-3, 6-3. 5. M. Jacob (India, who won the English covered courts championship this year) beat Jean Washer, 6-4. 4-6, 6-3,‚5-7;
6-4.
[According to a recent list, Washer ranks tenth in world ten- nis and Jacob is not included.] ̧·
DOUBLES VICTORY,
Convenience was alluded to, by
Holland Beats Czecho-Slovakia. Interested" who conveniently forgot that the Almighty Dollar
(Reuter's Service.), commands convenience. It is, of course, exceedingly pleasing and
Noordwijks, May 16. extraordinarily convenient to be Zone) of the Davis Cup, Van In the first round (European paid for breathing air, and
lands) beat Zemla and Kozeluk
not
THE CHINA MAIL.
CABLES
HB. Haliands and Captain CHINA MAIL'S CROSS WORD PUZZLR
"Amstrong Weat up with the Hong-
Kong beam spare men.
Features of the Arst days Two Thousand success, still was are the comparatively high poores very close to Mr. H. E. Morrise made by Bowker and Ramay Manna in the betting, now has batsmen of the fenrlow type on any Just outpointed him on the books, kind of wicket, who were both although apparently backers re subsequently clean bowled by one of quire more than the quotation. Shanghai's fast bowlers, Allison. Manna also hao shortened. Seven of the Hongkong side were Beyond these two the market re-out to catches by the bowler, pro mains much the same.
bably due to their not having got accustomed to the sticky wicket after the season of hurd wickete in Hongkong...
[As will be seen in the next cable, Ptolemy II. was defeated in the French Guineas:]
FRENCH GUINEAS.
DERBY CANDIDATE RUNS SECOND.
CURIOUS ODDS.
(Reuter's Service.)
"Weather improving-taila up” was the cheerful posteript to the cable received by the H.K.C:0:
HOME GOLF.
LADIES' INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP,
(Reuter'e Service.)
Troon. May 16,
Paris, May 17:
In the Ladies" International' The French 2,000 Guineas (one Golf Championship, nine-a-side, mile), which aroused enormous, the final table was: interest owing to the participation of the French Derby candidate, Ptolemy II. resulted in Faraway being first; Ptolemy II. second; Tresigny third.
Six ran.
England
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
(These crosa
phonetic spellings;
13
40
P. W. L
166
3
3
69
3. "2
3 I
0
England outclassed her oppon- ents and lost only one out of three-twenty-seven individual matches
played.
Stern rode Ptolemy II, Won by half a length quarters of a length between second and third.
Betting-6/1 Faraway; 1/8 Ptolemy, IL Place betting 4/6 Ptolemy II.
Kentucky Derby.
(Reuter's American Service)
Louisville, Kentucky, May 16. The Kentucky, Derby, over a mile and a quarter, the blue riband of the American turf, was won by Flying Ebony, ridden by the star Jockey Sande. Captain Hal was second and Son of John third.
Time: 2 mins...7.2/5 secs. Betting-10-1 Flying Ebony. Quatrain, who was favourite, finished well back among the nine- teen also rens.
HONOURS EVEN.
SHANGHAI INTERPORT CRICKET MATCH,
HONGKONG SAT FIRST.
Hagen Declines.
(Reuter's American Servics.)
Philadelphia, May 16. Walter Hagen announces that he will not go to Britain this summer to defend the British Open Cham- pionship, but will go next June.
FAR EAST GAMES.
TWO NEW RECORDS ESTABLISHED.
CHINA BEHIND.
(Reuter's Service.)
Manila, May 16..
The athletes at the Far Eastern Olymple Games were entertained by Mr. Manuel Quezon, President of the Senate, this morning.
Results follow:- Baseball..~
Philippines
China: 7-0.
Volleyball. Japan. 21-6, 21-5.
Lawn
beat:
Philippines beat
The Word of our God according to one's sweet will; but Lennep and Diemerkcol (Nether in alphabetical order to be con- Aragon' (Philippines) beat C. L.
in the doubles..
With Reuter bling the scores tradicted by the results us received
away.' shall, stand for ever. To Believe the question, and a most difficult the Gospel message it brings is to one too, is to find one such philan (Czecho-Slovakia), 6-3, 6-1, 9-6, by the Hongkong Cricket Club, it receive everlasting life' (Johnthropic employer. 3:16), a claim never made, and certainly never conferred by another book in the world.
"The Word of God received into a man's heart makes him to know Christ as his Saviour, to know God as his Father, te know the Holy Spirit as his Guide, and gives him a aure and certain hope at heaven bye and bye...... God has spoken. 'See that ye refuse not Him that speaketh."
Yours, etc.,
Hongkong. May 17.
READER.
Another "Bathing. Scandal?"
(To the Editor of the China Mail.)
public last Saturday
I fail to see how convenience can ever come so much into play as to be able in any great minds to a scheme, risky way to influence the opinion of though it be a novel one.
Expenditure of a few hundred
is rather difficult to follow the fortames of the interport micket math at Shanghai, which com- menced last Saturday and was to have been continued to-day unless
Later. Holland ultimately beat Checho-Slovakia by 3 matches to winner of the Sweden v. Switzer-rain stopped play. 2 and thus qualifies to meet the and tie in the second round.
Tennis. Francisco
Gavia (Philippines) beat. O: F Shih (China), 6-3, 6-1, 5-7, 6-1; Chow, 6-4, 6-0, 6-3.
China is to meet Japan in the basketball to-night.
SUNDAY'S RESULTS.
(Reuter's Service.).
Manila, May 17. Results today were:- Football. Philippines beat Baseball-Japan beat China,
dollars against an income of thou-land) defeated Mucenauer, 6-1, making a
In the singles, Timmer (Hol-intergittently all day on Saturday, Henter ya that heavy rain fell sands is, I believe, a good tran 6-2, 6-2 after a very fine display, Hongkong suction and I cannot at all
very sticky wicket. imagine that such a bargain could Kozeluch beat Diemerkool, 3-6, interval, Hongkong's more, was
the Won
tose and manoeuvring like a veteran. botted first. At the luncheon be overlooked, in justice to the 6-3, 6-1, 6-1. great business capacities of those
for six wickets. When Japan; 4-0. responsible.
i stumps were drawn, the scores were. Yours, etc..
Hongkong 145 all out, Shanghai 127 for 7 wickets down Hongkong, May 17.
LIM...
DOCTOR ON MARRIAGE.
Previous Years.
In all there have been 19 con- tests for the Cup. Australasia has won six times, the United States eight times, and British Isles five times. A record of the compati tion follows:
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Winner. United States. United States.
Australia. Australasia
Australasia.
88
cores were:
It would appear as though the
HONGKONG-1ST INNINGS. Rev. E.. K. Quick, and b
'O'Hara
E. F Stewart, ❤ and b
Rogerson
Captair E. W. Morria, c and b
O'Hara.
Pay Lt,-Com. G. E. IN Hargreaves, R.N.; and b O'Hara
12-0.
Lawn Tennis Sanchez and Bolanos (Philippines), bent C. L. 'Shih and O. F. Chow (China), 6-1, 6-2, 6-3.
Track and Field Events, Points
35)
:
plaw and altho.)
149
+
50
5536
158.
65
168
70
ESTNE INTERNATIONAL BYNDIDATE.
-VERTICAL
HORIZONTAL
1—A rattling nales
7-8panlah. ladies
13--Erudition
14-8rpauseR:
16-Rackless
„17&mplaysTM
18–Makes naked 19-A meiddy 20-Benaties 22-Ocean
25-Water vapor
24~~Period of time (abbr.) 25-That is (abbr) 26-Purlod'
29-Indefinite article. 30-Printer's unit 32-Go swiftly.
34--Draws bank suddenly- 36-Handsoma; stunning 28-Bécsuse or by: reason of 30-AD
40 Dissentor 43-Ringlets
46--Eagle
47—Country of Europe (abbr). 48-Advertisement. (abbr.) 40-Before
AH
80-Profix meaning “wow
$2-Bone
54 Fastena
57-Seliar 30-Alda
62-Girl's naPTER 63-Fanatio
65-Outdoor aport
88–Howl of a wild animal |67-Performer
68-A common metal
89-Dlapatchers
70 Despots
1 Group
2-Malay
3--Burfage extent 48nuppish
· Flow back"..
6-Argumente....!
7-Softened by water vapor B-Bux forming feminine noun.
Make a specch 10-infrequent
11A cantinant 12-Mortifying......
1·15-Part of verb "to be"
21-Older person (abbr.))'
23-Note of the sèkle 27-Allude ALAN
28-Frult of the oak
29—Man's name, shortened 31-A parent
82-To cleanse by flooding -33+++Below
35-Minors oarth
37 Poisoned
40 Those who aure IITs - 41-Preposition? 42-Ravleware
43--Principal root to a trea 44-A highway (abbr.)" 45-Flavors
50-Whiskers
51---Part of verb: "to be" 52—Exciamintían:
53--A brownish color 58-Bitter herb
36 Family
55-One who acte for another
(abbr.)
80-Without friends, or, kindred 81Schama
B3 Prevent 64-Attempt
(The solumon of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's "China Mail along with a new cross-word puzzle.). ***
trainer, M. Atherton (Blackburn Rovers). The team left England |-on April 4 and will reach home vía
Canada on September 3.
AMATEUR BOXING,
BRITAIN WINS TWO CHAMPIONSHIPS.
(Reuter's Service.)
Stockholm, May 16. In the European Amateur Box-
to date Japan 28:1/8, Philiping Championships the winners
pines 20.1/3, China 1/3.
13
13
High Jump-Razo (Philip- pines), 6 feet 0.14 inch. (Far East 6 record)..
were:
30
Discus. Throw Birtulfo (Philippines),112 feet 8.4/10 inches (Far East,record).
Flyweights Pladner
(France) Bantamweights. Rule (Bri-
tain).
SATURDAY'S, SOLUTION..
FLICK OF GLADE HAMI STOP 1BCX PAT TR CAR I ALAS YOKE RAFL RAGCMC RUDDL ST APSC
A RE
A
TRANSG
B
ENTA *K VS CI D D R VAIN B T UTE BALTRO USE SHUME EL ONTEN AR ENVY O MO OURS TE TRAIN
WEDDING TEARS.
SHY ISLAND BRIDES AND
BRIDEGROOMS.})
Featherweights. Andrehn 10 1,500 metres. Nawata 1, Sato
'C.Q.M.8. G. Stripp, c and b2, Yoneda 3. Kishi 4 (all Japan)
Wilson......site
H. N. Balhatchet, c and b
Divecha
Year.
1900
"DAZBY" PREFERRED TO
1902
Sir. May I crave a little space
"ROMEO."
1908
British Isles.
A. W. Ramsay, b Allison.
in your valuable paper to draw niten-
1904
British Isles,
tion to what appears to be an
irregular procedure at the bathing he delivered at Cows, Dr. A. T. beach at Stonecutters, which, as announced, was opened for the Schofield, the nerve specialiat, sid
1905
British Isles,
In an address on marriage which
1906
British Isles.
1907
.Australia.
In modern novels, practically all the magazines, and the war largely responsible for lowering the
one of marrings.
1908
1909
TVENE
1911
1913
1913
.British Isles .United States.
1914
! 1919
1920
United States.
1921
.United States.
1922
.United States.
.1923
United States.
1924
. United States.
On the launch carrying the bath- ang parties, of which I happened to be one, amiving near the beich which has been the bathing place
There were
hundreds of thousands of girls in
on former occasions, an officer on England who rightly wished to be
a naval launch very curtly directed married but were without the the parties to proceed further on legitimate means of fulfilling their near the rocks," Rather than be desir. There was no other place disappointed and turn back, I had in the world where such a state of to do my dip in the place indicated things existed. It was a scandal and received a number of braises in to find in a family in London five the process.
or six girls, every one of whom would make a splendid mother, un able to get married for the want of legitimate opportunity.
The action of the naval man in prohibiting people from bathing in the best part of the beach free of projecting rocks, and which has been used previously, is entirely in- explicable and calls for some in- vestigation
Enclosing my card,
Yours, etc.,
WATER WINGA.
Hongkong, May 17,
Hongkong Edvention.
As the result of a long experience Dr. Schofield said that he believed that marriage founded on passionate love were not nearly so happy. 情 those founded от muturi
uspect. they respected a man
they soon learnt to love him. For
"Australasia.
Australasia.
DERBY BETTING.
MR, MORRISS', MANNA DISPLACED,
LATEST FIGURES:
all marriages his preferred Darby (Courtesy of N. C. Daily News.)
and Joan" to "Romeo and Juliet." For a happy maringo it was ssential that a husband and wife should be similar in social position, (To the Editor of the Ching Mall).temporiment, ago, and taste.
·Artists and géniuses were not gen- Sir, The "Observer" in your rally good husbanda, and their valuable columns" bus quoted, when they were successful ther marriage were not generally happy: verbatim, the good and laudable were very happy indeed Clover sayings of the Professor of man did not want clever women as Education concerning the qualities wives, but they liked to have friends whom they could love without
5 of a good teacher,
The "Observer" then expects stain. To enter inta mos resignations from the stafferatiout proparation, of the different schools in the
all, was wicked
Colony. What would happen. If
all the local teachers, being unable man
to come up to the ideals of the shel
professor, were to resign en bide
can foresee that the schou
London, May 13 Following is the latest betting on the Derby
6/1 Ptolemy II (offered) 2):13/2/(taken) 18/2 Manua (offered).
9/1 (taken) ****** 17/2 Conquistador (offered) 10/1 8t. Becan (and o.) 100/8 Zionist (t and 100/7 Crossbow (offered) 16/1
(taken) grudnjama, 18/1 Runnymede
38/1 Oojan and Bu las (and
40/1 Warn
Note
above quotat
colt
A. C. I. Bowker, b. Allison ..... Captain R H P: West,
O'Hara d
Captain B. F. Walker, & and b
Divecha.....
E. B. Reed, not out
Extra
74 mins. 7:4/5 secs.
1,600 metres relay race.-Japan-
18 first by 2 metres in 3 minx: 26.4/5 38 secs. Philipines second. Bet
146
SHANGHAL 1ST INNINGS.)
H, B. Ollerdoason."
M. J. Divecha .....
Dr. H. H. Morris
D. C. Burn M
A. JW. Evans
7, H. Raikes
H. Rogerson.
H. W Allison, not out
Dr. W. E. O'Hara, not out.
Extris
Total (for 7 wickets),
Japan is to meet the Philip pines in the basketball to-night
· FOOTBALL ⠀ TOURISTS
FOLLOWING CHINA'S' FOOTSTEPS.
(Reuter's Service.)
Adelaide, May 16.
At association football, the English F.A. team beat Australia
by 4 goals to 1 NATURAS
(Sweden),
WelterweightsNeilson (Den-
mark)
Petterson
Middleweights Crawley (Bri-
tain). Cruiserweights. (Denmark). Heavy weights. (Sweden).
Persson
Peking, May 17-A mandate Issued last night relieves, Yang Sea
The Rev. Marlyn Rogers, who reached England with his wife and baby son, has spent three years ser British missionary on the island of | Tristan da Cunho, 1,500 milee from
Capetown.
Infectious disease is unknown on the island," said Mr. Rogers, **There are old women there, but vary few old men, owing to thể fact that 25 years ago 17 men who were then at the island put off to a sailing ship to get food and als
of his post of Tupan of Szechuan were drowned. There are only five and appoints him Chief of Goral names on the island and everybody Stall. General Tau Haung, at pre-15 related. Ther ia only, ond sent Border Combtinaioner for imbecile
Yunnan and Szechuan; is appointed On the day we left I Tapon, and General Teng Shih-tão, two wadd
14 Described as not the equal of spade Tupan of Bandit Supe any that and couple slona
25
even a third lengue team the sion Yang for, who is at present not foe the ceremony, and following sent out to Australia by i reported to be fighting at Teepang, brides and
the English Football Association; appears to be definitely on the Lounge that 107 comprises a few internationala alde, and his position 15
TWR. Wilson and B. Barnes to bat
like Seymour, and Cæsar, an, most critical GH Hardy (Stockport), c
amateur
Of the bowling analvæg it is Poynton (Tottenham Hotspur), known in addition to what can be WhittakerArsenal) S most from the mares that Dri Chariton (Exete O'Hara, Shanghai's medium to slow (Newcastle); left-lunder; look 4 wickets for 51 vich), L. Graha
Овез Walker Hami
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