SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1928.
OUR WEEKLY SERMON
“China Mail" Rakes The Globe For Messages
X-IS ANYONE HONEST?
THE CHINA MAIL,
AL FRESCO FETE
SUNDAY'S EFFORT FOR THE POOR
MANY ATTRACTIONS
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Arrangements are in full swing for the 45th Annual Bazaar of the St. Vincent de Paul, which will be
Scientific Tests Show There's No Such Thing! held to-morrow in the Compound
[By, Herbert E. Hawkes, Dean of Columbia College] Fur a change this week, the "China Mail" is giving a layman's "sermon.". It might be called "Posers by Professors." In fact it is hardly à sermon but, in these days, it serves equally well as some orations from the pulpit.
Why do we call some wen honest? Te-honesty a quality like vez hair, that one either has ur dnes kot have? What conditions in early training are most hely to encourage an honest altitude? Does knowledge of honesty, nauelly accompany honest behaviour? Does a desire to do the honest thing necessarily mean honest action? How can parents and -teachers most effectively help a child to be koueat?
interesting test for For some reason that is hard to A
very,
WOR
also presented to understand. most of us have had stealing
A small the idea that honesty is a general thousands of students. trait possessed by some human bebox containing 89 cents in coins was given to the students, who were ings and not possessed by others.
If this were true one could find asked to arrange these colas on a out whether or not a person is series of circles in the bottom of honest by the same method as one the box. The test was really a kind AVAS somewhat would test a water-melon. Take of puzzle which
The out a sample plug. If the plug is difficult to carry through. good the whole melon is goad, If bud real object of the test, however, was
the whole is bad.
For the last five years Professor Hugh Hartshorne, of Teacher's Col-
of the R. C. Cathedral from 3.30 p.m. onwards.
Judging from the enthusiasm of the members of the Committee, as-
slated by a large number of willing Helpers, the Fete promises to pro- vide not only Toya of every des- tription for children but also fun and frolic for all folks.
Over 7,000 toys have been im- ported from Europe, and these can be won at the various stails at prices ranging from 10 cents to al maximum of $1.00. As in previous years there will again be the popu- ar Farmyard Stall, where might
THE IDEAL SMOKE
be won Hams. Snusages, well-fed SHADOWS REFORE
eapons, sucking{ turkeys, geese,
Co.
pigs, etc., all from the Dairy Farm COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED
IN THE "MAIL “
To-day-Queen's Theatre; "Ra-.
The big feature of the Pete will Draw for the Pontiac Six, a five-seater Sedan de naturally be the
luxe car and ten consointion prizes. This will take place at about 10.30 to see whether the money would. The car is being taken round the town since the last two days. come back.
mounted on a truck and presents) a striking appearance. Tickets for this draw, at $3.00 each are still obtainable and will be sold up to Gm on the day of the Fetc.
Another special feature will be a Surprise Cake with 500 alices, prize. every slice concealing a Sovereigns, half-sovereigns, jewels and coins are amongst the articles hidden in the slices.
It turns out that many children lege, Columbia University, and Pro- who will steal money will not cheat, fessor Mark A. May, of Yale Univer- I while many others will cheat in one aity, have been engaged in an inves-way but in no other of the several tigation of this field under a subven-ways for which they have opport tion from the Institute of Soelal and unity. Religious Research.
It appears that the influences They have first attempted to that most definitely affect both the obtain an idea of the extent to which knowledge and the practice of in- a knowledge of good and evil exists tegrity are first and foremost the of children home, and in particular the influence among the thousands whom they have examined. Tof the mother. School teachers and accomplish this a great variety of cub leaders seem to have little or situations have been described to no Influence on the behaviour of children and their answers kept for their charges in matters of integrity. comparison with the actual be-
Apparently, with increasing age, haviour of the same children.
companions have an increasing in- On the whole, children in Nuence. private schools are more honest in their achool behaviour than public school pupils.
home to hini
are
Last but not least there will be Variety Entertainments given by members of the Concert Party of H.M.S. "Titania," of the Churchill and Tait "Manila Shows," which have just arrived for a
E-JAROя
1
clans
short
in the Colony, and
of troupe
Chinese
Magi- and Fire-enters. The
mona." Last."
To-day-World Theatre; "Safety
To-day-Star Theatre; "Across The Pacific."
Dec.
Theatre,
9-10-Queen's "Swim Girl Swim."
Dec. 9-10 World Theatre; "Brown of Harvard.”
Dec. 2-10-Star Theatre; "Behind The Front."
Dec. 11-12-Queen's "The King of Kings.
Theatre;
Dec. 11-12-World Theatre; "The Road To Romance."
Dec. 11:12-Star Theatre; "Rough House Rosic."
Dec. 13-15-Queen's "Barbed Wire,"
Theatre;
. Dec. 13-16-World Theatre; "The Prince of Pilsen."
Dec. 13-15-Star Theatre "The Escape."
Dec. 13-Concert at Helena May Institute, 5.30 p.m.
Dec. 14, 15, 17, 18 21, 22-Theatre
presents
4'Tom
novelty of this Variety Entertain- Royal; The Hong Kong Philhar- ment is that each performance will monic Society
Entirely
Jones," 9 p.m.. The tendency to cheat in school last only half an hour,
new turns at each performance Admission will be at the very almost always accompanies lack of cordial relation between teachers or school administrators and the chil-modest price of 30 cents for adults
and 20 cents for children, That is, it depends very dren.
largely on the morale of the school. There seems to be some relation
The welfare of the inner man is
A large number of situations of the following types were presented. Sample: Jane's family was too poor to buy fruit for her sick brother. So every now and then Jane took an apple or an orange
Deg. 14-H.K.V.D.C. Machine Gun from a fruit stand and brought it
Dec. 16- Public Band Concert Now, If you
think she was
Company Dance, City Hall, 8 p.m.
Botanic Gardens, 4-5.30 p.m. absolutely wrong in taking the fruit
not neglected. Besides tea which Hong Kong Philharmonie . Society
Dec.
19Theatre Royal; The put a circle around the Wr. But
will be served-by Lane, Crawford Society presents "Tom Jones,” 4.30 if she did exactly right encircle the
if you think she was wrong, between a knowledge of what hon- & Co., a stall-wil} supply at very
p.m. made but excusable in view of her desire est behaviour is and honest be moderate price Hot Dogs
Land Säle to bring it to her sick brother, en-haviour itself. In fact, it is hard to with Lane Crawford's rolls,
Dec. 10-At. P.W:D. Offices, one how anyone can regularly Dairy Farm succulent Frankfurter lot of Crown land at Shamshuipo,
·Begin here and do the rest in behave honestly, in a certain situa Sausages fried in Crisco. For the tion unless he knows the difference small sum of 20 cents one will be
3 p.m. between honesty and
dishonesty able to purchase one of these ap On the other. hand,
those petising and gratifying combina whose answers to
test questionstion at the hands of some, young a lack of knowledge of ladies who will add thereto mustard indicate
usually dishonest and pickle. integrity are cheated, too ......R..Ex. .Wr in corresponding situations. 2-Charles did not want
R.
eirle the Ex.
the same way :---
1-Helen noticed that
nearly every one in
the class was cheat-
ing on a test, so she
to play marbles for
called
keeps, but the boys
"siasy," so he went.
him a
ahead and played
3-On the way to Sun-
day school Jack matched
pennies
kce
For
example, 91 per cent. of those who say it is all right to let another pupil copy your work and hand it in as his own actually cheat- ed themselves..
and
The grounds will be brilliantly illuminated in the evening and the popular full Military band of the K.O.S.B. under bandmaster Mr. w.
will H. FitzEarle, A.R.C.M. play both in the afternoon and the evening, by kind permission of Lt- Col. Comyn, C.M.G., D.S.O. officers,
and
The investigation seems to have for keeps anyway..R..Ex W established the following results, which are of great importance: (1) When dishonesty is rewarded, dis- Given good weather and the well- honesty is practised: (2) mere known charitable support which verbal promises to be honest and the Hong Kong public invariably verbal formulations of the ideal of extend to every deserving cause, honesty do not produce general the 45th Al Fresco Fete will go honest habits; and (3) fundamental down in the annals of the Society R..Ex. Wrchanges in the school procedure of St. Vincent de Paul as another A study of these results indicates which permit the exercise of initia-proof of public generosity to pro-)
with the other boys in order to
get some money for the Sunday school collection
Lammerts' Auction Dec. 12--At Sales Room. Valuable Duddell-st.,
household furniture, 230 p.m.
Meeting
Dec. 10-Meeting of creditors of Tait & Co., in Court Room at H.P.M. Consulate, Amoy, 10 a..
Sports
At
Dec. 9-Fanling Hunt peet Lok Ma Chau cross rand, 10.30
1.m..
Dec. 11-H.K.Y.M.C.A. (Hockey 1st XI v. H.K. Club II, 6 p..
Dec. 12-Fanling Hunt niect at Kennels, 2.30 p.m.
Dec. 12 H.K.Y.M.C.A. Basket Ball, "A" v. "C." 6.15 p.m.
'Dec. 13-H.K.Y.M.C.A. Hockey, 2nd XI v. University 11.5 p.m. Whist Drive, Open to Ladies,
tickets, $1..9. p.m.
Dec. 14-H.K.Y.M.C.A. Basket
that there is no Moral Knowledge tive and self-judgment and change (vide the much needed wherewithal Ball, v. St. Andrews Y.M., 6.15 p.m.]
Age similar to the Mental Age that the
is
traditional hostile attitude for another year's work in the
Fo well understood. Moral between pupil and teachers to one relief of the misery of the dis- may tend to treased in our midst.-Contributed. knowledge depends on, something of co-operation
beside the age of the individual. eliminate dishonest practices in
The investigation Is concerned school work.
not only with mere knowledge of Some children came through all the difference between a high level the tests and
never gave a
BAZAAR GIFTS
Dec. 16-Fanling Hunt meet at Sheung Shui, 2.30 p.m.
Dec. 16-Fanling Paper Hunt Dec. Cup, Jardine's Bungalow, 11
a.m.
meet at Mr.
Dec. 19-Fanling Potis's bungalow, 2.30 p.m.
Miscellaneous, To-day Sales of Work, Union Church, Kowloon, 3 p.m.
The Bazaar Committee of St. and a low level of integrity, but dishonest answer. Some were die-Vincent de Paul have pleasure in with an estimate as to whether the honest every time they had a chance: acknowledging receipt of the fol
between these lowing gifts to their forthcoming child thinks he would actually do Most of them were the right thing or, at any rate, extremes. Because boy was Bazaar:-
Dec. 9-St. Vincent de Paul The Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Bazaar, Roman, Catholic Cathedral would like to behave on the higher honest in an arithmetic test gives
Co., Ltd., 1,200 Meilanfong cigar- Compound, Glencaly level, From a multitude of no assurance that he will not steal devices used to get this information money. Those who never touch
Messrs. John D. Hutchinson & Dec, 9-Drawing of a Pontine Six this is one
the money
may fall down in the Co. cocoa and, chocolate bars. B-seater sedan motor car at the other situations, ...
Society of St. Vincent de Paul's
If another pupil wants to copy your work and hand it in:
(a) Let him
do it and nothing about it.
say
An analysis of all the material that has been gathered leads the conclusion that there is no such
to
specific honesty in this or situation.
that
(b) Let him do it, but tell the thing as general honesty, but merely
tencher.
(c) Don't let him do it und say nothing.
By the establishment of relations of mutual confidence, by elevating
(d) Don't let him do it and the attitude of the home and the tell the teacher, he wanted to. school toward all of the situations
ettes.
Messra. lui and Hui, 2 dozens Thompson's chocolate flavoured double matted milk,
Messrs. Lane Crawford Ltd., crisco and pickles.
The French Store, pickles, The British-American Tobacco Co., 4,000 cigarettes.
The Orient Tobacco Manufactory, 20 boxes of high grade Manila
cigars.
Mr. H. R. Remington, 1 case of| useful funcy articles,
(e) Don't let him and tell him that involve straightforward and that you don't approve of cheat-honest hebaviour is the surest way result from a careful and specific ing.
to build up a technique of charac-education, rather than from too The following are two of the ter education that will yield results.much punishment or too many ser- situations used in another inveti- The development of character should mona.
gation. Two tests in arithmetic
of equal difficulty were so carefully
prepared that if a child were abie
of
to answer a certain number questions in one test he would cer tainly be able to answer at least about the same number on the other .one. One of these tests was given to students who were asked to -correct their own papers by refer
ring to a set of answers to the questions which were given to them. by the teachers. The next day the other test was given to the same children, but no answers were provided. By comparing the re- sults of the two tests the boys and girls who cheated in rating their own questions could be determined with reasonable accuracy:
DINNER
wiss Rifle Club
SWISS RIFLE CIT members of" distribution
annual tennis tournament. of
fete.
Dec. 9-H.K.Y.M.C.A. Quiet Hour, Speaker: Mr. P. Sanda, 9 p.m. Dec. 10-Final dance Committee meeting of the H.K.V.D.C. (Ma- chine Gun Co.). Volunteer Head- quarters, 5.90 p.m..
Dec. 11-Formal opening of the Peninsula Hotel, Kowloon, by H.E. the Hon. Mr.. W. T. Southern, C.M.G. at 4.30, p.m. and reception at the Hotel from 4.80 to 6 p.m.
December 14-Hong Kong Auto- mobile. Association's annual dinner dance, at Peninsula Hotel; 8 p.m.
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December 9, 1928.
2nd Sunday, in Advent. Choral Eucharist 8 a.. Children's Service 10 a.m. Peak Sunday School 10 a.m. Matins 11 am.
Preacher: The Dent. Evensong 6 p.
Preacher: The Rev. H. V. Koop. Collections throughout the day will be for the British and For. eign Bible Society.
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH, KOWLOON
December 9, 1928. 2nd Sunday in Advent.
BIBLE SUNDAY.'
8.15 am. Holy Communion. 10 a.m. Children's Service. 11 am Morning Prayer and Sermon.
Preacher: The Rev. C. B. Shann, M.A.
(During this service the colours of the 1st Kowloon Guides Com Pany will be dedicated),
2.45 p.m. Sunday School,
6 7.m. Evening Prayer and
Sermon.
Preacher: The Vicar...
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Wednesday, December: 12, Short Evening Prayer and Address,
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Macdonnell Road, below Bowen Road Tram Station. Sunday Service, 11.15 am, Subject: "God The Only Cause and Creator,"
The Sunday School is held on Sunday mornings at 10 o'clock.
Wednesday Evening Meeting at 5.30 o'clock.
Reading Room at above address, open
Tuceday and Friday 10 a.m. to 12 Noon.
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