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"How pleasant
MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1931.
not
THE MESSIAH.”
Christmas Music in Union Church.
to have the programmes Ins torrupted by. crudo announce. ments of the
So. virtues of and-So's toilet, soap, от Somo- body's golf ball." So I have heard Americans sigh enviously as they listened, to a B.B.C. broadcast.
··· IMPRESSIVE RENDERING, -*
SECOND CHILDHOOD
Sets Barn on Fire-
for Fun.
OLD LADY'S PASTIME.
I do not know to what extent the The Union Church, Kennedy An old woman aged 60 living aesthotic appeal of a Mozart concer-Road, was filled last evening, on jalone in a shack has been discovered to is diminished by a raucous an the occasion of the rendering of a to be the author of no fawer than 16- nouncement acclaiming mineral portion of Handel's "Messiah" by fires which have terrified the noigh- waters or motorcars, but I am fairly the Church Choir, augmented by bourhood.
certain that it is easy to over-several cal singers, and accom. A barn opposite the old woman's estimate the value of a type of ad-panied in addition to the organ by shack burned down and the woman vertising which begins by irritating piano and a small string orchestra. {informed local gendarmen that she and onds by boring the public.- The Choir master, Mr. G. E.]"had not noticed it." As this was Evening Standard.
Longyear, was particularly fortun- manifestly impossible, they made ate in his soloists.
further enquiries, and found that Mr. H. Anaiss has rarely, if she had lit this fire and many over, sung-better, and his "Com; others too. She had it them "for
Sterling.
The word "sterling" stems. to fort Yo" and "Every Valley" were fun." be in everybody's mouth at the beautifully 'sung.
It appears that both her parents moment, but not many, we imagine, Mr. W. H. Bailey's singing of the and grandparents also kindled, could give an accurate explanation difficult Arla, "But Who May cheery blaze of barn or cottage of its origin. We confess to hav- Abide,” was given in the real spirit occasionally as a pastime,
Aung
LESSON-SERMON.
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Hong Kong.
ing been in this position ourselves of the Scriptures-a solemn warn. until we looked the matter up. Weling, after the sonorous and de- now know that the word is sup-clamatory Thus Saith the Lord,"
Boldom posed to be derived from "Easter- and he, too, has lings," the name given to the North better. He is to be congratulated German merchants who came to on his singing of the Aria, "For
R Refiner's Britain in the reign of Edward I. He is Like
Fire" and formed a "hansa" or sing, in which, following the sustained London. In a statute of the period measures of "For Who Chall the silver penny is referred to as a Abide" was especially effective. "aterling." The word was bor- Mrs. H. L. Lockhart's "Oh, Thou} "Christian Science" was the rowed by all European languages that Tellest was sung really well subject of the Lesson-Sermon in This Aria is lengthy and rather all Churches of Christ, Scientist, and applied to British coins of standard-quality.
tedious, but her singing compell-on Sunday, December 27.
"
NO PHYSICAL SCIENCE.
of the Lord shall be revealed, and
Two other suggestions for its ed the admiration of all, especial- The Golden Text was: "The glory origin have been put forward; one ly those to whom the Aria is fami-j that it represents the old English liar. "He Shall Feed His Flock," all flesh shall see it together: for "steirling"-little star from a too, was tenderly sung,
the mouth of the Lord hath spoken Pastoral Recitatives. device on an early coin, and the other that it emerges from "staer- Mrs. Bowes-Smith, in the Past" (Isninh 10; 5.)
Among the citations which com- ling" ie., the birds-which, how-toral Recitatives announcing the prised the Lesson-Sermon was the ever, may be doves on the coins of Nativity, and in "Rejoice Greatly following from the Bible: "If ye Edward the Confessor. The word sang to perfection, every note in love me, keep my commandments. has slipped into general usage to the latter Arla being clean as a And I will pray the Father, and mean anything of intrinsic merit, bell, and her accomplishment of he shall give you another Comfort- er, that he may abide with you and we now refer to a person's the difficult "rune" revealed a per- possesion of "sterling qualities" fect command over production. It for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; without any implication about his might be sald, perhaps, that "Re-whom the world cannot receive, monetary status-Pinang Gazette. joice Greatly lacked a little in because it seeth him not, neither nerva, or rapture, hut it was unknoweth him; but ye know him; doubtedly splendidly sung. So, for he dwelleth with you, and shall also, was "Come Unto Him," the be in you." (John 14; 15-17.) counterpart of, but,contrast to, The Lesson-Sermon also includ- "He Shall Feed Hia Flock.”- ed the following passage from The singing of all three soloists the Christian Science textbook, was note perfect and well above "Science and Health, with Key to great deal of the "Buy British" judgment and practical experi- The lowest open air temperature the ability of the average amateur, the Scriptures," by Mary Baker.
of manufacturers them-yesterday was 60 degrees.
The and Hong Kong is fortunate in Eddy: "Science is an emanation of campaign and of the phenomenal ence
humidity was 78 at 10 a.m. and 79 possessing singers of their talent the divine Mind, and is able to interest being taken in next selves,
at 4 p.m.
Interpret God aright. It has a year's British Industries Fair. Undoubtedly, however, there
Choir. Well, Balanced., A smoking concert will be held The Choir, although relatively spiritual, and not a material ori- cosmopolitan Colony are dangers in the struggle for
gin. It is a divine utterance, the in the Police Recreation cheapness, not only for the indi-Happy Valley, on Wednesday, com- balanced.
Club, small in numbers, was excellently Comforter which leadeth into all such a6 Hong Kong any
The usual predomia truth. (p. 127.) amount of advocacy of "Buy vidual manufacturer but for the mencing at 9 p.m.
is not likely to re- whole nation." A British manu- sult in a hundred per cent. res- facturer the other week put on 10C High Street, was, taken to hos-most praiseworthy considering ponse. As the gateway to the the market an article deliberately pital yesterday suffering from the that they were not conducted with furthest East competitors the designed for export to countries effects of an overdose of ddolin. the baton. They sang as a body Zoo Owner's Peril from
In
British!"
world over send their wares here where money is not plentiful. It
.
News in Brief.
and ability.
жав ance of sopranos and bass scarcely noticeable, and the "at! Chung Chi-keung (24), a clerk attack," a weakness of most choirs,
of music-lovers: their tone WAB Whilst engaged in demolition perfect and their volume astonish-
CLAWED BY LION.
Pet's Attack.
:
in full expectations of doing was not a good article; he did not work at 36 Staunton Street yestering. "Hallelujah" was sung as it
Mr. Reginald Goddard, the own- tråde on their merits. There protend it was. But he put on it day, a woman, Chung Luk (55), was should be paon of triumph, cannot be insularity as regards in a prominent place the words, injured by a falling beam. She and was the climax to a really in-er of a private "Zoo" in tho to the Government spiring, but all too short service. grounds of an Elizabethan Manor British-made goods. The Oricn-“English_-Make."'
The chances was admitted
Civil Hospital at 11.5 a.m. suffering
The Orchestra, ́
at Chessington, Surrey, has re- tal, who forms the vast bulk of are that that article will be from injuries to her back and left
Much too little was heard of the covered from an attack of blood. the potential customer, is not bought very largely on its com-leg, and died at 11.45 p.m. No. 35 orchestra, whose playing of the poisoning after one of his hands exactly noted for discernment bination of low price and the re-Staunton Street will be remembered overture and the "Pastoral Sym- had been clawed by a pet Ilon.
and discrimination in favour of putation of British goods. But as the scene of the fire on June 9, phony" was most enjoyable. One
which claimed fifteen lives.
any one country at the expense when the buyers discover that
of another. Like the Bri-it is not up to the standard they
tish
who will
Personal Pars.
General T. Matsui and Vice-Ad-|
more
Quite unconsciously, said Mr. missed the familiar accompani- Goddard, he rested his left hand ments to the solos, however well on the edge of the bara of the they were played on the organ. cage while chaiting to his pet. when the Hon playfully Mre. Phillips's part as pianist "Billy" fair sex, even here have expected, it will not be that
one of his great pawa was obviously no mall factor in shot out
master's hand and and pinned his and in Australia, he usually manufacturer only
the perfect unison of choir
down, then began to' pull the hand lorchestra. takes what is offered to suffer. The buyers' disappoint-
Blood flowed, Mr. Longyear at the organ ac. and arm through.
furlous. him, heedless whether the coun- ment will result in injury to the
lion became
hia strength. Mr. try of origin be America, Au- reputation of all British goods.miral Osami Nagano, (delegates for companied throughout, and as or- and the tralia, Germany, or Britain. The It seems probable, indeed, that Japan to the disarmament confer ganist and choir master is to be Using all
ence at Geneva) lunched at Gov-congratulated on a moat excellent Goddard tore himself free, and en- slogan, "Buy British" holds for Britons have already suffered to ernment House on Christmas Day, performance of a work which caped at the expense of a badly
some extent, in this way. Some:
overy one loves. It is to be hop- lacerated hand.
After he had been treated In him no appeal.
ed that he will repeat and develop The speaker at to-morrow's
was al- There is, however, another of their foreign competitors, it
of the "Messiah." The most healed, the polson in hin aspect of industry which ought has been freely stated, have not meeting of the Rotary Club will the effort and will soon give us hospital and the wound not to be overlooked even as scrupled to imitate British marks be the Rev. G. T. Waldegrave, splendid performance should en-blood fought the serum which had Commissioner, Boy Scouts Asso- courage him to further efforts to been injected, and for two or three very inferior affecting this Colony' by British on their own
ciation, who will take as his sub-feedusic-starved Hong Kong" days. Mr. Goddard's life was in manufacturers. When the Prince goods, and this, quite apart from ject "Scouting in Hong Kong." The singing of the Christmas danger. of Wales some time ago urged done more or less harm to Bri- | British loss" of ́tradë, must have
lymus by the large congregation, Amongst the passengers who ar with organ, choir and orchestra, | upon British industry the need!
rived by the Empress of Japan was inspiring and devotional. tain's reputation. of adopting its methods to the
If, however, were Mr. and Mrs R. R. Roxburgh, The service was conducted by Britons themselves take to mak-Mr. L. E. N. Ryss, Mr. and Mrs. the Rev. E. G. Powell. wants of customers, his advice was generally hailed as expressing inferior goods and advertis-T. J. Draper, Mr. A. S. Gubbay, ing sound sense. Yet there was ing the fact that they are Bri-Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Mossop, and another side to the case, and tish, it will not be long till the there were those who shook their story spreads that British goods heads over the possibility that are no longer what they were, British manusacturers might be and Britain's best goods will be tempted, in the struggle for regarded with suspicion. That cheapness, to lower dangerously must be avoided at all hazarda in the standard of quality which Hong Kong and elsewhere over
made British goods a 8029. synonym all over the world for honest worth....
has
From Other Pens.
Mrs. A. Stokkink.
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RIDDLED BY SHOTS,
A gentleman who forget to leave
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DRINK, BY A JUDGE. Nothing Wrong In It li Moderation.
To-day's Thought.
Too often the fellow who strong in his likes and dislikes weak in his Information.
Ten Years Ago.
[From the "China Moll” of
December 28, 1921.1
-To-day's dollar fa worth 2/7 %.
A few words about drink by Mr. Justico Swift in the course of a case at Gloucester Assizes.
'Alcohol cheers people, loosens. his address called at Police Head-their tongues, makes conversation, quarters proudly displaying and spreads geniality,There is bulletproof vest he had invented. nothing wrong in it if it is taken When the department's ballistic in moderation." expert consented to test it, he peel. The taste is pleasant, so I am told,
Chinese merchants in Hong Kong, led off his cont. ...
and it warms one, otherwise," who When they draped the vest over would pay for a cocktail if it were News, have invited Mel Lan-dang, according to the North China Daily an oak panel Instead of letting him no more pleasant than water or the famous Chinese impersonator, tirers should imitate the shoddy Where- Britain Scores.
wear, it, he became very angry and milk?
to give several exhibitions at the stuff which is sometimes pro-
America is becoming weary of protested loudly.
People pay for drink because it duced by their competitors, and the spate of tedious advertising From a distance of 10 feet they influences them, and not necessarily port during the visit of H.R.II. the
Prince of Wales next year. It ing material which is shouted across each fired three 82 calibre bullets. In an improper way, either. sold at prices that Britons could the ether by the five hundred and Every bullet penetrated the oak Taken. In moderation, there is no understood, states the Chinese not imitate but which are still more broadcasting stations of the panel. The inventor, quite angry, reason why they should not have Press, that Mel has been guaranteed
$60,000" for his services. more than the stuff is worth. He United States.
Isnatched up his invention and fled, it
Truc, the Prince of Wales did not mean that British manufac