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It was from the point of view of social anthropologist that Miss Chartered Bank Camilla Wedgwood discussed at a Mercantile Bk., Aufl. ¿ lunch-time meeting Friends'
at mistakes that mission- House the ories make.
Miss Wedgwood, who is a daughter of Colonel Josiah Wedg- wood. M.P., has been for three years on the staff of Sydney University, China Underwriters...S and is now research assistant in China Fire Ins........ anthropology to Professor Malinow-| iski at London University.
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ON THURSDAY, January 21, 1932, commencing at 2.30 p.m.,
at their Sales Room,
4. Duddell Street.
A Collection of VALUABLE CURIOS.
Comprising:-
Amber and Agate Ornaments, Ivory Ware, Porcelain Vases, Jade Vasen, Bronze Ware, Bowls, Plates., Embroideries, Screens, Cloisonne) Ware, Buddhas, Blackwood Ware, Pictures, etc.
Terms:--Cash on Delivery. On View from Wednesday, Janu- Jary 20, 1992,
Catalogues will be issued.
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Auctioneers, Hong Kong, January 18, 1932,
THE Undersigned have received
Tinstructions to sell by Public
Auction
ON
FRIDAY, January 22, 1932, commencing at 5.15 p.m.
at their Sales Rooma, 4. Duddell Street,
A Valuable Collection of
POSTAGE STAMPS.
in book-keeping, banking, and office Comprising:-
Please write to Gearge 0.1 rebline. Wang, 48, Connaught Rond Central.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
British Colonies, Hong Kong.. China, etc., etc.
On View from Wednesday, Janu- ry 20, 1932.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
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Within: "an hear from London. In healthy neighbourhood SCHOOL for GIRLS RED SMALL POYS, A few Boarders received in the House of the Principal. individual care and attention Particulars apply to:
Samshui and Wuchow Saigon
Japan, Canada, U.S.A., *C, and *S. America and Europe vla Van- couver, B.C.
Shanghai and *Europe Via Siberia.
Hiye Maru
It was clear, she said, that in the past the English had made great mistakes in relation to the people of Douglases
different culture from
with whom they had established Indo-China (Pref.)...$ contact. But it was now impossible
The reason for disharmony Wan largely the Englishman's own fault. Benguets Europeans suffered from what could Kailan Mining Ad, 3/- only be described as an acute cul- Langkats (Single)...Tis. (Dae Vancouver, B.C., Feb. 8.) tural conceit. They were perfectly Shai Exploration...Th. Registration..Jan. 13, 4.15 p.m. certain that theirs was the best! Loans Tis.
.5 p.m. possible civilisation, and what was Raubs
right for Europe was right for the Venezuela Gold Fields $ Jan. 18, 5 pm. East.
..6 p.m.!
Letters Hiye Mara Registration Letters TUESDAY, JANUARY Mania, Macassar and Sourabaya Tjibadak Saigon. Ceylon, India, Mauritius. E. & S. Africa and Europe via Marseilles
K.P.O. Registration Jan. 19, 10 am. Noon
Letters
Fort Bayard, Hothow, Pakhoi and
Haiphong
Swatow, Amoy nad Foochow Shanghai, Japan Honolulu, U.S.A., *Canada, C. and S. America and *Europe via San Francisco....
Swatow Amoy
19.
9.30 ..
Foolish Assumption.
Docks, Wharvas, They believed that the coloured; Godowns, &c. races had been created to be ser H. K. & K. Wharves..$ vants of the white, and that it was H. K. & W. Docks...5 a duty to make them as much like South Ch. Motors (4) $ Porthos
the whites as possible while keeping China Providents (old) $ 5.80
("B") (Due Marseilles, Feb. 19.)
them in their place. But a feeling
(new) 5 9.40 G.P.O.
was growing that other races had Hongkews T Registration Jan. 19, 11.45 a.m. something to contribute to the N. Engineerings...THE Letters
.12.30 p.m. world, and that the ideal was to Shanghai Docks ...Tir.
establish a new relationship on the Tonkin
basis of co-operation.
Hal Ching
Noon.
E p.m.
President Jackson
(Due San Francisco, Feb. 9 and *Europe via Siberia)) Parcels
Jan. 19. Noon. .1.45 p.m. .2.30 p.m. 3 p.m. p.m.
Registration
Letters
Sandviken
Kut Sang
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MISA RUTH CULLEY,
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(National Frodel Higher (Certificate).
COMING SOON TO THE KING'S "
GIRL
instructions to sell by Public
Auction
ON
FRIDAY, January 22, 1932, commencing at 10.30 am.,
at No. 60A, Nathan Road, Kowloon.
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE,
On View from Thursday, Janu- ary 21, 1932.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, January 16, 1932.
SATURDAY'S SOLUTION. PALE BIN ASEA ECARTE OS ACCRA ROT
RE ENRI ETAL QA
HORIZONTAL
1-8avze
9-3Fall 10-Having cars 12-Coats of arms 13-The herd of a
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Į HORIZONTAL (Cont) |50-A bristle
52-Antarctic electe
(abbr.) 53-More wan 54-One of the sea-
nymphs (Gr.
Myth.)
18-Sleeveless garment |56–A political
of Arabla
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18-City on the shore of 68-A river on which
Doad Ber (Blb.)
Paris les 50-Wandered from the
20-Thin
21-A catkin
"truth
VERTICAL
23-To wrinkle (Prov. 80-A type of drum
Eng 24-Consume 28-Not, seaming to grow old.
27-A case (Dhs) 28-A banner out, 30-Foreignora 32-Port of a plant 35-Raugh hard
particles 34-Acquires -38-A crystallins
abcharino compound
..
41-Organ of hearing. 42-Elding (8¢ot); 48-Anglies (abbe,);
Large'artory Trigonometrical
1-To dress with the
berk
2-File down.
3 Combining form.
*Outalda
Lands, Hotels & Buildings,
this H.K. & S. His, (ok)$ 16.10
(new)$
Miss Wedgwood, suggested that ifị many well-meant efforts in direction failed disastrously it was
H.K. Lands.........$ partly because of the foolish as-
Shanghai Lands ...Tis. sumption that what they did was
Humphreys right and partly because they thought they could govern people H. K. Realties without troubling to learn anything Chinese Estas 35 about them.
41
(new)
Cotton Mills. They did not realise that inter- ference with any part of an allen Ewo Cottons ....Th. culture must have a widespread
effect on the whole system. There Shanghai Cotton... Tls. was no single element in a culture, Zoong Sings ........ she said, which had got some func- tion to fulfil, a function wider than the immediate purpose of the custom.
Some Mistakes.
Public Utilities.
H. K. Tramways ...$ Peak Trama (old)
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"In some places," she went on, Star Ferries "very well-meaning missionaries are Yaumati Ferries trying on moral grounds to suppress China Light....... native dances without considering HK. Electrics their economic and social aspects, Macao " the opportunities they afford for: Sandakan Light....$ H.K. Tels, lully paid 1 people to meet or the exercise and]
part paid relaxation they afforded. Deprived China Buses. Th of these dances the community may, S'poreTractions¡Ord.)s/- [0f- relapse into boredom."
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She thought it as foolish to inter- fere with such customs as it would Malahan Sugar .......$ be for a foreigner to try to stamp Cald: Macg. Ord.... Tls. lout the Christmas festival by force,
Pref.... Th. forgetting the wide ramifications of Canton Icer ...... Christmas in our Bocial and Cements (cm.) economie life.
(old)...... (new).....
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VERTICAL (Cont.) 16-Wakeful 17-Inventor of the telephone 19-Ono sent on an
errand 121-Condition of a
patient unable to recognize things (Pathof.) f 22-Fominino of taar 25-Ago (Poet.) 26-Filmg
29-Irregular (abbr.)
31-Japanoso
statesman 38-Consumed 80-Sharp mountain
ridges (Fr.)
37-Benport in Granada,
Spal 39-Navigated
4-An East Indian herb 40-Hidden,
containing ally
seeds
·B-To pana again 6-Variant fabbr.) 7-Grank god of love 8-A gentleman. 18p.)
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12-Pred from: dirt; |14-Indian "chist, 199
erland of the SEC white man" po
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44-Falt an irritation of
tho akin 47-8rial openings.In
the skin 49-Same as Jerusalem 5-No (German) | 33-South American
country |65–Qiria nams
07-Mistake
(The solution of the above cross-woord vitexte will appear
Another mistake was to forget that every culture had its own China Agriculture......$ standard of right and wrong. Poly- zamy, for instance, was opposed to Stories, &c. European cultural tradition and did Dairy Farm
not fit in with their economic and Wauone
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social system, whereas it did fit into Der A Wings .........$. the African environment. There Lane Crawfords (old)...$ was something to be said for the custom in. Africa of a man marry-j ing his brother's widow, for the widow, who would otherwise have no social position, was safeguarded by her second marriage.
Ancestor Worship.
Mackintosha Sinceres Win. Powells
M. Greyhounds........$ Miscellaneous,
H.K. Amusement ...$ In Africa, again, where ancestor c. Entertainment (old)$ worship was one of the stabilising
(new)...$ influences in the community, it was ch. Entertainment ... of vital importance that a man H.K, C'tructions (old) 3 | should have sons to carry on the
(new) $ 1.50 cult and, that he should go on marry-
B. Ind. G. Bonds... ing till he had them.
It was to use trying to impose changes on a community from with- out. If changes were desirable there must first be a change in the attitude of "the people themselves
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