SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1933.
CHRISTIAN COUNCIL BRIDE MARRIED TO
MEETING:
Bishop Hall Conducts Sunday Service.
farm
MANY DISCUSSIONS AT SUNGKIANG.
WRONG MAN.
Mistake Discovered At
Ceremony.
Tokio.
VOLUNTEERS HOLD ANNUAL DINNER
Col. Cousens Presents Prizes.
MACHINE GUN, COMPANY'S SUCCESSES
THE CHINA MAIL.
Over 200 guests and.members of j
To-Day's Short Story.
ON THE ROAD
THE
man
By H. E. Bates.
In the midst of her wedding ceremóny, a bride who was being married at the village of Oh,
"THE wood was flooded with stopped and gazed at the smoke for 'On Saturday afternoon, May 6, suddenly burst into tears. Sobs
from her bowed head, the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence
April sunlight, but shallow one moment and then walked on. In another moment he came upon a two groups of the delegates to came the Biennial Meeting of the Na- which was bound in a "wata-Corps, attended the Corps dinner pools of rain lay wherever there woman and man sitting by the Bre boshi" or cotton head-cover. and annual prize distribution held were hollows in the black earth on a space of earth between a tional Christian Council visited When the bridegroom sought at the Volunteer Headquarters last under the oak trees. Black rings allow-bush and an oak tree. The points of interest in and around to console her, she bared her face
¡night..
was asleep, with his head Colonel R. B. Cousens, D. S. O., of ashes were dotted about the against the oak tree, and the woman Sungkiang, Kiangsu, where the and revealed herself as a total
stranger. She was crying, she ex-officer Commanding the Troops in ground where tramps had made was bolling a can of water on a heap meeting is being held. One group plained, because she was being Hong Kong, was the guest of hon their fires and rested, and prim- of smoking wood. He saw a black went to visit an experimental married to the wrong man. our and later distributed the roses were blooming everywhere bundle on the earth and an old
conducted by a Chinese The strange accident occurred
perambulator pushed back againšt prizes as follows:-* at Christian family, while another when the bride, got into
the Naba railway station Nathan Cup for Efficiency at the feet of young hazel trees. the sallow
the Motor Machine Gun Section. The wind that blew the hazels He stood perfectly still and gazed group visited a Catholic institu- wrong motor car. She had ar-
Commandant's Cup for Musketry with a soft sound one against an-at the woman without a flicker of ⚫tion. On Saturday evening, derived at Naba by train, expecting Engineer Company.
his dark eyes. She was dressed in to be met and taken to her owni votional films were shown.
MacDonald Trophy for Machine other was sweet and warm and
a short black skirt and an old stain- wedding by motor car. The right Gun Firing-Anzac Company.
laden with the scent of the primed orange-coloured jersey stretched On Sunday morning. May bride had been on the same train Black Shield-Machine Gun Com- roses. It was like the breath of as tight as skin over her big breasta the Rt. Rev. R. O. Hall. Bishop of but she had been left at the sta-pany-D. Team.-C. Q. M. S. Gren-
and shoulders. Her hair was very Victora, conducted the regular tion.
a new life. ham, L/Sgt. Holmes, Corpl, Wood-
thick and blonde, and there was church service. Every other
A man came into the wood Everyone then went back to man, Pte. Simpson.
something about her that recalled a morning of the Conference, the station and the right bridal Tile Competition.-C. Q. M. S. from the road and strode.
a lioness: the tawny eyes sleepy and morning worship is conducted by parties were sorted out. - Reu- Grenham, L/Sgt. Holmes, Corpl. hundred paces into it at ran-rich with changing lights, the lips different delegates for half anter.
Woodman, Pte. Simpsoni.
dom among the hazel trees. He ripe and heavy, the large, strong hour in the nearby church.
Corps Championship.-1. Pte.was tall and black-haired and power-face superb, with Its passionate Rocha (Portuguese Company); 2 fully broad at the shoulders; he languor. She had a newspaper open Pte. Simpson, (Machine Gun Com-carried himself. superbly, with a on her knees, but she put it down ing divided into group fellowships LOCUST MENACE IN (pany): 3, Sergt. Salter (Engineer slight swagger of his hips, holding on the earth as he looked at her. to be continued throughout the
Company).
his head high up, and sometimes Her hands were strong and hand- Officers' Prize. Cant. H. R. throwing it alightly backward, with some, and the skin was a beautiful Forsyth.
unconscious motions of arrogance golden colour, smooth and with tiny Tyro Prize.-Pte. J. M. Xavier. and pride. He looked less like a blonde hairs that gleamed in the Reserve Challenge Cup.--Sergt. tramp than a fighter, but less like a sunshine. Coom.
fighter than come. proud, sardonic
Be-
ginning with Sunday evening,)
also, the delegates to the meet-
ALGERIA.
informal and are conducted in Pigs And Poultry War
rest of this meeting of the Coun-!
cil. These fellowships are quite
both English and Chinese.
On Sunday afternoon, at 4.00]
p.m., the Rt. Rev. L. H. Roots
gave, in English, an interpreta-
On Pest.
Algiers.
are
MONDAY'S STORY.
Monday's story will be "The Magnolia Street Wan- derer," by Louis Golding,
Musketry Competition., C. Q. Indian. His face was muscular and M. S. Grenham (Machine Gun Com-powerful, the skin was burnt tough tion of the Oxford Groups move- Pigs, poultry and dogs ment, which was translated by waging a relentless and succers-pans), 2, Capt. H. Owen-Hughes and dry by the sun, and there was a tattoo mark of a Dr. Wu Yi-fang, President of ful war against the invading Machine Gun Company); 3, Corp. a glimpse of
Woodman, (Machine Gun Com-purple and crimson flower on his Ginling Woman's College, Nan-swarms of locusts asar Wagram,
chest. He was dressed in light- king. Bishop Roots endeavoured Algeria, which threaten to devour pany).
trousers, à black jacket to outline the major principles of every scrap of leaf and vegetable, Revolver Competition (Corps),--brown
1. L/Cpl. Lockhart (Engineer Com-slung over his shoulder, a soft grey this Groups' Movement and gave in the countryside.
Four hundred pigs are estimat-pany); 2, Fipe-Major Mackie (Scot-hat and a blue shirt faded and wash- some idea of the most recent and
tish Company).
led to the colour of the sky. · He informitative literature thereon.c to eat nearly two tons of
Revolver Competition (Open) stooped and nicked off a primrose
"Sit down,"
She There were по He outlined the principles of locusts every day. this Groups' Movement as divine
1. Sub-Inspector Hopkins (H. Kwith a finger-nal and put the flower waved ber hand. Meanwhile the whole popola-)
He was looking for rings on her fingers. Her voice was guidance, fearless dealing with tion of the district has been Police); A. B. Thompson (H. M. S. in his mouth,
Hermes).
a place to reat.
low, and careless and husky. sin, the sharing of the experience mustered to fight the
At the conclusion of the distri- He took another twenty paces into of victory and of confession, ex- and organised hands of natives bation of prizes, excellent musical the wood and saw the white smoke pressional activity, stewardship, have killed, collected and buried and vocal items were rendered by of a fire among the trees. teamwork, and loyalty to those 15 tons of locusts. — Reuter. Mr. G. W. E. True, Mr. J. Pymmi
(one string fiddle); Mr. V. C. La- brum, and Lieut. C. de Saille Ro-
who live out the teachings of -Christ.
menace,
Bishop Roots concluded his ad- urged that, in addition, trained bertson. dress by asking what ought to be leadership is needed, done about the challenge of this movement. He urged that in
Christ Himself.
Movement
Church And Home.
TOC H MOVEMENT. Padre Ford Due In Colony To-morrow.
the
He
she said.
He looked at the man lying with his head against the oak tree. She half-aniled.
"He's asleep," she said.
"He's all right. You won't wake him,”
He sat down on the black earth.
OXFORD MEN ARE SO He sat so that he could see both the
GENTLEMANLY
|man and the woman at one glance. In an instant he saw astounding diter ences between them. The man was)
Admiration Expressed in naggard and white, and the bones of
Spanish Press.
"A MODEL FOR SPAIN"
Madrid.
Rev. Ronald Rees, both secretaries Part of the morning and of TERRORISED M.P'S. OF BRITAIN manding the blood of Cabinet
of the National Christian Coun- the afternoon of Monday was cil. Both developed, among other spent by the delegates in group things, the important point that discussions. It is interesting to the theme and field of evangelism note that the speeches made to
(Continued from:Page 6.)
his cheeks stood out clear and sharp as knuckles under his dark eyes. His face was dirty and dissolute | and strengthless, and he lay like a man who had received. A stunning blow, his closed eyes dark as two
The man lean-
looking up. "What was that?"
order that Christians might be The report of the Committee at their best, they should seek jon Christianizing the Home was personal renewal, cultivate deep-presented by Miss Li Guan-fang, er fellowship with their col-jof the Christian Literature So- leagues, share their experience ciety, and Mrs. Fisher. Mra. The Toc H. Padre "Bobs" Ford. more with athers, study careful- Fisher pointed out that in at-accompanied by Mr. Harry Chap- ly with a view to personal growth, tempting to Christianize the pell, who are touring the Far East and check up their Christian home, the church is at once deal-in an endeavour to extend the "Oxford students have far too deep bruises under his narrow life by frequent reference to ing with all kinds of people and sphere of influence of the Society, great a sense of their own digni- browa He looked as if he would all types of problems. Among are due to arrive in Hong Kong, ty to descend to anything more never wake again, and the woman Rev. Rees' Address other things, the Committee and on their return journey, by the ss. violent than the occasional cap-looked at him with one hasty glance On Monday afternoon. May 8, laid emphasis on the three rights Taiyuan, to-morrow, They will ture of a policeman's hat," de- of indifference, as if not caring whe- at 4.00 p.m., Mr. Z. H. Tang, of of the child: 1. That to a heal stay in the Colony only a few days. clares a writer in the A.B.C., ther he woke or not.
The water in the can began to Shanghai, ve fervent witness thy childhood; 2. That to a happy A farewell dinner to the two Spain's most popular daily paper. to his own experience in connec- children; and, 3, That to spiritual travellers will be given at
The gentlemanly conduct of bubble, and the woman slipped tion with the Oxford Groups' and moral training. Mrs. Fisher Volunteer Headquarters, at 8 pm, Oxford students is pointed out in stick under the handle and took the
aleo pointed out that Christianizon Monday. The dinner will be the newspaper as a model for can from the fire. The first part of Monday morning the home involves a great followed at 9.15 p., by a meeting, Spain. Spaniards are said to ed across without hesitation and ing, May 8, was taken up by re-tied up with every aspect of the will be unable to attend the dinner. of a country like England where from a packet into the water.
variety of projects and is closely which will be open to all those who sigh for the "political maturity" quickly shook something brown porta. The report on evangelism
"You're very smart,” she flashed, was given by Dr. H. H. Tsui and Five Year Movement.
students are satisfied with "de-
He leaned over and stirred the Ministers within their own col-
water with the stick, which he took lege.buildings,"
"Coffee." Moyed by the recent activities from her own hands. of pharmacy students whol
Arresting, includes children as well as adults this Biennial Meeting of the Na- Fruitful Suggestions."
Other fruitful and penetrative smashed windows, rioted in the. He spoke the word with the prim and has to do with all types of tional Christian Council are short! work as well as all ages of people that a large part of the time has compact pages are an income tax on the writer signals the harmless mouth and epat away an inch of bit- sugggestions contained in these streets, and attempted to throw a rose in his mouth, and then leaned professor from an upper floor, back and took the dower from his Mr. Rees urged evangelistic work-up to date, been spent in discus-industrial capital reduced to 25. in ers and educationalists to. think sion groups.
the A, the unfortunate rentier to be activities of the Oxford man who ten stalk and put it back again. and work together in terms of Development in the solution of left as he is, for the present, and speaks in a Union political de-There was something about the educational evangelism. "What," the language problem as com- the deficiency to be made up and the bate only in the intervals bepaleness of the primrose against.. he asked, "Is the content of re-pared with its treatment in past prices of primary commodities to.
tween the more important duties his dark face that made him doubly generation? To what are we meetings of the National Chris-praised by a mild and controlled of rowing or tennis.
[arresting, " converting people?" These are, tian Council is evident in this Bf inflation, that is, an increase in
After being almost bowled over They stared at each other fo he urged, questions to be studied ennial Meeting. In the early paper, money, va
howling youthis who have left silence, their eyes languid and bold and answered.
days of the Natonal Christian Repudiation, as Sir Warden ob- their classrooms with some pre- and unfickering. Mr. Reas further urged that Counell, it was the custom for serves, of the reckless indebtedness text for a strike and who tear Where are you making for?" ho evangelism has a three-fold alm. every speech and item of business incurred by "Mont" and Stanley and along the streets shouting asked suddenly First, the conversion of the indi- to be translated into English and other jolly good fellows is bound to "Death!" to their opponents, pe Liverpool, she said... vidual. to Ged; second, that of the vice versa. The practice of this come, and controlled inflation in the destrians in Spanish university He looked at the perambulator conversion of all the relationships Biennial Meeting is, however, least hurtful form of it
towns, continues the article, ad- Then he glanced at her shoes; of men to one another; and, quite varied.: Bome meetings Another good idea is the pay-mire all the more the universities noticed for the first time third, the conversion of the poli and discussions are carried on ment of the dole in kind, partially, of Great Britain. There, resolubilstered feet through the "poles, tical, social and economic system entirely in Chinese, others entire at least. Food, clothes, and bacey Lions Invouring Republicanism He looked at her sharply. under which we live. in English, while some are bi might be paid in kind, as parish re are taken by the polished, young "You're a bell of away from Dr. C. Mine then gave, in lingual, Speeches are sometimes lief used to be, and the tyranny of gentlemen without in any way Liverpool. A hell of a way," ") both English and Chinese, a re- translated and, sometimes a, par- the trade unions in forbidding part, shaking the foundations of mon- said, polug port on religious education. He ticular topic is presented first by Ume should be stopped, archy," Beuter dealt in particular with the 4 speech in Chinese and then by As a final exhortation, Sir Warden Work of National Christian Edu-one in English, neither being a Chilcott adjures us, with all the "ROYALTY DUE TO OWNER and there was no sound except the cational Committée, which is direct translation of the other, emphasis of the blackest of Ink and only a year old, having been es- Chinese speakers very often the capitalent of capital lettern, to tablished as a result of the visit translate their own speeches into sand by the National Government, of Dr. Corley to China. He English. While, therefore, there for "should it fall, this country, as a urged that the work done before is no formal attempt to have neat class Power must fall with and after evangelistic meetings every item of the Council's pro-Never believe It Br la highly important. He pointed ceedings translated, yet in the does not believe it. To as but that something had been done way the speechs and meetings England a greatness, dep to develop textbooks in character are handled, it is all recognised Blasses. Rathnay“ MacDonald building. These textbooks and that few missionaries
helther of whom
all been worked out on the field as late everything they hear throu the results of experimentation, the varied provincial - 45 xtr Like Mr. Rees, Dr. Mias urged Mandarin used and that, pomi the development and use of on the Chinese cannot un luntary lendern. 3. Dr. Miso mig speech made
ideas or fixed
When this
She did not answer.
The smell
of the coffee was strong in the wood,
whistling of a blackbird, and the Prague, bees booming softly in the yellow Burglars at Friedland in Mora- dusty sallow bloons Bhe reached
bro inta á fer
took over to the ndle and brought out
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