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(CONTD.).
CHESTNUTS OLD AND NEW.
QUINNEY ON DOCTORS.
HAPPY EVENINGS,
BRIDGE COATS.
Now that we all, or nearly all. wer close fitting sweaters or car. digans most of the day, and evening frocks seem to be getting more and mors fragile, some sort of evening | enter is almost inevitalile. When they are ns charming as those I aw in Lane, Crawford's they be eum irresistible.
I found yell seated next to Quiriney at a dinner party the other night. It was a very good dinner and the conversation was at first as desultry as a good meal deserves; hut I had hopes of at least one of my old friend's delightful stories before we rose. But it was the doctor, There is a lovely three quarters seated on my other side, who drew length wrän in green chiffon with the first covert. What do you a wole enloured velvet enbosari think of Chinese doctars" he uttern. A ruching of green ribbon asked. The Chinese are more finishes the neek and a very smart sönsible short doerors than Euro-ling is achieved be a slight blousing peans are. The answer mede him) of the back eaight "liw dgan on lock a Ittle blank, but I knew by either hipi There are no sideves,
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Plan, collared with summer ermine, makes a shorter sleeved roat which mould word with almost any
and I noticed besides a chir little mode in printed velvet of lovely pink and peacock shades.
THE FIRST SWALLOW.
the twinkle in Quinney's eye that Paie. pink green and silver something more was coming.
"There is the old story, of when it was the custom of Chinese doctors to hang outside their dooraj evening or light afternoon freek, a lantern for every patient who had died under their care.. The Emperor fell sick and sent to find the doctor who displayed the fewest lanterns. His ministers found a physician who had only one lamp, and brought him with great eure and honour to the Emperor, whom he cure in 'n wrk. The grateful monarch then asked the doctor how long he had been practising and received the answer “Just a wrik.
When the nurher hat subsided my medien neighbour who was parently unaware that his leg was bring pulled cane gaio for more. branid, "Europent doctors, "take such good care of their patients that lanterns are unheres-
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NEW SPRING MATS,
The first swallow has arrived, or rather the first clothes that speak of spring. At the Sign of the Lantern' I found a big box of new hats,
fancy straws, mostly tagel or trimmies, na so many of our winter felts have been with gros grin ribbon. They do, not' suggest any
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, JANUARY 13th, 1928.
DEAN OF ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.
INSTITUTION AND INSTALLATION OF THE RIV. ALFRED SWANN, M.A., D S.Č. .
RECEPTION OF WELCOME AT CATHEDRAL HALL.
CHINESE ARCHDEACON ALSO INSTALLED.
EXPLANATION OF OFFICES BY THE BISHOP.
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The Institution and Installation of the Rev. Alfred Swann, M.A. D.S.C., ns Dean of St John's Cathedral and Archdescon Hong Kong took place in the presence of a large congregation at St. John's Cathedral yesterday evening. At the same time the Rer. Mok Shau Tsang, incumbent of the Church of Our Saviour,.. Canton," was installed as Areileacon of Canton, with charge of the Chinese work of the Diocese.
Prior to the Cathedral ceremonies, a wception" of welcome to Mr. and Mrs. Swann was held in the Cathedral Hall, à representa- tiv gathering of seathaiders and members of the congregation attending. The function was arranged by the Church Body." :
At the reception, which was attended by H.E the Govenor (Sir Cecil Clementi. K.C.M.G.), among others, His Lordship the Bishop of Victoria (the Right Rev. C. R. Dippoy) gave an address of welcome to the Rev. and Mrs. Swann, and also gave an interest. ing explanation of the three offices which Mr. Swann, is to hold, tumely those of Cathedral Chaplain, Dean of St. John's Cathedral, and Archdeacon of Hong Kong. His Lordship pointed out the difference between the three offices, and duties which these offices
entailed,
The Hon. Mr. H. Owen Hughes, on behalf of the Congregation.. also welcomed Mr. and Mrs, Swann, and in his reply the Dean re turned thanks for the great kindness extended to him and his wife since their "arrival in the Celang on Thursday list. He contrasted the difference between the beauty of his new sphere of labour and his previous field of work in a large industrial area in Yerkshire. He spoke of his aims in Hong Kong and appealed for the support of the congregation to help him carry out what he wished to do
here.
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The Institution and Installation Ceremonies followed immediate- ly after the reception.
At the reception there were pre-
Chinese members of sent many
Tribute To Rev. H. Copley Moyle.
In welcoming Mr. Swann I cannot
A Fine Record. Boria may think that I ought in have entrusted the office of Arch- At the Conclusion of the war Mr. deacon to one whose hands will be Swann felt a clear call to be or less full than those of Afr. Swann dained. He went for special train- are likely to be. I have naturallying to Westcott house under Canon weighed this consideration and my B. K. Cunningham. While at Cam- deliberate judgment is that it is bridge he rowed in three Univer well in this instance to make the sity bont races. In 1990 he may experiment of antrusting the office President of the University Clah. of Archdeacon to Mr. Swaan in At Cambridge he also won his half- addition to his other responsibili- blue for running. I think you will ties, and for the following reasATIS I agree that that record for such a (a) In a diocese such as this, with young man is one be can be justly
a limited staff it is a mistake proud of. (Applause.) to multiply officers. (b) The Bishop must naturally look to the clergyman in charge of the Cathedral for special aid and assistance, in the discharge of his pastoral care arid office'' more especial ly as regards the English side of his work,
In 101 he was appointed curate
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"THE FIRE BRIGADE."
EXCELLENT FILM AT THE
QUEEN'S."
TRAGEDY OF "GRAFT."
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The Fire Brigade, which is showing at the Queen's for the re- of Kirburton, near Muddersfield. inaited of this week is n very re- and in 1924 he took up the appointmarkable film. ment of Virar of Liversedge, York- shire. Those of us who have already had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Swann have been impressed by his personality. But, in addition, we niready had from England the testi- two bishops who spoke maony most appreciatively of his abilities and work.
(c) I am appointing in Archdea
con of Carton and I believe it will be found that not only will the work of Archdeacon
Mrs. Swann, be done by Mr. Swann with-
To Mr. Swarm also. I would Aut any detriment whatever to
address a welcome. Her family has the work of the Cathedral
a long, and noble record of efficient Church, but rather that it will
service in Church work. I shall be strengthen it. Biz jobs makeuch mistaken if you do not big men and big jobs make readily find that she has inherited a big Church. I have amongst full measure of those qualities my own friends no less than which have contributed to that re- five who are working heads of Parish Church Cathedrals and are at the same time Arch- deacons. Three of these re in English dioceses and two are abroad.
The Dean But here I desire to add that it is fitting that the title by which Me: Swann should ordinarily be designated is that of Dean," this being his primary work. I think further I ought to make it quite plain on this occasion that what I have had in mind throughout is not the dignification of individuals but the definition of offices. The affices have come down to us from a long past and I am confident that you
brethren will my
full them worthily. My aim is to secure a strong co-ordinating and creative. lead from the centre.
The Rev. Mok Shau Tsang, Nor in welcoming Mr. Swann can is to be my privilege today to install Mr. Mek Archdencen of Shau
I forget that it Still I think the Chinese
method of paying your doctor only
as long as you are well is the
safest, observed Quinneys
ney,
old
radical change in shape though
most of them have a small brim
than inserted."
the Church. Tea Wha served from
and the trimming is imposed rather to and during this pleasant interlude opportunity was taken to introduce the Rev. and Mrs. Swann to members of the congregation, At the conclusion of ten the dresses of welcome were made.
There is a pretty peacock blue Chinese cooking probably made
model with a band of gold ribbon that the cheaprat method." said a
which is zoned down with mauve pretty fair haired woman.
silk. Similar stitching is gold Chinese cookbocks," sail Quin-thend, on a band of honey sloured
BA Chinese rivilization. ume of them date trims a neat litt shape of tabte crocheted straw. The only back three thousaid years.. The
ornament of a very chir black shape mardarias took
a great pride in
which is turni smartly hack from End
1 successful dish their cookery
the face is a plain gold buckle. was always recorded in writing
A deep red Bangkok straw has According to etiquette nothing may
mpfrimposed sircles in front of the be touched by hand every ingendiente enloured and grey stray bourd being put in with chop sticks."
with a narrow grue grain of exactly) "There is a story," he want on of
the same red. two mardarins who each claimed to have the best cook. One invited the other for dinner and when the pièce de vinistirner had been duly
Chinese wit enabled the discom- disposed of the guest declared it forted guest to go one better when the best-dish-he had ever caten, and after many compliments naked for returned the invitations but you the receipt Said his host, You must go direct to Quinney if you remember the last occasion when wish for that part of the story. you the honour to din- here, it was pouring with rain and I gave you a new pair of shoes, we have just eaten the soles of your
old ours.
M'extinned on next foliumu,)
Somebody else told a delightful story of two little boys.
Canton.
You all know that this a diocese
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cord.
It is, we suppose, in the nature ni propagaula, being an arresting appeal actinst the system of graft which is doing so much to ruin America's prestige bath at home- and abroad. But it might be, con- sidered with equal justice na an eduentional film, teaching in the plainest possible manner the neces sity for adequate fire protection Such and inspection of buildings. tragedies ns" those victured in this Blight be of daily occurance here in this Colony but for the untiring efforts of the P.W.D. in seeing that buildings are made of safe and adequate materials.
The Fire Brigade" tells the story of a family of fremen. Old She will have our sympathy in Pop," of whom a really "first rath that she is called upon to set up characterisation is given by Bert a new household establishment in Woodruff, is in charge of the only a strange land, with strange cus-horse drawn appliance left in New toms, which strange servants, just York, and under him the recruits of at a time when even the best of the brigade are trained.
His son our oldest servaits are apt to fall has lost his life as a fireman and under the subtle and distracting during the course of the story tivo spell of China New Year. Yet these of his big grandsons are to lay dieulties have in end. When the down theirs in the same cause. The time contes that Mr. and Mrs, Swann youngest brother Terry" (Charles are able to enter fully into the wide Ray) is the hern and finally wins field of work that awaits them, I pretty May, McAvoy na hia bride. venture to guarantee them a hearty welcome, whose worth time and con- tact will serve ba; to intensify.
The climax of the picture, the fre at the orphanage, is remarkably well staged and is, heart rending in the extreme. The real, not the stage, atmosphere of a fire has been ar fived at. Mock, heroics and love making are out of place and have been cut out. Instead are desperate' Inbour, confusion, tragedy and cour
age.
A Spirit Of Tolerance. Hong Kong is a cosmopolitan place. We do not all think alike, Yet, I think I may safely assure Mr. Swain that, whatever outward differences of opinion or thought may appear, there runs throughout
The opening scenes showing a this Colony a spirit of toleraner and parade of firemen are very impres goodwill which is ever ready to sive and interesting, and two earlier assist all effort directed to uplifes in which Terry's Christian work and life,
brothers loose their lives, are only In conclusion, I again tender, on
climax. your behalf a warm welcome to Mr.lightly less dramatic than the As a relief from tragedy, the and Mrs. Swann, (Applause.) 1 confess I feel that I have been un-
firemen's exhibition are, very well able to discharge adequately the scenes in the horse farm and the me; but I would ask you to cover
forbear to acknowledge the debt we owe to Mr. Moyle. I know that Mr. Moyle has left a permanent mark on the lives of many individuals. and I believe it will be found that he has left a permanent mark on the life of this Colony, He has left ring the time of three Bishups pleasant duty which was assigned to conceived, and there is no moment
in which part of the work is English and part, an increasing part. Chi nese. Mr. Mok, the senior Chinese Priest, has been a valued worker
His Lordship the Bishop presided, behind him a high standard of faith- 1 Victoria, Dr. Hoare, Dr. Landeriny short-comings by the heartiness in the film when the interest Aags.
ful service.
The prosperity of a Church de pends largely on its connection with the part, and if in course of time there are developments in the life of our Cathedrxi, and I hipe there will be such developments, they will be built upon. the foundation.
and he was supported on the pint form by HE the Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G.), H.E. Major-General C. C. Luard, C.B.. C.MG, and the following members of the Church Body-The Hon. Mr. H. Owen Hughes, Mr. P. S. Cassidy. Col. F. Hayley Bell, D.S.O.. Mr. -W. "Jackson and Mr. C. Blaker truly laid by those who have gone
(Secretary). There were also on the before. platioun the Rex Allied Swann__Chaplain,_Deen_And_Archdeacon. M.A. D.S.C.. and the Rev. Mok And this leads me to say a word Shau Tsang,
"about the offices which will be
filled by Mr. Swann,
Among the gathering present were various members of the clergy,
Do you believe in the devil ? !" asked one," said the other. and representing the other churches of the Colony was the Rev. J. Kirk Mawongchie
The devil is like Santa Clause- just Father."
SOUR MILK
AND RAISINS.
Many people take Sour Milk.
Whether it is taken for pleasure, or because of its health-giving properties, Both pleasure and profit are doubled by taking it with
SUN-MAID RAISINS
The Seedless Raisins in the
Red
Package.
Manch them with the sour milk, mixed with a little sugar, and
a more delicious combination it will be hard to find.
Sun-Maid Raisins are a delicacy and a health-giving food for old and young.
Served at table,
or used for cooking they are equally welcome at all times.
Look for the Maid of the Sun on the Red package.
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The frat address was delivered by His Lordship the Bishop.
THE BISHOP'S WELCOME.
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and myself.
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Applause.)
Programme To-day And Saturday. QUEEN'S: The Fire Brigade." WORLD:"The Taxi Dancer.' STAR: Sätan in Sables."
In addition to having behind him of your applause in token of the more than twenty-five years of de- sincerity of the sentiments 1 have to convey. (Esud voted service, he has shown, in
endeavoured time of unprecedented difficulty.
THE DEAN'S REPLY." courage, wisdom and leadership. Christianity stands for fellowship In the course of his reply, the as wide as the human race; for the Rev, Alfred Swann "said he wished Concluding, Mr. Swann asked to trembling of all nations under a
be backed up in all that he would to return most grateful thanks for common family roof, and I regard all the kind things they had said try to do hurr. He wanted to be it as a high privilege to install Mr. about him and his wife. It was helped along by the congregation Mak to-day as first Archdeacon of rather, he continued, like cruelty to showing their own keenness He Canton.
dumb animals. (Laughter.)
wanted always to feel that whatever he did it was going to be with the intention of making the church life-
He was very grateful, and there like to say, "Following his arrival were a great many things he would in the Colony. He and his wife had met with nothing but kindness from everyone since they had arrived in Hong Kong. Everyone had made things as easy as they could for
As I think of the future what I desire to emōhasize 18 that in the doing of Christ work and in the maintaining of his cause, we shall fait if we merely trust to the same means which are used in human He s to be Chaplain at the
enterprises, to energy, to strength, Cathedral with a definite Cure of to "ngaity, rather must we trust
to the power at single-beerted | them. Pobedience, to spirituality, to prayer,
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Souls...
stronger.
If their intention was the same as is, then he was sure they would never fall out and they would be and to get along together. (Ap- playse.)
The Cathedral is in the first place to patience, to faith, to goodness thanks to the Bishop and M. INSTITUTION AND INSTAL-"
But St. John's Cathedral is more
The speaker went on to express Duppay, and also to Col. Hayley" Bell, with whom he and Mrs, Swann are residing for the time being.
the Parish Church of the land and and to self-sacrifice. I know of no higher or more de-
There is always a danger to which we all of us are subject, and not lightful work in the world than least in place like this, leat wo
In spite of having been born in that of Parish Priest, with all its sacrifice the charm of the inward the Far East, continued the Rev. friendships, its intimacies, its op. life to the outward manifestation of Swann, he was quite ignorant of bustling energy. The great work Eastern life. The kindness extend- We are here today, said his Lord-portunities for helpfulness.
of a Christian in the world is noted to him and his wife, however, ship, to welcome Mr. and Mrs.
to do many things but simply to had shown them that they (the con- Swann to our midst, and in your than the Parish Church of the lead in it n Christ-like life,, to gregation) were going to be very
Island. It is a Cathedral Church conquer not so much by worldly gentle with them to begin with. and Mr. Swann is to be Dean of organisation but rather by the ap the Cathedral, which is the Mother peal of a Christian life. Church of the Diocese. In the
Mr. and Mrs. Swann (or if I words of Bishop Stillingfleet may anticipate for a moment Death Every Cathedral is to be as the and Mrs. Swann), in the lame of Temple to the whole Diocese."
the diocese I welcome you to the Colony and diocese and you Mr. ok I welcome as, first Archdeacon of Canton
name should like to assure them of a very warm welcome. It is n big post to which Mr. Swann has been called and one full of interest.
Hong Kong is a little world" in itself and I have repeatedly said that I know of no place in any part of the world where one can find of such a representative group people within se small an area.
A Post Of Great Responsibility. To exercise the office of a clergy man anywhere is a great respon- sibility, for, as one has put it-The Pastor is to his flock the sole Accredited representative of the ideal, spiritual, unearthly, eternal side of life, the Pastor in things divine of the souls committed to him. And I think an added res- Donsibility attaches to this office in days such as these, days of such great change and upheaval
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BORN IN THE EAST.
Being newcomers they hadtertain advantages, and he only hoped that
and his wife would have the ad vantage of being observers and learners for a considerable time to They would try not to lay down the law about things of which they knew nothing.,
AEMIA.
A Difference In The Work.
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'LATION.
THE SERVICE IN THE CATHEDRAL.
The services of Institution and In stallation then followed in the Cathedral, the Bishop of Victori wearing his Convocation robes at
this service.
The procession into the Cathedral was as under:-
Cross-Bearer; Choir: The Rev. To See Kai and the Rev. Li Ying Pui; the Rev. H. A. Wittenbach; the Rev. G. F. Stopford and Rev. Noel Evana; the Res. W. T. Fes- ther and Rev. E. W. L. Martin; Rev. Lee Kau Yan and Rev, Tsang The work here was entirely Yat Sung: Fev. E. Slyat and different to what it was in the place Rev. W. W. Ragers: Rev. R. H. be had come from-a congested and. Hewitt and Rev. P. Jenkins; Rev. densely populated part of Yerkshire. C. L. Blanchett and Rev, A. D The speaker went on to contrast the Stewart; Assistant Chaplain (Rev. vast difference between the amazing W. R. Cannell); Dean Designate beauty of Iong Kong and his pre- (Rev. A. Bwann); Archdeacon De- was just about as big as it could Bishop's Chaplain (Rev. N be. Although, he continued there Halward); The Bishop. was a change in the methods of work, etc., there were certain things which never changed anywhere The Cathedral stood for Christian Faith, and this was just the same the world over.
In modern times there has been growing up in many places a new and most valuable relationship be tween the Cathedral and the Dio cene and the Diocese and the Cathe- The Hon. Mr. H. Owen Hughes dral. The report of the Cathedral said:-I have been asked to ad- Commission issued last October thus dress a few words of welcome to defines the objects for which Mr. Swann on behalf of the laity Cathedral exists.
and of the community in general The first and supreme aim of upon his arrival to take up work in our midst. I do so with pleasure. and by the religious services held within it. to give continuous wite Far East, but a welcome back to ness to things unseen and eternal the Far East, for Mr. Swann saw and to offer continuous and re the light of day in Kobe where his verent worship to Alalghty God; father was engaged in pissionary and secondly, as the face of the work for some years.
I understand that Mr. Swank. Bishop's seat and the Mother Church of the Diocese, everything when he last passed through Hong possible should be done to make Kong had arrived at the mature age the Cathedral the centre of of 2 years. I imagine therefore that his recollection of this place is Diocesan life and interest.” 4.
a Cathedral is by its own beauty. It is not really a welcome, to the vicus field of labour. The change sigante (Rev. Mok Shau Trang);
1 think that we shall do well to
Hi Aims. His nim, the speaker went on,
The service opened with the pro- cessional hymn,All People that on Earth do Dwell," and this was followed by the Lord's Prayer and Responses, led by the Rev. W. R. Cannell. Then was chanted Psalm 121 "I Will lift up mine eyes and Psalm 122, I was Glad when they said -
The First Lesson, Exodus III. Blanchett, of Canton,
Then followed the ceremony of conducted by the Institution, Bishop, the Bishop banding the
Bay regarding Mr. Swann. I am dra increasingly a real home and where be, read medicine for three him, and they were bigger Deichsion of the ceremony.
licence to the Dean at the conclu- Then came the ceremony of instaf- His feeling about these offices was látion of the Rev, Alfred Swann and mine that their introduction would be of the Mok Shau Tsang as Archdeacon
If ever a Church is to do its work, it cannot be content to remin mildly stimulative. "but must be re- generative. Christianity, stands nat for the moral improvement of our natural life, but for the offer of a
not very vivid. Mr. Swann is still was to attempt to keep the Church spiritual life in its stead,
to not want to day to say much proceed tentatively and by degrees young, but has already accumulated life of the Cathedral as representa 11-15, was read by the Rev. C
a vast amount of experience, an tive and just as fine as it could about the one who has come to dis-in the matter of development, but experience which many of us must be kept. He fully realised the res charge this office amongst us. But I believe that we shall find that it envy. He was educated at Rugby ponsibilities and the extraordinary there are two things desire, to will be possible to make the Cathe and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. dificulties which would confront sure that you will find that he centre of diocesan life, without it rears. The outbreak of war found
of the changes in the offices. standa for Reality and for Initia in aus, sense whatever ceasing to him so engaged, but he immediately had just been explained to them. fulfil its function as Parish joined the Royal Naval Volunteer The reality of the man you will come to find out for yourselves, As regards initiative: Mr. Swann i both quirk to see what wants doing and quick to get it done.
Quick action is essential here in Hong Kong it we are to keep pace with the march of things. The Church has moved forward a long way since I left England more than SOVER Years Ago to become Bishop of this Diocese, and out here we need constantly to be readjusting ourselves to these movements.
tive.
Church.
Mr. Swann is to hold the office
of Archdeacon, by which office he
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Reserves
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is brought in a special sense into sweeper, he served from 1916 t benefit to the Colony but the mere of Hong Kong and Canton, respe
denite official relationship with the
Bishop of the Diocese."
The best brief description of the office of an Archdeacon I have met with is as follows:
1918 on contal motor-beats in the prestige and dignity were of no tively.
Avail unless they meant more power This ceremony was preceded by Channel and elsewhere. For three in Church life. He wanted to intro- the hymn "Come Holy Ghost, our years he was an officer in His Majesty's Navy, and, as such took duce this into these changes. He Soals inspire," and followed by wanted to keep in constant touch prayers and the usual form of ever part in the Zeebrugge raid. From with the soures of All Power and song and the Second Lesson being the Source of all kindness. If one read by The Dean. The other hymns
were tried to stand on one's own feet he was bound to fall every time.
August, 1918, till the end of the "It is the duty and office of War he was interned in Holland an Archdeacon from ancient times For his services in the war he was to advise and assist the Bishop awarded the Distinguished Service
1 Cross. in his pastoral care and office."
God of Mercy, God of and "O Worship the
Mr. F. Mason was at the organ,
but with that Power behind hima Rac there was great hope.