1930-02-20

INTIMATIONS.

HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

RACE MEETING 1930. 2ND, 24TH, 25TH, 26tп FEBRUARY

AND 10 MAROE, 1990.

IN SATURDAY, 2ND FEBRU. Ran at P.M., and on All Other Days at 12 0 Clock NOON. On the First Day, the First Ball will be Bang at 1.30 7., and on the Other Faur Days at "11.30 A.M.

MEMBERS BAUGES AND

EXOLOSURE. Members' Badges may be obtained by those Members who have not already received them on Application to the SECRETARY.

1930

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY

THE VICTORIA DIOCESAN CONFERENCE.

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had also been adapted to the re- quirements of those leading com- fortable lives who wished to hear interesting sermons, which made them feel rather good. No thought was given to the poor man, though the church might have been made made the rich man feel good, but did not make the poor mun feel happy.

To take the sex question. In Christ's day it was simpler than it was now. It a young man had gene to Christ and asked Him

It was he felt no good trying to enforce old principles, they might be as true as ever, but, is must be explained first how they could be carried out.

The speaker also deprecpted the

ren doctrine, abandon to tendency under the attacks of scientific and historical criticism. It doe trine went, moral teaching and ideals were sure to follow. It was Catholic teaching that marriage was indisoluble and if they allowed exception it was impossible to draw the line. Again the obligation of chastity for the unmarried is very largely rejected," and the speaker also uncompromisingly denounced birth control and called upon the Church to speak with no uncer. tain voice on these matters."

Sach Badges will also ensure Admix. sion to all Exim Kace Meetings during Members are Notified that They and Their Ladies most Wear their Badges prominently displayed.

No One Without a Badge will be admitted to the Members' EnclosuITO.

The Church to-day had all these Badge Admitting Non-members to the Members' Enclosure and Olth Rooms problems to solve. Prayer, thought at $10 Per Day or $40 for the Meating and devotion were necessary, and it (Ladies 84 and $16 respectively), are would help if more religious com obtainable through the SECRETARY,munities were formed to devote apon Introduction by a Member, such their whole time to them. The Member to be Responsible for Fayment Catholic Church could and would of all Chita, ets.

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Badges Admitting to Members' En- closure will Not be On Sale at the Race Course.

Members can obtain, upon Applica tion to the SECRETARY, Badges (Limited to Two) for the Free Admission to the Members Enclosure of Wives Lady Relatives and Friends, Name must be stated when applying.

On No Pretext will Children be par mitted in either Enclosure inring the First Four Days of the Mesting.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE. The Price of Admission to the Public

Enter in $3 Per Day for All Parsons including Ladies, and is Payable at the Galo.

Soldiers and Sailors in Uniforms are Admitted to the Publis Enclosure at 81

Day.

Per okmakers, Tio Tas Men, etc., will Not be Permitted to operate within the Precizers of the Hose KONG JOCKZT CLUB daring the Race Meeting.

BERVANTS PASSES. Tastes for Servanta will be issuet

on Application to Mzsans. LINSTEAD

& DAVIS, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

Employers are requcated to distribute them with Discrimination and t Endorse their Names on the Passes.

Berrante ars Not Permitted in the Members' Enclosure Except for passing through on their Duties, but must re- main in their Employers Stands.

Any Forsons found loitering with Scrvants' Passat in their possession will Forfeit the Same and will be Removed rom the Enclosure.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN, ..

Secretary Hong Kong, 10th Fab., 1930. [9008

MR. OWEN HUGHES AND THE YOUNG MAN'S VIEW.

SPORT PREFERRED TO RELIGION,

"Christ did not go to football matches. That was now Mr. Owen-

He Hughes began his address, that there were no football matches went on to say that the reason was in those days. Had there been, he felt sure Christ would have been present at least as a spectator, be- causo one of the reasons for the success of His ministry was the fact that He interested Himself in all the activities of the people among whom He lived. Now, Our Lord would have provided some useful parables from it.

Mr. Owen Hughes then gave what he said he believed to be the

nttitude of the modern young man with regard to sport and church going. Modern life, he said, was lived at high pressure and the majority of people when their day's work was over, felt the need of the recreation of physical exercise. The daily routine of work and play did not allow for thought. Their mode of life was generally healthy and wholesome but in the pursuit of the material they were not conscious of the need for Spiritual aid. They heard the call of the open air. louder than the church bells, and their beings craved for country Innes and golf courses, rather than for pealms and discourses. They did not see a doctor unless they needed one; in the same way they felt that Churches were for people who needed them. He knew my people who never attended church but who lived far more Christian lives than a great many who went regularly. It seemed a pity that Port at Prince, February 12-many of them did not share in Constables dispersed a meeting of Haitians in front of a church where the nutives were conducting ʼn sert mony in memory of fellow-country men killed by American Marines.

The killing took place at Aux- cays last December.

UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT IN HAITI

[UNITED PRESA.]

Commenting on to-day's incident, the newspaper La. Preise says that following a religious service in a cathedral in meniory of victims of the Auxcayes clash, the crowd was dispersing quietly after it had listened to a few speeches.

public worship but that question of how to get people like, myself into the churches, he bad neither the time nor the capacity to dis-

cuas.

THE DISCUSSION.. The Bishop then announced that the subject was open to discussion. The Dean spoke first saying that it was of particular interest that the three speakers had taken such dil- ferent lines. Col. Wyatt represent-

the person who was keen on the Church and wanted it to go forward no matter how; Mr. Ashton Hill represented the man who was keen on the Church hut did not want to loose any of its traditions; Mr. Police attacked the people and Owen Hughes the man who does

not see the need of the Church. arrested 31, says La Presse.

The Rev. J. Curtis Reilly (who has just come to replace the Rev. that American police constables Scott Little, C.F.) said that the were in charge of the attacks, strik-attitude with regard to Christianity ing the people in brutal fashion.

Members of the crowd, declared

in moderu thought was based on a

No American Marines were in misconception of His person and

volved in the incident."

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teaching. He came with a message that life was worth living, but that if we were to save it we must be He felt that rendy to loose it.

those who thought like Mr. Owen Hughes were not ready to make this sacrifice, and seemed to. think that the only thing which made life worth living was sport,

A Wise Head 1

DRUGS FOR THE ASKING.

POISON AS EASY TO BUY AS SWEETS.

20, 1930.

SEPARATED BUT STILL IN SAME HOUSE.

STANGE DOMESTIC

PROBLEM.

Mr. Basil Watson, the magistrate

The parties were Ethel Tobin and her husband, James Tobin, both of Jackson Rond, Holloway.

Dangerous drugs which, accord-at North London Police Court last How is chastity possible for me,"

ance order on the ground that her Christ might very well have tolding to the coroner, can be obtained month, granted a wife a mainten-- him to get married. That was not as easily as sweets, figured in an so easy to-dns. Then a wife was a inquest at Kensington last month husband had deserted her, although Prore potential on Mrs. Agnes Croysdale, 47, they continued to live in the same servant, children assets" now a wife means taking playwright, of St. Alban's Man- house. A summons against the bus- into one's life an individual who sions, Kensington Court place. band under the Guardianship of under the Infants Act in respect of his har requires constant attention, child. Deceased, who wrote.

are liabilities and potential name of Agnes Blaze, had suffered ing sent two of the three children for years from insomnia, and had to a boarding school without his trouble.

been accustomed to take a sleeping wife's consent was adjourned sine draught unauthorised by a doctor. die, but the magistrate said that

Mrs. Gibbons, wife of a lieuten his action was monstrous. Under.. ant-commander of the Royal Navy, the maintenance order the magi gave evidence that her sister had strate granted the wife.custody of had two plays produced and a third the children. A Crnate's Complaint!

accepted. Mrs. Croysdale suffered "The Rev. Armstrong (of St. An- for a long time front sleeplessness drew's, Kowloon) said that human brought on by irregular hours of what the age, Christ had set a de-wright. A doctor had prescribed problems were the same no matter rest due to hard work as a play. finite example of what the Chris- sleeping draughts, but a phial tian life should be. Looked at found beside Mrs. Croysdale at the purely from a standpoint of history time of her death was not one or- no personality better dered. by him. Mrs. Gibbons ad- known than that of Christ. The ded that ber sister's husband, a there was criticism that "they had had from dye works proprietor, was abroad good deal. He was in town at the laity was interesting but it was not constructive. All the things present, but though on good terms which they criticised had been con with his wife, they did not live sidered by the Church, but it had together. to be remembered that the Church Mrs. Edith Brewitt, of Merton- could not make its decisions or its road, Kensington, who worked for doctrines for one man or for one Mrs. Croysdale, stated that she people, they had guide all, very bought a phial from a chemist in different sorta of people, living High-street, Kensington. "I gave under very different conditions, and the phial to Mrs. Croysdale," wit he felt that it was one of the greatness proceeded, "and on it functions of the church to continue marked that the dose was half a past tradition.

teaspoonful.

Rev. E. V. Koop's Thanks to the Speakers.

The Rev. H. V. Koop said that be wanted to thank the laymen who had spoken. It helped then chor- mously to get the lay point of view. He felt strongly that he would like to reply to Mr. Owen Hughes for is seemed that he had a presump- tion, in his mind that it was right for man to follow his own inclina- tions, but one had to give up some- thing if one followed Christ. Sport he felt had too big a place in this Colony, it came just last and all long the line. Did men need sport

every day t

He would like to appeal to laymen generally to tell them more and more of what they thought. To tell them what they wanted in the Church services, if there was any part they did not understand or did not like.

Correspondence is invited on this subject which is of great general in- terest to-day.

U.S. SHIPPING BOARD.

PLANS FOR TWO GIANT LINERS.

[UNITED PRESS.]

Paul W. Chapman, president of the Washington, February, 12.-Mr. United States Lines, to-day submit ted to the U.S. Shipping Board plans for two giant vessels to be constructed soon."

According to the purchase con- tract, the shipa will be in excess of 50,000 gross tons, with a length of 962 feet and a sustained speed of 23 knots.

WLA

A Dangerous. Thing. While I went to get some water for her to take the dose Mrs. Croysdale tipped up a whole table. spoonful. She was soon asleep, and 7 spent the night with her. I did. not ring for the doctor until eight the next morning.”

Coroner, Mr. H. B. Oswald: Your common sense should have told you that it was a dangerous thing for her to take all that amount when you knew what the dose was.

Mrs. Brewit: I was not to know. She told me it was all right, and that she had taken it bright,

cop-

For Mrs. Tobin, Mr. Ricketts atated that the husband had turned his wife out of his bedroom,, and had not spoken to her for months. Without her knowledge and sont he had sent two of the children to a convent school at Brantford. and he had expressed his intention of sending the third to a similar school.

Mr. James, counsel for he hus- hand, argued that there had been no desertion in law, and that the father bad not exceeded his legal rights in sending the children to a boarding school and declining to tell his wife where they were, Mr. James said he was ready to admit there were faults on both sides. Ho was convinced ́n Buperior court would not hold there was desertion. Mr. Basil Watson said he was satisfied that the 'wife in this case to have

In his

was the proper person custody of the children. via desertion in law was proved. He ordered Mr. Tobin to pay his wife 36. a week for herself and 65.

a week for each of the three child- ren, of whom the wife should have custody, and the husband must pay the costs, £5 58.

Mr. Ricketts mentioned that as

husband and wife were likely to

remain in the same house there was no need for the money to be paid. into court.

Dr. R. M. Bronte, the patholo- gist, reported that the phil con- WHAT IS A GIRL'S BOOK? tained a hypnotic, and, token in large doses, a poison. It was not scheduled, but the phial held 12 times a fatal dose.

Coroner: Do you think that this drug should be placed under re- strictions?

LIBRARIAN'S PROBLEM.

Captain Wright, the county li brarian for Middlesex, addressed a conference of Middlesex elemert- ary school teachers at Oriel Col- lege, last month.

Dr. Bronte. Yes, I do. I think these drugs should all be more re-

One of his difficulties, he said, stricted, but as fast as one is plac was to discover what was a girl's ed on the schedule another is manu book. He had asked a woman tea- factured. Dr. Bronte added thatcher this question, and she had re- death was due to narcotic poison-plied, "A boy's book." It was cer

ing.

The chemist, William Chapman Inman, informed the coroner that the drug was under Part I. of the Foisors Act. It was necessary to record a sale of the drug in a book, but in this case the record had not been made.

Coroner: I suppose you know. that you have committed a breach

tainly true that the most popular girls books were boys' books which had been put into petticoate. An- other of his problems was the lack of selection among girls' books. The women authors are not doing justice to the giris, in my opinon, he remarked. In secondary schools anthologies of poetry and the works

of Scott, Dickens and Bernard of the Poisons Act?

Shaw were popular among girla Mrs. Gibbons, recalled, said that In his opinon libraries were a ne- her sister bad, often taken

more cessity, but how were they to be built up. When a child leaves than the prescribed dose.

"If you can get these things as school he is presented with a book easily as sweets, she might, com as a prize. I suggest that the boot mented Mr. Oswald. He recorded should be on the other foot, for he Each will be equipped with a an open verdict, observed that be has received benefit from his a catapult device for launching acro- was not satisfied as to the motive gociation with the school, and planes from the deck, in anticipa for the overdose and as to whether should therefore present a book to tion of providing regular aeroplane suicide was intended, or whether the school. You should encourage service for ship-to-shore mail as the it was merely so act to induce la tradition of this kind to grow vessels approach their ports.

sleep,

up."

BIGGER & BETTER THAN Ever

Another speaker, a young man, made some interesting points later in the discussion. The point, be said, of Mr. Ashton Hill's speech appeared to be that we must stick to the old dogmas and morality, but life had changed since he first ac cepted those principles. The per- son of Christ seemed very remote. and intangible in this modern world. We got our first conception of Him from our mothers, later we found that this was not all, and did not know where to turn for information. The Bible was staled by familiarity. It seemed to the modern young man that Christ lived so many years ago and in such a very different place, the problems that men faced then "We are told were so different. to live like Christ but how earth are wo to do it." It seemed te him that in order to be a Chris- tian one had to be a genius. It required so many and such various powers.

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