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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1930.
ENOUGH LIGHT TO READ BY
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
IS READING EXCITING BOOK IN THE GATHER- ING TWILIGHT.
MOTHER REMARKS HE HASN'T GOT ENOUGH. LIGHT THERE, HE'D BETTER MOVE TO THE LAMP
IS DIMLY CONSCIOUS MOTHER SAID SOMETHING BUT CAN'T PULL MIND AWAY FROM BOOK.
MOTHER REPEATS, MORE EMPHATICALLY, ASKS WHAT DID SHE SAY
·SIGHS ALL RIGHT AND BEGINS TO GET OUT OF ..... CHAIR. WHILE FINISH- ING CHAPTER.
ARGUES OH HE HAS PLENTY OF WIGHT JUST LOOK, HE CAN SEE PLAIN AS ANYTHING.
PUSHES CHAIR OVER - TO LAMP BEGINNING NEXT CHAPTER:
MANAGES TO READ TWO PAGES WHILE MOTHER LECTURES-ABOUT- RÜINING.
EYES
UNCONSCIOUSLY. SETTLES HIMSELF SO THAT HIS SHADOW FALLS ON BOOK, AND LIGHT IS WORSE
-{Copyright, 1930, by The Eail Syndicata, Inc.) THAN BEFORE,
MAJESTIC JUDAISM OF TO-DAY.
NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.
Showing for the FIRST-TIME in Hong Kong.
HUMOUR:
ANCIENT AND MODERN.
Smith: "Is that chap Brown & relation of yours?"
Brown: Yes; a distant one." Smith: "Very distant!" Brown. "Well, rather. He's the eldest of fifteen children, and I'm the youngest,'
REFORM, NOT DILUTION OF FAITH.
A symposium of opinions on three ferms of Jewishness was given last month by Rabbi Dr. I. Epstein, professor in the Jewish College of London, who spoke for traditional Judaism, the Rev. H. Rheinhart, of America, who spoke for the Reform
"Doctor, a week ago you gave me" something that you said wased synagogues, and the Rev. M. L good for dyspepsia."
Perlzweig, of North London, who "Yes"
spoke for the Liberal Church in England.
"Well, now, suppose you give me something that's bad for it. It's been humoured enough, sir."
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11-To withdraw.
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14. Conjunction:
15.--Hollow, and rounded.
17-Musical note.
18-Prohibition.
.-Part of barrel. 21.-Small piece, 23-English school.
24.-Before. 25.--Temple. 28.-Lacking. 28.-Quieted. 30. To mistake.
31.-The sun. $2,--~Throbs.
35.—Storage stations. 38.-Poker stake. 30.-Part of shoe.
41-American bird.
42.--Pen.
43.-Rude..
45.-To scold,
40.-Musical note.
47--Social gatherings.
48.-Prefix: down.
50.-Descendant of Shem.
32-Lifts.
$4.-Scandinavians.
55.-Mistake,
1.--To scold. 2.--By,
Vertical.
3. Thus (Latin),
4.-Love god.
Having depressions,
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8.-Pastry.
9. Within
10.-To classify. 11.-Gowned."
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23-Falls. 27-Anger. 29.--Custom. 32-Previous records. 33.-Released.
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35. To crave. 36.-Desler,
37-Wise men. 40.-Remainder. 43-Greatly to dislike. 44.To listen. 47.To. transfix. 48.-Address of respect. 51-Mother, 33.-Therefore.
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Tradition and Revelation. The main difference between the speakers was first explained by Rabbi Epstein, "who maintained that there could be other Judaism than that contained in tradition, and that the religion it self was created by the revelations of a personal God. He had reveni ed Himself in no uncertain manner, A sense of sureness distinguished such revelation from the knowledge derived from science, art, or litera Milton, Shelley, and Shakes peare could not speak with the conviction of the prophets of Israel. The Rabbi then placed revelation above the other experiences of the human heart.
ture.
The historical background of the Bible showed that a convenant was declared between God and the
Jewish people, and he translated them from the state of slaves to be the greatest dynamic, moral force of the world. From the conviction of their choice descended the "doc-
THE CURSE OF SNAKES.
WITCH'S BAN ON A
WHITE MAN.
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SCIENTIFIC COSTING IN INDUSTRY.
MANAGEMENT & MODERN" CONDITIONS.
The Manchester Branch of the Institute of Cost and Works Ac countanta, held their annual dinner last month, Mr. C. G. Renold pre- siding.
Strange stories of a witch's curae. are told by Mr. Frank Hives, once district commissioner in Africa, in Ju Ju and Justice in Nigeria.
One of Mr. Hives' most uncanny
Sir Kenneth D. Stewart (vice' experience was that of having "the
17 put on him by an president of the Manchester Cham- snake curse old woman who believed him to be ber of Commerce), in proposing the responsible for her son's imprison- toast of the Institute, said that Snakes of all sizes and varieties from time to time new professions followed him wherever he went. He arose which enabled business men found them in his bed and in his boota. Most of them were poison. ous, and one was more than five feet long.
ment.
The old woman waited for him outside his compound at Obudu, and put the snake carro on him in front of his native servants, and the whole village.
One Hypnotic Eye.
I might have had her locked up as a crazy person
but after while I could not have given the order, for I felt as though I were being hypnotised, and could only stare blankly at her.".
The
following afternoo2 Mr. Hives found a fat; brown snake coiled up on his bed. His orderly decapitated it with a hatchet.
Within three days fifteen stakes were found and killed, and in places where he was likely to go.
Mr. Hives decided to leave the station.
came
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REV. H. R. WELLS' FIRST LESSON ON TUESDAY.
to use the scientific means and ins 7 truments which modern commerce and manufacturing now required. He always remembered the horror expressed by his father when the family business, which had been a partnership, was converted into a limited liability, company. His CANTONESE BY WIRELESS. father dreaded the prospect of the learn all the secrets contained in chartered accountant coming in to the books of the firm. Now his father was a very shrewd and able business man, and only saw things as the elder generation was apt to
The first of a series of twelve do. And as "Milestones"-a fav- lessons on the Study of Cantonese ourite play of his taught the will be broadcast from the Studio, Jounger generation in their turn at 7 pm on Tuesday, March 4, and would become just as pig-headed as thereafter on each Tuesday and same time The they in their time had thought the Friday at the
lessons will be delivered by the Rev. older generation to be.
H. R. Wells, Q.B.E,, author of the Book "Cantonese for Everyone"! which book will be the text book for the course."""Cantonese for Every- one is on sale at Messra Kelly & Walsh, Booksellers, or the Bible Depot, Ice House Street, priced one
Practical Pioneers.
He thought that the Institute and ita members were to be congratulat. But as soon as reached his des-ed as pioneers. There was really trines of the mission of Israel tination he found several basking in to finer creative job in the world Remove the revelation and that the sun on the low, mud walls. doctrine was unsupported. Ono
Then when I was asleep under than doing something that other could therefore, challenge the op- my mosquito curtain that night," people were not doing, something dollar.
It is essential that, if full advan ponents of orthodoxy to show how, says Mr. Hives, "I was disturbed which other people's minds had not
quite reached to. Those who were taze is to be taken of the lessons, believing that mission, they could by a fop" above me.
the listener has ready for the first engaged in costs and works' BO- When I raised my hand it dare to tamper with pasanger of the
countancy Bible at the dictates of what might in contact with scmething heavy asmuch as they were tasting the paper for taking notes. There will were privileged, in- lesson, a copy of the text book and be merely aesthetic taste. The con- that was making the curtain sag joys of pioneering effort. He was be no time to teach the first lesson duct of Liberalism encouraged the almost down to my face.
afraid that even yet there were again although it will be referred most reckless individualiam. Tradi-
good many businesses that did not to in the course of the second lesson. tional Judaism could only be modi-
Listeners are further advised that fied by the whole corporate body of
recognise how necessary the ideas
Mr. Wells wishes to have letters Judaism acting through some body
of which the Institute stood were
from learners stating their difficul- to any real success and progress in of appointed leaders. Changes must either follow precedent or derive
fie instruments which were the or the use of the complicated scienti- ties, answers to which will be given in the course of the following authority from the whole of the
lesson. dinary, everyday meang of carrying Jewish people. In spite of the difficulty of creating such an au-
out modern manufacturing and thoritarian body its creation was
commerce. becoming more widely approved all over the world.
Testh End Terror. "Cautiously, I touched it again and felt the cold, clammy coils of a
snake."
He then decided to return to
Obuda and and the old woman who had cursed him, w
As soon as he arrived he found snake on top of his boxes, and Mr. Hives shot himself in the foot in an attempt to kill it..
Mr. Hives produced his false teeth Mr. Rheinhart defended reform with a short historical sketch to and snapped them in the witch's show that it followed the emancipa face, declaring in a loud voice that tion of Jews from the Ghetto. Theif she did not remove the snake Jew then became a citizen of the carse, his teeth would haunt her country in which he lived and had and bite her for the rest of her to reformulate himself; no longer days,
Luckily the witch believed him. did he look forward to the re-gather-
ing in Palestine Reform made no and Mr. Hives was novor troubled attempt at the dilution of Jewish by snakes again." faith, but rather attempted to stem the drift from it.
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Institute, responded. The the value of scientific costing, he said, was now impressing itself upon the
"Miss Europe's "" marriage, after business community. The present
a short acquaintanca, to Mr. Paul economic condition of the country Brammer, the son of the owner of was responsible for what he believ ed was a new era in management.
one of the larger Budapest drapery. The Prime Minister was forming honeymoon in Palermo, Egypt, and stores, and her departure for a an Economic Council to study and the Canary Isles, comes as a sur advise upar economic problems.prise to the public which expected. The Bank of England had set up to sec Miss Böske Simon figure as He took up the discussion of nu-
the Securities Management. Trust
a star in the international film Authority for Change,
thority for change by saying that to advise on the reconstruction of world,
It is reported that "Miss Europe" Chiefly they believed that revela the precursors and leaders of the industry. There was already. in tion was not a finished code but reform movement had been able to existence an International Manage had signed a contract made by progressed. The real need of show that in fact Judaism was ment Institute, and there was in
well-known Hollywood impressario, Judaism to-day was to think about never static. The Judaism of the course of formation a body likely in which she was entitled to receive its problems-theological, spiritual, desert was not that of the tercple to be called the Institute of Man 1.800 dollars a week for three years, ecial. Faith was the cornerstone nor of Babylon. But orthodox meat. All these bodies were en during which she was to appear in of their religion; and they must Judaism had added practically deavouring to guide management, the leading role in a revue in Paris have courage enough to follow with nothing to the Prayer book in 400. He was sure Sir Kenneth Stewart or Berlin, and afterwards travel to faith the revelations of modern years; it cxisted in a state of ar- had realised that in the textile in Hollywood. One paper states that thought and science. They had con- rested development. One authority, dustry much management had been the contract included one clause by fidence in the God of modern truth then, lay in the actual movement of on traditional lines. In the steel which "Miss Europe" wan liable exactly as they had confidence in Judaism at the time of its creation industry the same conditions had to a fine of 20,000 dollars if she God as He revealed Himself to and after. Another authority was obtained. As a country we were failed to arrive in Paris by Decem- Moses and the propheta..
to be found in the instructed con-waking up to the fact that our her 20 and take up her role on Mr. Ferizweig described the dif-science-not being caprice of the managerial policies must be con- January 1, and another by which. ference between reform and libera-individual. Israel was chosen for siderably revised, and scientific on the event of "Miss Europe's liam as being a matter of emphasis. the purpose of wresting redemption costing figured largely in the reviv marriage, the whole contract became (Continued at foot of next column).' in the spiritual world.
null and void.
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