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WELSH LANGUAGE. POSTAGE STAMPS.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S SPEECH.
WEEKLY NOTES FOR COLLECTORS.
IN HONG KONG.
UNDESERVED CHARGES OF OFFICIAL - SLACKNESS,
Mr." Lloyd George; presiding at EARLY PROVISIONAL ISSUES the Welsh National Eisteddfed at Lianelly last month, delivered his address entirely in Welsh. Ho did so because on calling for a show of hands in an audience of twenty thousand people he found that there were not more than one hundred or two who could only understand English.
By W.S.]
An Interesting Study.
The surcharged stamps of this Colony, from first to last, make an interesting study. Although the over-printing of the surcharges dealt with above appears to have been very carefully performed, there are a number of varieties It with a fascinating interest. might be noted that the 16 conts. yellow with the surcharge inverted is generally acknowledged as the "peach" of Hong Kong stamps, with the 8 cents orange in the same condition Danging next: Whether such is really the case is open to an amount of speculation, but if monetary value is the medium by which such an exalted position is determined, it must be accepted as final, since it is certainly the most costly......
Bertram W. H. Poole informs us "When I hear of the Welsh lan-that early in 1879 a revision of Kuage losing ground," he said, "I the postal intes took place, making remember that there are tour times cents and 10 cents stamps " necessity. To Match provisional as many people speaking Welsh to- day as there were in the the days of these values were created by of Llewellyn the Great. You would surcharging some of the 18 cents not expect much Welsh spoken in lilac and 19 cents blue with The regular stamps which reached the House of Commons. When I cents and 10 cents' respectively, the Colony in July, and were issued first went there
were only six There was apparently some delay for sale in the following November, of us who could speak Welsh. There in ordering regular stamps of these were printed on paper water-mark- values, or in their despatch fromed Crown C.O. and perforated 14. are 21.of us today, including two London, for aone reached the The colours were 5 cents in bright members who sit for English con- Colony until July, 1980. stituencies. Welsh is holding its meantime other provisionals were ground and in many places is in- issued, these being formed by aur 8 cents creasing, and I am glad that the charging National Eisteddfod has returned orange, and 10 cents on 16 cents to Wales. I saw her last in Eng yellow and 24 cents green."" länd-in Liverpool. The Eistedd- fod pines when she is out of sight of the Welsh hills, and it is good to get her back."
Observing that Wales had an educational system that was aciong. the best in Great Britain and the world, Mr. Lloyd George attribut ed this largely to the pioneer work of those old apostles of Welsh educa- tion Grifith Jones and Vicar Prit- chard. To-day there is mueh reading of rubbish and too little reading of wise books-books like The Candle of the Welsh (Canwyl- ley Cymry). That book, written by Vicar Pritchard, was the best book of its kind since Thomas a Kempis. There, are more schools in Wales to-day, people know more, but they have forgotten much. Someone asked Dr. Johnson his opinon of a man, and the doctor replied: He never shows the hours. The danger in education in Wales to-day is that it points to the minutes with great detail, but never strikes the hour as clear ly be in the days of Griffith Jones. "Twenty-seven years have passed since I last presided at an Eistedd fod in Llanelly. What sort of generation has gone since then? A much better one than the present generation is. What sort of gen- eration is coming? Nobody yet knows. It does not know itself yet. It does not know its present direction, but upon the way it moves and settles its problems de- pends the fate of Britain and humanity."
A cents ол
In the
Although Mr. Poole was correct in stating that carly in 1979 a re- vision of postal rates took place,"it was not this revision that was no- countable for the surcharges men tioned above.
Furthermore, the postal rates introduced at the time mentioned above made no altera tion whatever to the existing values necessary.
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No Delay In Delivery.
to take
In February 1850, another revi- sion of postal rates. was made by the Governor in Council (vide Government Notification No. 42) and it was this revision which necessitated the introduction of the provisionals already referred to. The new rates were effect from March 1, 1960, and as the new stamps of the changed values arrived from London in July, rather than delay, as inferred by M. Poole, prompt despatch was apparently the order "of the day both as regards this Colony and London. The ever-readiness to attribute delays, faults, etc., etc., to Government procedure is again rushed by proper and reliable in formation. As a matter of fact, the regular stamps arrived in the Colony several months before they were really required, owing to Mr. Lister's Opportunity having come at last to considerably reduce the number of values existing by the introduction of a limited number based on a decimal system.
blue and the 10 cents in dull mauve. In the same year the colours of the 2 cents and the 48 cents were inter. ed in rose colour and the 48 cents changed so that the 2 cents appear- in brown...
PORTUGUESE COLONIAL
CANCELLATIONS.
Collectors who are interested in the stamps of Portugal and its colonies should keep their eyes open for the following numeral cancellations which are to be found on Portuguese stamps, but which properly belong under the respec- tive colonies:
48. Angra, 49. 'Horta.
50. Ponta Delgada. 31. Madeira.
to
New postage stamps from Italy commemorate the fourth centenary of the death of the great Fiorentine
Francesco Ferrucci, captain, whose military genius was duc the the restoration of Florence to Medici in the year 1530."
The Ferrueci centenary stamps are five in number, plus a further three values reserved for nerial postage, the highest denomination,
lire, being sold at a premium, of 2 lire upon its face value. Upon the stamp of 20 centesimi carmine Ferrucci appears mounted at the head of his army, while his death at the bands of his enemy Mara- maldo, by whom he was treacher cusly stabbed while wounded and a prisoner, is the subject of the design of the next three values- namely, centesimi green, 50c. violet, and 1.5 lire blue. The 3 x 2 lire orange bears the head of Fer- Miss Megan.
rucci wearing a steel helmet with Immediately Mr. Lloyd George
the vizor raised to show his profile. The three air post stamps present had finished his speech there were
& full length firare of the famous loud cries for "Megan." Respond-nican to think in such a way as ing. Miss Megan Lloyd George, not to be convinced of any sugges- soldier, mailelad, but with hend falcon resting M.P., also spoke in Welsh. Fel- tion made unless there are ade-oared and with a low-countrymen," she said, the quate grounds for the acceptance. upon bis ontstretched arm. Their
Do not junip to conclusions," ordenominations and colours are:- hour has struck, and now we will have the minute. (Loud laughter.)believe anything just because it 50c. violet, 1 lire brown, and 5 x 2 The strips I am afraid that I cannot say that happens to appear in print, or just lire violet-brown.
I was at the National Eisteddfod
last held in Llanelly 27 years ago.
I had only just come into this coun- try at that time, and I am afraid 3. did not then realise the import ance of the National Eisteddfod. But the Eisteddfod goes from strength to strength in its great some people
Need For Clear Thinking. To obtain the greatest amount oi pleasure out of stamp-collecting, one should not spurn the advia ability of thinking rationally.
because you happen to have heard throughout are reproduced in roto. it said. The foremost advantage gravure by the Italian State Print- guiced by such thinking is the cbing Office in Rome. vious one of a greatly lessened liability to error.
The one hundred and seventy-
The provisionals of 1880 afford very good grounds for the above fifth anniversary of the massacre of statement. Here we have five dif-General Braddock's force by the ferent values surcharged to meet French and their Indian auxiliaries the demands of but two changed near Morongahela. Pennsylvania, is mostly Englishmen, who say that postal rates. The general tendenes commemorated in a special 9 cents
work. There are
the Welsh language stands between us and something they call materi- al progress. Well, we want that, but what advantage is it to a na tion, to gain the world and leas her own soul?""
ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY.
STRENUOUS TESTS AT.V.B.C. Sergeants Harris and Brand, of the Hong Kong Police Force, are to be congratulated on their passing the severe text for the Award of Merit of the Royal Life Saving Society. The test took place on Tuesday afternoon at the Victoria Recreation Club's bath, and was conducted by Sergeant R. J. Hunt, the local representative of the Royal Life Saving Society. Among the number of interested spectators were Mr. LH. V. Booth AS.P.. and Lieut. Howard, of the Somerset Light Infantry,
of the untrained mind is to accept the first explanation which comes along, invariably with most un satisfactory results. To ascertain the way and the wherefore of even a provisional stamp issue gives strength of mind to nobler things, and if for no other reason, scient fie or rational thinking might well be cultivated, an
postage stamp of the United States issued for the first time at the town of Braddock, Pa., on July 9. The stamp. bears a semi-circular panel with the words "Battle of Brad dock's Field," and the central de sign is a statue of Colonel George Washington." Washington fought with the provincial troops in Brad- dock's ill-fated force, and the statue which figures on the commemora- tive stamp was unveiled at Brad- It is dock on the date of issue. the work of a Pittsburg sculptor, Mr. Frank Vittor
Old Offenders. Collectors, advanced in years, might resent the foregoing advice, and think it applicable only to beginners. From personal observa A a rappen stamp of picturesque tons more folly and indiscretion design just issued by the Principal can be recorded against the former ity of Liechtenstein is the forerun- than the latter. Age does not adner of a new pictorial issue for that ways spell wisdom." nor anti- country, designd by the Viennese quity virtue to the case already mentioned, slackness on somebody's part has been given as the reason for the number of pro visionais used pending the issue of the regular, stampa, but on proper investigation we find that it was no such thing.
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artist, H. C. Kozel. It represents a young woman in national costume carrying a basket filled with grapes and fruits, while in the background is seen the valley of Vaduz, with its orchards and vineyards. Print ed in a rich tone of red-brown, this stamp is required for postage upon Although the various surcharged newspapers, under 50 grammes in stamps of 1880 have been referred weight.
The test was of a strenuous nature as the candidates were re to as provisionhis, in reality only. In commemoration of the reaten- quired to enter the water fully about Efty per cent, come under ary of the landing of the French clothed and to rescue a drowning this category the remaining fifty troops at. Sidi Ferruch the Algerian man, To succeed, the candidate per cept, being sold, id surcharged Government has caused 40,000 sets must be a capable swimmer as is condition, merely to use up stamps of the tentennial stamps issued evident from the fact that he had for which Mr. Lister desired no earlier in the year to be overprint. to swim 200 yards back stroke, 200 further use at their proper face ed with the date, 14 Juin 1930." yards breast stroke and 200 yards value The percentage is based on They are to be sold only in com free style fully clothed,
the dates of issue of provisionals
The candidate in further required (March) of arrival in the Colony of plete series of 13 values at a fixed to undress in the water, pick up a the regular stamps (July) and of price of 30 franes per sét until
October 1
in a given tame vo form a beiskt guler stampe November)ently the will of 10 feet, and execute three styles clean sween of the unwanted values
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was made is without question, since used freely now by Indian extrem Three other Police Officers, Ser in 1981 not one of the 8, 12, 16, 18 ists for propaganda purposes, as geants Hill, Coleman and Simpson, and 24 cents stamps remained, sup letters posted in India and received were examined the same afternoon borted by a note by Mr. Faster to in Rangoon have affixed to the en find all passed the test for the life the effect that these values, to velope & coloured stamp bearing saving certificate and bronze medal-gether with the $10 stomp, were Mr. Gandhi's photograph and the
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