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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1931
LESSON SERMON.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST, HONG KÒNG,
"Christian Scienco" was the subject of the Lesson-Berman in
MR. SHAW MAKES
MERRY
PIDGIN ENGLISH AS CLASSIC.
BURNED MAN SUSPICIONS.
BODY ON RUBBISH HEAP.
Under circumstances which tho police regarded as suspicious, the
al Churches of Christ, Scientist, ADMIRATION FOR NO CAN body of a young man burned on Sunday, June 28,
"Arise,
The Geldon Text was shino; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee," (Isaiah 60; 1.)
Among the citations, which
ch com- prised the Lesson-Sermon was the following from the Bible-Veri- ly, vorily, I say unto you. Ho that believeth on me, the works
that I do sball he do nlse; and greater works than these shall he do; becaus I go unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shal, ask in my name, that will I do, thint the Father may be glorified in the Son." (John 14; 12, 13)
The Lesson-Sormen also includ ed the following passage from the Christian Science textbook Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures," by Mary Baker Eddy: Chriat, as the spiritual or true idea of God, comes now as of old, preaching: the gospel to the peor, healing the sick, and casting out evils. Is it error, which is re storing an essential element of Christianity, namely, apostolic, divine healing! No, it is the Science of Christianity which is restoring it, and is the light shine ing in darkness, which the dark- ness comprehendi nct." (p. 347.)
“BULLY" OF WOMEN;"
ACTOR AND DANCER SENT TO
PRISON.
Lionel Herbert Belcher, aged 37, described as an actor, was found guity at London Sessions cf com- mon assault--he hit a woman on tenced to two months' hard labour.
the head with a bottle-and sun-
RESTOCKING
WORLD'S WARDROBE.
L.S.D. OF SUMMER INVASION OF BRITAIN.
1,000 U.S. LAWYERS.
Great Britain is on the eve of one
REFRESHING FRUITS OF REVOLUTION.
MADRID CONTRACTORS STOP WORK.
THOUSANDS OF MEN DISCHARGED.
Madrid, May 31.The Minister. of Finance has made a statement.
beyond recognition was discovered
Moto Mr. Bernard Shaw, in a speech on a rubbish dump Gear / at Letchworth declared that there Manor golf couras, Mill Hill was no correct English; wo all MiddleBox.
The position of the body raised of the biggest tourist seasons intended to allay public concern speak differently.
has ever known, says a Homever the inancial situation, but it paper.
is feared that his explanations LYO
The subject of his address was Libraries and the English Langu age, and he had many amusing things to say about both.
Incidentaly be declared that it was a visit to the British Museum that made him a Communist "And," he added," "I shall live and die a Communist.''
“Gfemmar," "Mr. Shaw said, "ia an abomination, and for the most
the suspicions which prompted the polico to call out the detective chiefs of the district.
Investigations began immediate ly, and were pursued by Supt. Cornish, of the Big Five, and Div. Det-Inspr. Bonnott.
Within the next three months 200.000 visitors from the United
Dominions and Colonies "are ex-
States, South America, Germany France and all parts of the pected to take their holidays with The body, dressed in clothes of å
in England's our shores, texture, was discovered by
Their total expenditure is esti carman, who went to the fold tomated at about £20,000,000.
hardly calculated to have the effect. ho desired. Anxiety is evident throughout the country, and the Government has lost the confidence
Loft, which at first supported it. of large sections, beth Bight and
The Finance Minister doclared that thres vital questions word causing concern in financial and
of capital from Spain, the unpre- ps business circles, namely, the exodus
part superfluous, and English bar turn his horses out to grass The money will be apont mainly It was lying on the sloping side in steamship and railway fares of the dump in such a position botol accommodation, sight-seeing
the advantage of having precious little grammar in it. My own, be lief is that pidgin English will probably be the classic English of the future: An Englishman says, I am sorry I cannot oblige you;" the Chinaman says, 'No can, and expresses himmolt perfectly. (Laugh- ter.)
The foreigner is always careful ly taught how to pronounce the English language, and he comes to these islands where nobody can prontunco it,"
Other nations in competition with English were hampered by grammar, and their languages were
inflected.
terr
"Land Tull of Music."
that had the man bean sleeping tours, the luxury trades cedented fall in the peseta, and
the slightest movement would
lothes.
the increase inst week in the fiduci
have caused him to roll to the "The majority of oversene vistry issue of six thousand millica
bottom,
·Hotel Dump.
tora spend a good deal of their money in re-stacking their ward robes, said the manager of a -big West End store to the New Chronicle recently, particularly to Britishers home on leave from Government and com
silk mercial posta abroad, where
This applies
Part of the dump, which consista of rubbish brought from London hotels, is continually smouldering but it is understood that the body was some distance from any part which had been recently burned.
The dump is on the side of the | stockings and evening gowns, railway usually used for goods fashionable shocs and well-cut suita traffic only and some distance away are unobtainable. from the passenger line. It is not considered possible that the man could have fallen from a passing
British Clothes Best. "Once upon a time the women would go to Paris for their things, On the point that there is no and been overcome by the Now they need go no further afield
fumes from the burning dump. correct English," Mr. Show said he was not sure that the direction When the carmau discovered the than the West End. The men have always come to London for their would always be in the lines of the body he ran to the nearest police naw outfits. An American visitor invariably takes home with him language at Oxford and Cam-man, the police surgeon waS BUND- moned and the body was examined
several English-made suits bridge.
as it lay on the dump.
"Sports goods are also in de Lator it was taken to Hendon mand. The trade in tennis racquets mortuary, where a further exami-lout is worth several thousands of nation was carried out in the
pounds each year." presence of the detectives engaged on the case.
Det, sergeant Ccleman said that Belcher had been convicted of as He gave examples of speech from sault on his second wife in 1924. third safe le par as self-confessed Dogs, where the boys said "O He had been separated from his school he visited in the Isle ofter drug-taker. was when they meant "I" and pointed For six years had been in cut how much any girl would pro France and Belgium as a profes for to be proposed to in such broad siopa, dancer, and inquiries had. been made about him by the police cf both countries.
A
In 1918, at an inquest on an ac
tress in London, Belcher, a witness stated that he was a dope traf äcker. He had not been charged in connection with this.
He associated with women and was a bully among them, but he had never been known to assault
a.man.
I
"I am sorry, I can say nothing in his favour," added the officer.
course you are, fagging over that typewriter all day! Why don't you persuade your Taipan to get a
Gestetner?
It would save him hundreds of dollars, and you'd be fresh as paint at 5 o'clock like I am!
A. Gestetner
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(Eastern), Lamited.
NEW BANK BUILDING. "DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL
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pesetas, the limit fixed by the banking law of 1921.
With regard to the increase in the note circulation Senor Pricto stated: "The oxodus of capital, so difficult to arrest, and the hoard ing of notes by people with no com
mon Bonse, place the Government in the position of having to BU- thoris an increase in the fiduciary. circulation."
The Government were experieno- ing difficult moments; the Bank of Spain because of a scarcity of notes restricted credit banks, which in turn restricted it to industry and commerce.
tó
private
***No Other Remedy." Contractors of public works were running short and were on the point of ceasing work, Some in Madrid had already been ob- of workers. This week-end several liged to dismiss a large number thousands more would bo-discharg ed. In one or two weeks more all work would have been suspended. The Travel Association of Great There was no other remody, stat- Britain and Ireland is anticipated the Minister, but to authoriso ing a mild German invasion" an increase of the circulation of notes.' It was the lesser option.
authorised "There will be more Germans on Despite the increase
From a preliminary examination: language, rather than the mere affected speech of some people.. of the charred body, the Division-
"The pronunciation of the fual Surgeon was unable to ascertain holiday in Britain this year than ture may be the pronunciation of the cause of death, which he de-ever before," said an official yes- the Isle of Dogs, and then theclared and taken place about 24 terday. Of all our visitors they whole land will be full of music," hours previous to the finding of the are the most intense. Their in said Mr, Shaw.
"Some men, especially politi cians, be went on, bave such a command of language that you are
body.
Found in The Jungle." It was stated at Scotland Yard that as far as can be ascertained
terest lies primarily to Britain's industrial progress. To them the details of a now: store or a great vicctrical undertaking are of more
circulation had
:
not reached
last week, he stated; the fduciary 5,200,000,000 pesetas, the amount fixed in a decreo, published some weeks, aga
The fall in the peseta, he said, was due to speculation abroad. The fall in fifteen days frrom 40 to 57 to the £ had no technical, justifica tion at all.
tempted to any that the language at present there is no suspicion of interest than historical buildings. that he had offered his resignation
has command of them. It is a remarkable thing that although that distinguished author Mr. James Joyce has five hundred thousand words in the English language in which to write his books, he spends his time in in- Д voating new words. In some of his latest works he has about 20 per cent of words you have never seen before.
"If you made me King of Eng land I might fall short in many ways of the ideal, but you would not object to me on the ground that my spisech was disgraceful. If you made me Aarchbishop of Canterbury, I could get away with the talking part. If you made. me Lord Chief Justice I could sen. topce you denth in a way that would do honour to the occasion," (Laughter.)
foul play." -
Tho Finance Minister admitted
but that the Cabinet and refused. to accept it.LARU
They come from every quarter of Just after midnight Supt.
the globe. Next to United States Cornish, Detective Inspector Ben tourists, they are the world's The Minister of Finance said nothing of the bad effects produced nett, Detective Inspector Pickett, greaest travellers."
in certain circles herb and abroad. the Divisional Surgeon and Inspec
A Thousand Lawyers
by the contracts recently signed with the Russians for three years tor Face, and other axperts, hold
The greatest increase this year, for the supply of petroleum. A conference in Edgware Police however, will be shown in visitors largo section of the people of the Station. They had before them a from South America. Our book of the currency is fundamentally country are convinced the problem box-containing the remains of ahin inga from this country are à re political. Without political stabil bones, ribs and nails, and the heele cord," reports the Savoy Hotel.ity there can be no monetary of boats, a pair of eyeglases and a We have to thank the Prince of stability, and the situation is far
from stablo. tobacco box.
Wales and Prince George for thiss it is a direct result" of their recent visit to that continent?AN
Judging by fragments of his clothing and boots the man was One of the largest single parties probably a man of the working visiting England will be 1,000 U.B. class, though the nails conveyed the to study every napect of the Eng
lawyers, who are coming in July impression that he had not been lish legal system. employed in vigorous workfor some time.
The place where the body was found is known locally as the Jungle, and the only persons who frequent it are Rypsies and people The English language was a cof the tramp class lection of noises, and it was esti
It is a very lonely spot soine
TO CONQUER LONDON."
SPANISH DANCER'S
AMBITION
FALL OF PESETA.
SPANISH GOVERNMENT'S
NEW REGULATION.
Madrid, 30.—The measurer al ready taken to stop the fight of measures are embodied in a decree capital together with other Dew
to be published to-morrow. Pro hibited operations include
The purchase of foreign securi ties not listed on the official Spanish Bourses with oth exception of issues circulated in the country with Government authorisation.
The purchase of foreign curreny. cies by sending pesetas out of Spain
A reception in honour of the mated that there were only square miles in extent, and situatat Spanish dancer, La Argen- tina, who makes her English debut distinct noises. A Somerset, farmed between the Watford and the at the Adelphi Theatre this after was said to get through life with Barnet Bye pass. It can only be noone was given by Mr. and Mrs 300 words a
and a fow expletives reached by walking. Over fields. Hotel yesterday, says a Home rency by a private bank. The ex
C. B. Cochran at the Dorchester The possession of foreign (Laughter.J
There are no houses in the vicinity. | paper
port of money in gold, silver Ch Clipping Words,
The Spanish Ambassador and paper of an amount exceeding five. Senora db, Perez de Ayala, made thousand pokeats. The sending of There was a dangercus tendency nowadays to shorten words. When
their first appearance in Londen an international postal order for "One of the things smashing up Society at the reception
sum exceeding one thousand he was young they used the word:
modern,
La Argentinn was born in Buenos pesetas. but young people to our civilisation at the present day had caly heard moden, or this, go bthe finances of Aren, and takes her name from The opening of pesta credits on even "mod.". Eventually such in charge of the finances of the the country of her birth. She is a guarantes in foreign geld; our words might drop out of uso asworld do not understand fance, however of pure Spanish blood; rency The transfer to places and they do not understand world half Anda using and half Castilian, abread of foreign currency not ac meaningless.
This is very distressing to me," policy diplomacy in the larger Her first great success, was inquired in conformity will the 10- said Mr. Shaw, as one of my those in command had not diplo her name as one of the groat single
senso. · That, was largely because Paris, and since then she lias medê gulatione, by O professionn! requirements is to
All currency operations wit bove my words, spokes on the matins, industrial or real political interpretative artists of the world stage, and presently I shall be gifts. They had the gift of the it in her ambition to ocnquer
gab. (Laughter.) You really hate London, and she certainly wont able to listen to a play of mine. without boing able to understand to be very careful in following long way towards achieving it A private bank cannot cporate a werd of it (Laughter.) political leaders. We have three yesterday. This fascinating little with foreign countries without por
"The politician, with a command separate words-statesman, orator lady with the flashing black yes mission of language may get into a poli- and windbag Laughter.) soon had the cosmopolitan gather Contraventions of these regula tical position which really he does werenul havertus langues ing at her foot, so 10 sprak Not tions will be dealt with res not carry uns enough intellectu~for the whole of Europe i thefo only in the choreography of her same lines as smuggling offences ally to qualify himself.for. Her would be an enormous multiplich dances horoh composition, but while the perscat found guilty of henr.) He may make wonderful tion of the powers of the whole she also designs her costumes them will be placed at the dis spoechos and be perfectly useless as body of men to co-operate and And, last but not least, he is a post of the Minister of the In an administrator, elas g the dreams of Utopians would be virtuoso performer on the citerior, who may adopteroptional (Continued at foot of neze column ), cemo comparatively easy ryan ko ka
tanets
foreign countries for cash or terms. ara centralized in the official er change headquarters,
CASUTER.