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Anthropologist's Odd Quest in Hong Kong
Mensuring the hoads of 1,200 Chi- nese is not a task that would up- peal to everyone, yet Mr. W. A. Lossa, Research Associate in An- thropology in the University of Hawaii, finds it of absorbing in terest. Mr. Lesso, who is making Hong Kong his headquarters dur ing a three-months expedition to interview to a Daily Prese repre various parts of China, gave an
sentative at the European Y.M.C.A. Kowloon, yesterday, where he is re- siding.
CHURCH NEWS
St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon
Services for Sunday, April 9. Palm Sunday
8.15 a.m.-Holy Communion. 10.00 am.-Young People's Ser vice and Primary Sunday School.
11.00 0.10.-Morning Prayer and Bermon. Preacher The Vioar.
An In. Subject, evitable Conflict."
3.00 pm. Confirmation Class,
Sunday Schooi.
6.00 p.m.--Evening Prayer and Sermon. Preacher-Rev. A. I. Stewart,
Arrangements for Holy Week. Monday, Tuesday and Wednes Communion, 7 a.m.
Tuesday, 12th inst.: Mothers' Union,,45 p.m.
growth of Christianity Amongst the Chinese in Hong Kong and Kowloon has been so rapid that it has been decided that the mis- sion work carried on in the New- Turritories shall in future be con- trolled by the Chinese Church. At the last annual moeting of the Hong Kong and New Territories Evan- gelisation Society the opinion was expressed that the Chinese Church as a whole would gain from the acceptance of this larger respon-
The purpose of his visit is today, April 10, 11 and 12:-Holy sibility, for it marked the emergence conduct experiments with Chinese of a determination to evangelise the types and ascertain how similar
been effected YINI MIELIPUR areas in the immediate vicinity types have
by which have not yet been converted
climatic and other conditions in the to Christianity, and to build up
Hawaiian Islands. The Departmented" in the Church Hall. "strong. self-supporting churches of Anthropology which Mr. Leasa
throughout the New Territories.
is representing is controlled by Founded in 1904, the Society has
Professor H. L Shapire, of the achieved valuable results in the American Museum of Natural His
tory, and the expedition has been villages, scattered around which are a number of churches and schools
financed from the G.8500,000 Fund with
Christian community of which the Rockefeller Foundation about one thousand. Whilst the
allocated for the study of sociolo- work of the Society has been pro-gical, psychological and anthropo gressing, the Chinese Church in logical features of racial types. The. Hong Kong has grown considerably. Hawaiian Islands contain a wide and has become part of a group of mixture of races and Mr. Lesse has already spent two years in studying the Chinese and Hawalings.
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Wednesday, April 12 Lenten Service at 6 p.m. Litany, Prayers and Meditation,
The Vicar will be in the Church from 5 to 6 pm, for any who wish to see him.
Thursday, April 13: The Choi will render. Stainer's Oricisxion" at 9 p.m. in the Church.
A celebration of Holy Communion will follow.
Friday, 14th inst.: GOOD FRI- DAY. Three Hours Service 11
Saturday, April 15: Easter Even- song, 6 p.m.
churches known as the Church of Christ in China." Hong Kong and the New Territories, together with
One of the principal objects of the Cantonese church in Macao and his researches in Hong Kong was
a.m. the study of Chinese who have re- Shanghai have been organised as the Sixth District of the Kwangtunglatives in Hawaii, to observe the Synod. It is now possible for thefluence of the Hawaiian climate pa their physique. He has made Chinese Church to undertake a larger share of the responsibility measurements of the heads and for the control of the work. It is other parts of the body of both thought that the groups of Chris-Hawaiian-Chinese and Hong Kong tians on the Mainland will grin, for Chinese, and his researches suggest they will have a new urge towards
that the climatic, dietary and other self-support, and will have closer influences composing the Hawaiian fellowship with the
environment tend to increase the stronger. churches with whom they will be physique of the Chinese. The head associated. It is hoped that the
becomes zounder and larger. thei cranial capacity greater, the statue
Easter Decorations,
Gits of flowers for Easter decora- tions will be very welcome, and should be sent to the Church on Saturday morning, 15th ast., in Bord tine. We shall be grateful, also, for the help of the ladies of the congregation in the work of decorating.
On Monday evening, 10th inst., at 9 p.m. under the auspices of St. Andrew's Chib, the Rer. E. H. C.
KOWLOON POLICE COURT POCKET CUTTER CAUGHT
A loiteror at the Kowloon Rail- way. Station was proved to be a pickpocket by a district watchman, whose suspicion was aroused and who kept a watch on the man's. nevements. A report was made to watchman by & returned emigrant from the Straits that he
dorner torr off. had lost a $5 note which had a The suspect was stopped and searched, and, a note answering the description was found on him. Sentence of four months hard labour was passed by Mr. Butters at Kowloon Magistracy.
non-Chinese churches will also bene-fuller and the chest deeper in area.Trebleck will given lecture on fit from the experience of co-operat- Mr. Less pointed out that it Peer Gynt" to members and ing with growing missionary- minded Chinese Church. This usually took from one to five friends. The lecture will be accom- change does not mark the possi-generations in a new environment to panied by incidental music.. bility or the desirability of the non-
Evolve these changes. It was to be Chinese churches ceasing to interest remembered, however, that the phy- themselves in the support and pro-sique and general stature only were gress of the work in the Newffected. The strictly. "racial fea Territories; rather should it mark tures," such as the colour of the the beginning of a combined effort eyes, the shape of the cars, lips
and nose, were to bring the existing churches to
not affected by self-support, and to attempt now.
environment within an observabis work in the scores of villages that period. It might take hundreds of have not yet been reached. Now Fenrs to change these features, methods will probably have to be which were largely influenced by used, and it is an encouraging sign heredity. Acquired characteristics, that the co-operation which has however, were often produced by existed during the past twenty-nine There was often a striking resem environment, food and climate. years should continue until the non. Chinese, and Chinese Churches of blance between the Chinese and Hong Kong and Kowloon can meet
the Hawaiians, who were racially in full-and-equal-fellowship with post far apert as some supposed a strong rural Church in the New The Hawaiians were a Polynesian Territories. "That the work has
race but they had a strain of continued so successfully is largely Malayan in there, as had the Chi due to the excellent support from me. They both showed traces of the various organisations in the Mongoloid-Mainy origine, Colony. In addition to the staff of :་ Men Growing Larger! the Society the London Missionary
Mr. Less made the interesting Society has provided two itinerant preaches who have been responsible assertion that the human race had for the works at Cheung Chau, Tai never attained its full physical sta- D and Sha Lo Wan, and the Rural to, but that under modern condi- Committee of the Federation of tons of hygiene, exercise and Chinese Churches has also supplied. Kientifically-prepared foods men helpers. There are churches at Tai were growing up to be fine physical Po and Lun Teuen, where a school specimens, as one poly had to has been continued without any ex-
the United States go to pense to the general funda of the the Hawaiian Islands to seg.
This might not
indicate that
Dr
A DANGEROUS PRACTICE
A Chineso was charged with trespassing on the grounds of the that annoyance was caused to pilots Kai Tak Aerodrome. It was statöd. whilst lauding by people walking, across the landing ground. A fine of 85 or one week was imposed..
A DEALER IN ARMAMENTS !
Á fme of 8100, or six weeks hard labour, was finposed on an old coolie named Kan Hong who was charged at the Kowloon Magistracy with rounds of revolver ammunition. Sergeant Waginud, stated that the Mongkok, police, received informa tion that, defendant, had been at tempting to sell the ammunition, and arrested him in the street with
Society. At Uen Long there are within a fow generations.a.race of being in unlawful possession of 49
two Sunday Schools and a day school with over forty scholars, giants would arise, but it suggest whilst there are other schools at that better and better physical Sheung Shui, Castle Peak, Tauenypes were being evolved each Wan and Chuen Lung, in which it generation. Recently Mr. Leem in is hoped to establish schools in the vestigated over 1,200 Chinese types near future. The Society is to be of all ages and both sexes at Chung it in his possession. The smmuni- congratulated on the splendid edu- Sang, and measured and classified tion was wrapped up in an old cational progress it has made in their heads. It is interesting to Chinese newspaper..
mbine recalled phyndegian Pro that he was associated with
the majority of the children would the be ignorant and illiterate. is no doubt that there is a excellent opportunity for such ovan- gelistic work and tare, is an tirely changed atitude on the
part of the combuutisty,
There forgot Landsteiner (winner of the gether with his present researches, Nobel Prize for Science) who dis have revealed facts of immense curvered the four blood groups into value to science. He intends to re- can be turn to the University of Hawaii in en-which the human race
divided Mr. Lessa has conducted June, when he will publish ́ ́s a number of blood tests which, to treatise on his researches in Chins
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