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Illuminating Address By Mr. G. P. de Martin
In a very illumlasting talk sutitled "The Indyonce of Lantu- age upon Thought," Mr. G. P. de Martin, addressing 2 lares ex- thering of Rotarions at the Rotary tinin yesterday, stressed that language was not a racial characteristic
"We do not inherit it from our ancestors along with blue or binck" hair. No man is born to que, language more than an- other, he speaks the language be has learned. From par parents we inherit nothing physically of intellectually which could lead us unconsciously to develope the same speech as theira"
Introducing the speaker, the President, Professor Foster took the opportunity of sunouncing th
that the directors of the Club bad agreed to help in the entertainment of 3 young ladies who are to visit the Colony from Australia. (laughter and cheers),
ordinary decently polite way of addressing everybody."
Professor Simpson of the Hong Kong Univerdig, had very kindly conserted to address the gathering English is now more often used when the girls would be the guests in "diplómatle documents than at of the Club, which would of course, one time but the ghater precision for it the be open to ladies. Those members of French still wins intending to bring along their lady primary in this regard. Reason- friends were, therefore asked, to {ing with a rigid medium leads tq, send
In particulars as soon as Unescapable conclusions, while with possible to the Hon. Secretary to a loosely constructed medium there facilitate arrangements The Pre- WI always be the danger of losing sident added that "the loan of sight of the great principle of or- masheds and cars would very der in thinking but the way w be left open to compromise. "Gi us" said, not altogether ironically, the late Mr. Augustine Birrell ir one of his essays, "give us safety in our opinions. Let who will be logical."
much be appreciated.
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Addressing the gathering Mr. Martin prefaced his remarks by suggesting that in giving a talk rather than delivering a lecture he would not be rigorously obliged to keep to a narrow track but could HOSPITABLE LANGUAGE proceed in the manner of a bus English is a hospitable langu- rather than a trau
age and lateh foreign impor Disraeli. once said that the best tations, if useful are as much way of becoming acquainted with | at home as those of Anglo- a subject was to write a book about Saxon or Norman-French origin. it. Obviously this was not always The "hospitality given to French successful.
But an invitation to military terms and the fact that give a talk provides an opportun-they sometimes appear in print Ity to reduce to something like with capital letters have led to order ideas that drift vaguely in amusing mistakes on the part of our heads.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1935.
THE ROYAL ENGINEERS
MISS RIBEIRO'S MUZZLING ORDER
Successful Functions
Held
ABSENCE
Anxiety Caused By Phone Message
TO CONTINUE
For
No Steps For Free Inoculation
Government
It was regrettable that the Stating that the whole affair was A letter from Pyhist Drive and rombols held ons misunderstanding, Mr. V. R. V.relative to compulsory inoculation Monday evening last, in Walling Ribeiro of No. 125 Lockhart Road, of dogs as recommended by the ton Barracks was marred by rainfather of Mercedes Ribeiro (17) Sanitary Board was laid on the the clerk of the weather deciding who was earlier reparted to have table at the fortnightly meeting to turn on his taps and drench been kidnapped, said that on refer this body, which was held yet ing everything just before the ceiving a phone call late on Mon-terday in the Post Office Build- commencement
day night that his daughter was to ing, presided over by Mr. W. trouble he lost no time in com- Carrie municating with the police to, that effect
J.
However, previous arrangements had been made in case of this
The letter stated that the mat- and the Drive was auccessfully
ter in question will receive the held in the Sappers Dining Room.
In an interview granted to a re- careful 'considération of the Gav and in spite of the rain, 23 tables presentative of the "Dally Press" ernment but "that at present ad- were occupied by members of the Mr. Ribeiro sald in explanation vised Government can see до Association and their friends whay daughter went out with a grounds from relieving owners of sat down to a very enjoyable party, without my know edge. She the cost of inoculation, except in game.
stayed at a girl friend's house the case of village watch dogs. where they danced till rather a late which hour. There was no telephone so
are licensed without she could not communicate withi me. She was afraid to return home alon, so she stayed there for the night.
The Prizes were won by Mrs. J. & Kennard, 1st. Mrs. J. Fodes, and Mrs. O'Reilly, 3rd and Mr. Greagh, 1st. Mr. Mercer, and and Mr. Bowden, 3rd, gentlemen, these being very kindly presented by Mrs. E. Casey, to whom a hearty vote of "thanks was given After refreshments had been served, tombola, was started.
It may not be generally known. that whilst these functions are held in the open, necessary, owing to climate conditions they are held under cover in the Sap- pers Dining room so whatever the weather, they will always be held. For the next Whist Drive and Tombols to be held on Monday. 9th September, arrangements are being made for car parking. It is therefore hoped that as many members of the Association, their friends and all others interested win not let the weather deter them from coming along.
"The whole affair was
& mis-
charge."
der "no relaxation can be enter- With regard to the muzzling - tained while cases of rables con-
tinue to occur."
Included:**
Those present at the meetth
understanding, and my daughter phoned up at about 10 o'clock in Hon. Mr. R. M. Henderson, Vice- everything. The idea of the ka-SCA; Dr. G. W. Pope,
he morning when she explained President; Hon. Mr. ̈ ̄N. L. Smith, MOH: napping had been a misunder Mr. Wong Kyong Tin.. Mr. L. C. standing on the part of the 10-F. Bellamy; Dr. R. A. de Castro formant.
Basto; Dr. L Shu Fan; Mr. C. J. Roc, Secretary; Mr. Im Fing Tseung, Asst. Secretary.
"Naturals," added Mr. Ribeiro. "not knowing where my daughter was at the time and receiving the phone message in question, I took amiss so I lost no time in report it for granted that something was ing the affair to the Police."
The business before the meeting Was Be follows:
1-Letter Trom Government re- lative to compulsory inocu- lation of dogs. 2-Minute by the President re- lative to the conservancy contract for Shaukiwan. 3-Application for an eating house licence at No. 44, Wing Lok Street, ground. floor (the portion facing Hillier Street). 4 Appication for aneating bouse Hicence at No. 224, Shanghai St., ground floor.
THE LETTER
kidnapping created quite a stir in The Ars report of the alleged town, and until a late hour yester- day afternoon the Police were en- It is also desired to have known who was the party responsible for gaged in an attempt to discover that if any ex-RE. In the Colony the message received by Mr. Ribeiro 15-not aware that the BROCA to the effect that his daughter was annual dinner is being held on in the hands of kidnappers. October 12th next, the Chairman c/o S. of Works Office Command the message had now been proved Detective Sergt. Fitches said that His first instance was distinction of being mentioned in Headquarters, Victoria Barracks to be a hoar' and as far as the secretary's Office dated August 13,
will be pleased to give all par-Polios knew and according to a subsequent statement made by the she stayed at a friend's house.
Mr. de Martin's proposition was that the words possessed and used by different persons or groups of persons react upon their mental
processes.
was
"I have said 'It twice.
That alone should encourage the crew, I have said it thrice. What I tell you three times is true."
non-military persons who seek in vain in atlases for point d'appul and plad & terre and are puzzled by that sturdy warrior General Terrain who has so often had the dispatches!
common.
SPEECH OR CONDITIONS Similarly saving our humanity, we would not expect thought processes to run quite on the same lines with such" different
Yoruba or French thought media as Chinese, Welsh,
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The letter from the Colonial
laid before the meeting read as follows:
Tam directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 315/ 192 of July 31; 1935. and to state In reply for the information:- c1 the Sahliary Board that the re- commendation for compulsory inoculation of dogs will receive the careful consideration of the Government, but that at present advised Government can grounds for relieving owners of the cost of inoculation, except in the case of village watch dogs, which are licenced without charge. 2-In any event no relaxation of the muzzling order can be eri- tertained whille
cases of rabies" continue to occur."
see no
from Engish which owing to its mixed origin is a very rich language
In spite of the hybrid origin of ticulars. and part of this wealth lies in an English hybrid words are undesir- abundance of words having more able. In a sunal English town or less the same meaning but dit
there used to be a place of enter- fering in form and origin.
tainment known as "The Hippo- not expect architectural forms to After the assassination for mur-drome." There was nothing wrong resemble one another in districts. der) of Julius Caesar Shakespere with the word, though it was not where builders have to depend re makes his conspirators run about very suitable for the entertainment spectively on wood or clay, marble the streets crying "Liberty! Free provided. With the advent of the or mud leaves or, stone, The domi Enfranchisement?" They moving pictures the place changed characteristic forms of the Swiss might have saved their breath. hands and was renamed "Picture chalet, the adobe' of South America, Any one of these words would drome." A place with such a name the marble palazzo of Italy, the have been enough. But Shakespere was doomed and soon came to wattle huts of tropical villages have
failure. right Politicians are ever financial
Even in the been dictated by the available Education spendthrift of words.
Department, which material. ought to be above suspicion in such matters, it was once shamelessly proposed to buy a contraption described as a "projectoscope}"
Language is not a rcfal charac- In the science of Logic there is our ancestors along with blue eyes teristics We do not inherit it from
With reference to item 2 rela- a fallacy known as Argument in s
tive to the conservancy contract. Circle and the richness of English, the language more than another art all al'ke whatever be our speech the President announced that in stated that this would
or black hair. No man is born to In our most simple reactions we
for Stan Ki Wan; the President its redundance Indeed, lends itself He speaks the language which he or condition: whether we get our answer to his appeal earlier on, the over a period of three years, and extend to this fallacy by enabling us to mas learned. From our parents we culture from the "Forest of Pen-had received several offers already it was the intention of the Board enunciate a proposition in words of wherit nothing physically or in-cils or from the universities of for the loan of matsheds and cars to invite further tenders for the Germanic origin and then to suptellectually which could lead us Europe: whether we strive in the port it by nating it all over again unconsciously to develope the same "madding crowd" of cities or like
Guests introduced included: contract.
Applications for licences for an speech as theirs.
Messrs. A. F. Duggleby (Manila), eating house at No. 44, Wing Lok Gray's rude rustics, "keep thew J. Giel (Batavia), D. H. Blake, Street, and at No. 224, Shanghai. tenour" of our way H H. Beddow, W. Summers (Hong Street, Yaumati, respectively were along the sequestered vale of Kong) and Alan Howell (Manila), refused on the recommendation of the select committee, who found that in the former place. it was. totally inadequate as there was no kitchen accommodation, and as regards, the latter the premises were wholely unsuitable.
SCIENCE OF LOGIC
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Language and nationality are freedom of speech must always be only connected by accidents of life." Some one hits us: we hit advantageous to the state because time or place. Most of the words back. The sun scorches it is highly conducive to the in- in a present day English dictionary move into the shade. We pick up terests of the community that each come from Latin and were brought something hot! we drop it. We are Individual should enjoy a perfect in from the Normans who were a cold: we cover ourselves; we do this ly unlimited liberty of expressing Germanic. people who got them even in sleep, his sentiments." The passage from the French who were mostly ustrates the danger of supposing Celts and imported, them from but physiological stimulus and booklet dealing with the "Inter-
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