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JESUS OR BUDDHA?" DEMOCRACY
Reader's Constructive
Criticism
"CHINESE WON'T TAKE
CHRISTIANITY”
(The Editor, "The Hong Kong Dally Press.").
Canton, Oct. 13,"
Dear Sir,- There Wis a very interest
in your ing article published paper of even daté entitled "Jesus or Buddha?" by Tue. Tan Tai Esq., and it is to this article that I should like to reply in the follow- ing, for it just fits into my studies of Chinese history and philosophy. and If you care to publish this,
OTHERWISE it night lead to some kind of a
It is well within the realm of reasonable speculation that, it
and described by the name of the peoples of the world to-day were to be asked, "What is your
fear?".
the unever greatest would be contained in the words -National Insecurity.
Peter Cyril Jackson exclusively.
Dated the 13th day of October, 1936.
NEW TELEVISION
WONDER
Events Can Be "Filed" And Used Again
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to the
same stage in China as it did, without the mission to India.
FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCE The fundamental difference be- tween East and West lles in the fact that we Westerners take life point of the materialistic from view, whilst the Chinese consider It organically-even if they are not Tacists in the ancient sense of course); thus the Christian re- igion, which is a religion that came into existence among peo- ples with materialistic ideas, can never replace Buddhism, Taoism, (Mohammedanism) and Confu- China, lest It be
CHINA
IN SINO-JAPANESE
RELATIONS
National People's
cause
Congress
Nanking, Oct. 15.
Negotiations To Be Resumed
Nanking. Oct. 15.
In resumption of The delay formal Sino-Japanese negot ations, however, does not indicate a dead- lock or inactivity.
Since the interv ew between Mr.
CROWDS CHEER ROOSEVELT
"President Defends
New Deal
瘤
"We have come through the head of the struggle to preserve demo- racy and, where nations in other parts of the world lost that fight. we won it." he said.
Chicago, Oct. 15. General Chang Chun, te For- It
estimated that nearly A proposal has been made for postponement of the National Peo-eign Minister, and the Japanese 100.000 attended the vast demon ple's congress, which is to usher in Ambassador, Mr. Kawagoe, whose stration of welcome to Mr. Frank- a reign of democracy in China, last interview took place on" Sep-lined D. Roosevelt who in an im- from November 12 for either one tember 23 when the negotiations portant speech stated that the New year or an indefinite period be- for readjustment of Sino-Japanese Deal saved the system of private the election of delegaces relations reached an impasse, are profit and free enterprise after the cannot be completed due to the not likely to meet again until next national menace by concentration' date being considered by a special week according to usual well-in of wealth and power. committee appointed by the Cen- formed sources tral Kuomintang. A proposal that for the congress, be postponed three months only was considered. but it is understood this has been ruled out. There is also a body of opinion" favouring the holding of the congress on a scheduled date, but it is pointed out that in this event the Government would have to appoint delegates for several provinces where elections cannot be held in time.
The proposal to postpone the changed and adapted to the Chin-meeting this year is supported by time that sufficient ese mind as Matteo Ricci (died arguments
would thus be made available for 1810) did already"
completion of the elections. The proposal for indefinite postpone ment is based on the theory that the Central Kuomintang will then be in a position to convene the congress any time it deems con- venient and necessary.
discussion of a more interesting kind than the ordinary stuff Hong Kong people seem to like to gossipcianism in about.
CONTENTIONS -
The lives of Buddha and Jesus have much in common, but even an analogy, does not justify any conclusions. but can only serve as interesting comparison.
I refer in the following to the article of Mr. Tse Tsan Tal
the possibilities of another deve- lopment of Buddhism and Chris-
tianity had the dream of Ming T
(Yung Ping) been interpreted in
a different way, and had the spec- ial mission on which He set out been destined for Palestine instead
It is that feeling which in the "Buddha or Jesus," which hints at paat has driven nations point of hysteria when they have acted regardless of conse- quences, blind to the inevitable issues. Throughout the world one sees the somewhat harrow-of for India; in which case not ing spectacle of gehius devoting Buddhism but Christianity would its talents to the perfecting of be predominant among Chinese inventions which, in far too many instances, are calculated to
In future it will be possible to destroy rather than to
televise events and "ale" them for televiewing at a later date
Baird engineers have prepared
this latest form of apparatus for the regular BBC, television pro- grammes which will be rad.uled shortly. Experts
tion.
12123.
at Alexandra
they could not possible appear in the television studios.
create.
If inventors were only concerned with thinking out new gadgets, life would be more peaceful' and perhaps more interesting.
religions nowadays.
With this assumption I cannot agree at all, and facts, together with history, disprove such a possibility.
I admit that trivial incidents like the interpretation of the dream of Ming i have oc- castonally a far-reaching effect on the history of a country, and China At the international Exhibi.is no exception. But in this case
the writer must not
forget two
sent to India, for Bae Ma Kwang
(a Chinese historian of the middle
China.
He says
Palace recently saw a demonstration of inventions, which opened things, firstly the interpretation of at the Central Hall, Westmins❘ Ming T's dream may not as all One of the biggest problems the ter" a few weeks ago, visitors be the reason why the mission was BBC, have to face is the high were able to see rotary teapot cost of good television program-stirrers, braces which could be ages), gives another explanation for
By means of the Baird in-converted into a belt, weed ex sending this mission. termediate film system repetitions
tractors which did not require that the younger brother of the. of outstanding items can be given
was a Taoist and had at negligible cost, while variety of stooping, and so
This emperor on.
intercourse with ghosts, and har- programmes will be helped by the sounds and is innocent and
ing heard of the spirit of Buddha fact that important art ses can be amusing, but the dangers which in India, he persuaded his bro- recorded at convenient hours when this passion for new devices may ther, the emperor, to send & mla- bring Buddha's spirit to incur were pointed out by Mr. sion to A. P. M. Fleming in an addrese given recently to the Manage; ment Conference at Oxford:
"In these days of intensive
if the dream was really the rea- research and equally rapid ex-son for the expedition to India, pansion of new scientific know- then this expedition did not bring ledge there is increasing danger the Buddhistic ideas back with of a new discovery replacing, them, but merely sponsored the almost overnight, processes or commodities which have in
·volved enormous capital ex- penditure in plant and equip ment."
Scenes or persons can be filmed like an ordinary "movie" and then transmitted from Alexandra Pa- lace to television receiving screens. But whereas films for ordinary cinema screening. take several
hours to develop and process, the
Baird
apparatus docs the
DLT whole job in 30 seconds,
THE ACTOR'S 'SHADOW".
The whole time an event is being televised the intermediate alm system will follow like a shadow, never quite catching up with it but immediately behind,
In this way an actor, for ex- ample, could watch himself acting a part while continually keeping slightly ahead of what he could see himself doing on a television
acreen!
We have learned this to our cost.
Britain led the way in rail Ways, but that meant that our equipment was the sooner out of By means of television "nles" date. This has been the story of events in Great Brain can be much of our industry. Countries sent to the Dominions and Colonies which come later into the indus- for retransmission from local tele-trial field have all the benefit of visions.
BRITISH NAVY INCIDENT
Case Of Insubordination
Reported
may
Secondly, Buddhism was not in- troduced solely from India but also from other countries where it had.
already gained a firm fooding, and
introduction of this new religion and facilitated the work of the immigrating monks.
that
It is my conviction Buddhism would have reached the
PARIS CABINET MEETING
Paris, Oct. 14. At a Cabinet Council meeting held under the chairmanship of President Lebrun, Foreign Minis- ter Delbos reported on the step the German Charge taken by d'Affairs with regard to Thorez' speech on Sunday.
The Cabinet Council thereupon studied the police report of the speech, in order to ascertain whe- ther it justified the institution of an investigation. No mention of this is however made in the oft-
new processes which it is often impossible for the countries that have developed them to use.
What is the solution? "Birth control of ideas" sound attractive, but is hardly cial statement issued, which mere- possible. You cannot check the instinct to invent. "Planning," the solution offered by Mr. Fleming, may mean everything or nothing: may mean every- thing, that is, only if it is done internationally.
ly states that Foreign Minister Delbos reported on the Geneva proceedings and the general inter- national situation, and Minister of on the strike
Interior" Salengre London, Oct. 15.
A slight case or insubordination
is reported on H.M.S. Guardian, the Atlantic Fleet netlaying vessel in the Forth, on October 1.
The Admiralty states that the incident, which only lasted a few minutes, consisted of reluctance and a short delay in falling in.
The normal routine of the ship was not affected.--- Leuter.
And there is,
one field in which international i control of inventions is absolutely necessary--in armaments.
situation- Transocean News Service.
RECENT DISORDERS IN LONDON
London, Oct. 14.
B
The feverish race by every
The recent political disturbances nation not to be a day behind in London, involving Fascists and any possible rival in the mo- Communists, were considered at dernity of itn armaments means the weekly meeting of the Cabinet the frequent scrapping of ruin- to-day, at which Bir John Simon, the Home Secretary, reported on ously expensive and totally un-
the matter of the wearing of poll productive weapons of destructical uniforms, but it is under- tion.
NO COURT MAKTIAL
'London, Oct. 15. An authoritative announcement regarding HMS, Guardian states there will be no court martial. Unfortunately it is still more The incident is trivial and has profitable to design a Maxim been completely closed.
gun than patent braces.
Ecuter.
SURVIVED SUPPRESSION Besides these contemplations, we have the historical developments. Buddhism was suppressed in China just as cruelly as Christianity in Europe, or later in China, but al- ways Buddhism survived, without that any special missionary work. was done by the Buddhists to auch as by the Christian an extent churches. When Christianity came to China it had about equal treat ment es Buddhism in the "long
Fun.
POSTPONED INDEFINITELY ··
Nanking, Oct. 15,
The credit for national recovery Kawagoe and General Chiang Kal- belonged to the Government shek on October 8 which paved the Searchlights, raked the sky, fre
exploded, and teeming way for resumption of negotia- works
the Pro. tions, there have been almost daily thousands cheered, as
sident's car accompanied by twenty meetings between Mr. Kao Tsung- w, chief of the Asiatic affairs de- others drove in procession to the partment of the Foreign Omce, stadium where Mr. Roosevelt was Mr. Suma. Japanese Consul Gen-nominated candidate for the pre- eral and Mr. Shim dau, secretary to sidency in 1932. the Japanese EmbassZ"-
Reuter
HENRY FORD CONDEMNS" Detroit, Oct. 14. "I admire and believe in Landon,
The object of these meetings is to carry out preliminary exchanges of opinion with a view to prepar- ins a general agenda for negotia- and, hope he is elected" declared tions.
·Reuter.·
ANTI-AIRCRAFT EXPERCISES
Canton, Oct. 15.
motor Ford, famous Mir, Henry magnate and practical social re- Alfred former to-day, after Mr. Landon, Governor of Kansas and Republican candidate for the pre- sidency had visited him here to- day.
Mr. Ford, was a Landon, said
题 who ate out of business man dinner-bucket for years. "He still thinks with the men who carry dianer-buckets." the great indus- trialist added They had
America had in enough of the New Deal; about all the country could stand, Mr. Ford asserted. He had been ta special target for three years, but ne did hold that against it. It was the fact that from the begin- A number of aeroplanes of the ning the New Deal bad
worst form assisted by the Army Aviation Department will re-
the present
enemy, and blank capitalism, in an effort to destroy charges will be used by the anti-competition in the United States,
to which he objected. he said-- aircraft gunners.
Router
All foreign aeroplanes are warn- ed not to, approach the area in
which the exercises are being car- ried out. Chinese Evening Press.
been of
COMMITTEE PERSONNEL The committee which is to re-
to
Executive port the Central Committee of the Kuomintang for anal decision includes Mr. Chu
The Kwangtang aerial defence authorities have issued instruc Cheng, "President of the Judicial Yuan, Mr. Chiang Tse-pin. Minis- tions to the Canton Police authori- Christianity even had the ter of Interior, Mr. Yeh Chut-sang. ties to be prepared for the anti- advantage of enormous sums of Secretary General of the Kuomin-aircraft exercises, which have been money spent on missionary work. tang. Mr. Chen L-fu. veteran ordered to be carried out at Wong especially during the very last leader of the Kuomintang. and Fa Kong and the vicinity to-day.
It is said that the first, second. others. years. but the result is rather dis-
According to the original pro- and third sections of the anti-air- appointing and discouraging, for true Chinese Christians are a rare gramme of the Central Kuomin-craft Gun Corps under the com→ exception and Rometimes only tang, the object of the congress is mand of Ko Hon-chung, will also exist in the imagination of their to mark the handing over by the participate in to-day's exercises. reformers. Much has been writ-Kuomintang to the people of its ten and disputed about the work political power when a constitu- of the missionaries in China, but tonal government will replace the this shall not be discussed here. present one-party government.— And then we must not forget the
Reuter. Chinese point of view. A race that is wholly unchristian in its be haviour comes to thern and tries to force upon them a religion that is not half as deep or kind as their own, viz. Buddhism or Taolam. I think it shows plainly what a sane people the Chinese are, and what sound ideas on life they have when they refuse to accept Christianity. The result
In of Christianity Europe is absolutely negative, 50 | Reuter.
It is reported that De. Wang that the broadcast will take place why bring this religion over to
Chung-hul, former President of early in the evening of Corona- China and mess up this continent
the Nanking Judicial Yuan, and tion Day, from a room in Buck- Loo? Japan was very wise and
after the King Judge of the International Courtingham Palace, knew very well what they were
at the Hague, Mr. Koay Ching and returns from the Coronation pro- doing by treating Christianity the
It is understood that Lisbon, Oct. 14. Dr. Sun Fo have been appointed cession. way they did and do.
Every race has its country, Ita The crews of the two Portuguese by the Nanking Nationalist Gov- the broadcast will follow the lines or the late King George's' güver character and
Its peculiarities, warshipe which mutinied on "Sep-ernment to attend the funeral ob-
Jubilee broadcast. Christianity may be quite alright tember 8 and wanted to go to the sequles of Hu Han-min, the late
In the circumstances, 15 x 1- has His Majesty in Europe, but for China it is like assistance of the Spanish Govern-Kuomintang leader, and member
make a Chinese
Court of the defunct South-West Coun-derstood that meat, were sentenced by trying to
Dn won't take it,and Martial
The cil, which la fixed to take place at decided not to broadcast at Christ- cheese; he even a different interpretation of sailors received terms of imprison- Canton on the 25th instant a dream of a Chinese emperor could not have changed this fact! Yours faithfully,
H. GLATHE.
DANZIG SOCIALIST
PARTY
eat
Danz g. Oct. 14 In a statement giving the rea- sous for the dissolution of the Danzig Social st party, the Danzig Chief of Police stated that during a recent search of the bagness headquarters of
It is officially announced that the National People's congress convened for November 12 to adopt has been the new constitution pastponed indefinitely, the reason given being the delay in the elec tion of delegates from certain pro- vinces.
NAVAL MUTINEERS
Wednesday,
ment ranging from 16 to 22 years. while about 100 were acquitted. A further 63 mutineers still await trial-
Transocean News Service.
of
COL., BECK VISITS PARIS
HU HAN MIN'S FUNERAL
Shanghai, Oct. 15.
KING'S "BROADCAST TO EMPIRE
London, Oct. 14. His Majesty's first act, as crown- ed King, will be to broadcast to the Empire.
Reuter
Mag-
learns
authoritatively
Dr. Wang Chung-hui, Dr. Bun Fo Reuters Bulistin Service. and Mr. Keby Ching will leave for Shanghal by steamer on the 21st instant, and another party of mourners will leave by the Can- ton-Hankow Railway.- Chinese Evening Press.
"
AUDIENCE WITH THE KING
Ministers Received
Paris, Oct. 14. The Polish Foreign Minister. Beck, arrived here on Wednesday
London, Oct. 14. afternoon from Monte Carlo and
The Prime Minister Mr. Stanley was met at the station by the Polish Ambassador and a representative Baldwin had an audience of the the Foreign - Omee. Although King at Buckingham Palade this the "Danziger Beck's visit is private or at afternoon,
Lord Lord Halifax, Volksstimme," the official organ of the most semi-official it is stated Privy Seal, was another master the party, a number of weapons by the evening papers that at the who was received by this Majesty given in Beck's following to-day's Cabinet meeting and a quantity of ammunition were luncheon
honour by Delbos and which will which lasted for two hours. There found hidden in the
be attended by Blum, important was a full attendance of ministers dence files.
discussions on European affairs apart from the Lord Chancellor, will take place.
who is indisposed, and the Secre- Godfrey Transocean News Service.
tary for Scotland (Br Collins) who died yesterday in Switzerland · British Wireless.
correspon-
Commenting on the "Socialist Sport Society," the Chief of Police declares that the name "la merely Intended to camouflage the real purpose of the Society. It is really a revival of the former "Workers' protective league which was dis- solved in 1931- Tranatcean News Service
SPÄNISH ENVOY TO MOSCOW
Moscow, Oct. 14. The new Spanish Ambassador to Moscow, Marcelina Pascua, who arrived on Wednesday, was received by Commissar for Foreign Trade,
stood that no decision was taken. Rosenholz, with whom he had a It is probable that a sub-cam-long conversation regarding the mittee will be established to ex- possibilities of increasing trade bo-
tween Spain and Russla.--- Transonian News Berwick.
amine and report on the question. Reuter Bulletin. Service
were
EXECUTIONS BY ANARCHISTS
Perpignan, Oct. 14. Eighty persona, including a wo~ man and her three-year-old son, executed by anarchists at Beodeurgel, according to reporta from refugees who arrived from Spuin to-day-- Reuter
`KILLED IN ACTION
Barcelona, Oct. 14, Emile Cottin, the French anar- chist who attempted to assassinate the great French statesman, the late M. Clemenceau, is reported to have been killed in the nighting
on the Aragon front Reuter,
DAMASCUS DUST
ON COLONEL
LAWRENCE'S
GRAVE |-
Dust from Damascus, one of the -last of the Eastern cities to fall to Colonel Lawrence and his conquer-
DAILY DISORDERS
IN MADRID
Food And Water Difficulties
Paris, Oct. 14. Madrid is now the scene of daily alsorders and demonstrations against the Government measures fn rationing food and water, and preparing for the defence of the city, according to reports received
here.
Serious disturbances broke out in the "Quatro Caminos," when a great number of women assembled before the Ministry of the Interior to
protest against the Inadequate water sup- ply, and inally had, to be dis- versed by a detachment of militia, That Government officials are dis- satisfied with the general attitude and spirit of the population, is in-. dicated by a speech by the Foreign Minister del Vayo at a Bocialist- Communist meeting at which he Expressed disappointment at the lack of interest and enthusiasm shown especially by the youth in preparing to defend the capital.- Fransaren Neron Navmice.
PLANE ON FIRE
Tulsa, Oct. 14.
ing Arabs in the Great War, s Mr. H. E. Woodring, Secretary sprinkled on the grave of "The uncrowned King of Arabia, in the for War, narrowly escaped injury.........
of Moreton, when an aeroplane in which he was travelling caught fire while quiet churchyard Dorset, recently.
A car
drew up outside the taking off here.
The machine landed, and the churchyard and two or three per- sons alighted, one of them sprink passengers made a hurried exit ling the earth en to the grave from before the plane was burnt
Reuter.
TAKA,"