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JOURNAL OF WESLEY”
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INDIAN LADY'S DEATH
Mrs. S. R. Abdul- Curreem
In such simple words and simple modesty does John Wesley describe the Movement which gave the men and women of England a moral We regret to announce the death background which they had never of Mrs. Hanifa Adbul-Curreem, known before. (Perhaps it is not wife of Mr. Soloman R. Abdul- without point here to remark that | Curreea, which occurred at her Wesley's revival'spread far beyond residence, No. 24 Leighton Hill being merely a "Church" influence. Road in the early hours of yester- Leslie Stephen, an acute critic, has day. suggested that it was the begin- nings of Methodism which saved England from a like happening to the French Revolution),
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The deceased lady, who was a well-known member of the local Indian community, had been fl for some time and though news of her death was not unexpected, it nevertheless cast a gloom over 'a large circle of friends.
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She leaves her husband. sons and a daughter to mourn her loss. One of the sons, Mr. J. 8. Abdul-Curreem, is a well-known local sportsman while Mr. A. S. Sufflad, the Indian R.C. cricketer,
her son-in-law.
The funeral took place at the
Muslim Cemetery last evening, the service being taken by the Mulvi of The Mosque, Noor Shah. A
is quite unsurpassed by any other record: It gives a revealing and intimate knowledge to the writer; and it gives an historical record of † the greatest religious revival and mass movement which has ever swept England. Because Wesley was the ascendant personality of the age, and the best known man in Britain of his day; his "Journal" | thus gains an added importance in addition to its intrinsic merita. Wesley's style is unimportant. One might almost say he had no style. His writing is like his own
PLOTS AND CHARACTERS character, plain and simple to the point of being downright. Perhaps The "Journal of John Wesley this is a result of the discipline of abounds in plots and characters for a sound education in the classics a writer who is searching for for Wesley was a very great material for his pen. Most of you scholar. But I think Wesley's own I hope, will have read a beautiful simplicity is due to the distrust he uttle one-act play, wherein the has of affectation or ambiguity in writer has taken the incident of others. Perhaps we find the clue Becky Sharp selling her horses to to Wesley's writing in this very her conain who is desirous of mak- characteristic entry, wherein the ing a hasty fight to safety ere the legal profession come in for the Battle of Waterloo is fought; and usual and conventional criticism from that incident has built up a "Wednesday, December 19-I was desired to read over a Chancery very elever sketch. To my mind Wesley's "Journal" abounds in op- Bill. The occasion of it was this.portunities such as this for the A.B. tells C.D. that one who dwed writer of sympathy and imagina- him £30 wanted to borrow £30 tion. Consider this entry as a basts more; and A.B. asked C.D. if he for example! What could not be thought the eighth part of such a
made out of this? Friday 30th. ship then at sen, was sufficient This day I light upon a poor, flut security? C.D. said he thought ittering. pretty thing. lately come was, "and on this, A.B. lent the from Ireland to be a singer at the money. The ship came home; but Playhouse; and abandoned by her through various accidents, the
She went in the companions. eighth part yielded only £20. On evening to the Chapel, and was, al- this A.B. commenced a suit to make
most persuaded to be a Xian. Her convictions remained strong for a few days; but then an old acquain-
A meeting of the Legislative tance found her, and we saw her Council will be held at 2.30 this no more." What became of her?afternoon.
The Colonial Did she sink into obscurity and degradation as so many did? Did move- she become another Nell Gwyn?' That the report of the Finance Who knowa? But there at least Committee (No. 12), dated Decem- is a jumping off place for imaginaber 30, 1938, be adopted. tion. Wesley's "Journs" abounds The Attorney General will move in such material. On another page the Becond reading of-
CD pay him the residue of the money. Then Wesley adds with a fine touch of scorn-This worthy story takes no less than 210 sheets of paper to tell!"
RELIGIOUS REVIVAL.
There is no doubt about it-the greatest factor in the social history of 18th Century England is the re- ligioas revival of Wesley and the beginning of Methodism. But this
is a literary and not an' historicalhe tells us of how when he was. discussion, so I must continue my forced to set out from his inn late self to another extract which shows at night, because he had a preach- how this movement simple yet of ing appointment at four o'clock tremendous consequence was be- next morning in a town many miles gun. Here again Wesley's simpli- away, he met 3 different parties of city of style is the exactly appro-travellers all returning; and all of priate keynote; and reveals also whom warned him to proceed no the modesty which never permits further, as they had met a high- him to "write up" an event. Wes- wäyman who had relieved them of ley is describing how he began his all their possessions. But Wesley. open air preaching, and he, writes was not so easily daunted; and of it thus:-"At sever I walked continued on his way. Unfortu-. down to Sandgate, the poorest and nately for 113 the highwayman most contemptible part of the seems to have cleared off, but such town, and standing at the end of a meeting would have been a tit- the street with John Taylor, began bit in Wesley's "Journal." Only ane to sing the 100th psalm. Three or who knows Wesley's character well four people came out to see what | however. would be qualified to was the matter, who soon increased write of such an event. Most
probably Wesley would have given all his worldly goods without pro- test or grieving, but there is not
to 400 or 500 before I had done preaching, to whom I applied these solemn words, "He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised | the slightest doubt that be would
for our iniquities, the chastisement not have let such an opportunity
of our peace was upon Him, and with his stripes we are healed." Observing the people when I had done, to stand staring and gaping at me, with the must profound astonishment, I told them, "My name is John Wesley, if you destre to know who I am. At five in the evening, with God's help, I design to preach here again”
slip of preaching the gospel! And It would be by no means Idealising things to conclude that the robber restored all his ill-gotten gains and thereafter led a better llie. Many stranger stories of conversion can be found in the pages of the Journal.
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TWO COMMITTED ROBBERY IN JUNK
TO SESSIONS
50,000 HEROIN, PILLS.
Chinese. Committed To Sessions
Ho Lit
were
and Wong Lin charged before Mr. K. Keen at the Central Magistracy yesterday for the "possession of 48,940 heroin pills.
Mr. M. J.. Abbott, Assistant Crown Solicitor: prosecuted, while Mr. M. A. da Silva represented the defendants.
Mr. Abbott, in outlining the case, said that Revenue Officer A. W. Grimmitt and Mr. H. A. Taylor headed a party which raided the basement of:75, Bonham Road.
Their knocks for admission were unheeded so entrance had to be forced. As soon as Mr. Grimmitt had gained admittance; he found a. Chinese Revenue Officer appre- hending Ho, the first defendant, while the second one was found crouching in one of the rooms. The whole floor was given over to the manufacture of heroin, and the usual paraphernalia was found in it.
After Mr. Chul, the interpreter at the Upper Levels Police: Station, had given his evidence, he was cross-examined at great length. by Mr. Bilva,
When asked, if the words given in the statements by the deten
Armed with revolvers and knives, Wong Tam Kat 31, travelling trader, and Cheung Fuk Sang 42.. Chinese doctor, boarded an un- fcenced junk and robbed Chong Chim Fong of 27 pigs, 4 chickens. 2 sacks of dried fish, $4.20 in money, and other money in Chin- ese currency on December 30,
When they appeared before Mr. E Himsworth at the Kowloon Ma- gistracy yesterday morning, acting Sub-Inspector. Kinnear asked His Worship for 48 hours remand, and opposed to bail. Mr. C. Y. Kwan appeared for the second defendant.
dants "Yes, I did possess," and "Yes, I have." were the same, wit- ness replied in the affirmative; dat
OBJECTION - OVER-BULED
The fact that witness had also used the Chinese equivalent for the question, "Yes or no?" after cautioning defendants, prompted Mr. Silva to move the objection for the use of the statements in evidence.
Mr. Abbott replied, in rebuttal, that the English Interrogation was not the same as the Chinese, but there was no inducement one way or the other:' defendants could have said they did or did not pos sess the heroin just as they pleas ted.
large number of friends and rela- tions attended, and though it is not customary to send wreaths at a Muslim funeral, a large number of floral tributes were received.
Kis Worship said that he would. not allow the objection, but that he would make a note of it.
Defendants said that they had nothing to say, and his Worship committed them to stand trial at the next Criminal Sessions.
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