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012 which Empire Day is celebrated, on Wednes- Catholic calendar, "day of the coming week, is a feast of the
dedicated to the Blessed Virrin Mary under the title of "Help It is an old title that is said to have been of Christian.” first given by the soldiers returning from the Crusades, who believed that they owed their safety to Mary's Intercession.
CHURCH
THE CHURCHES
ST. JOHN'S
CATHEDRAL
May 21-Sunday After Ascension.
8 am Holy Communion (Com- municants' Fellowship).
8 am Holy Communion
Peak Church.
11 am. Mattina
Preacher: The Dean.
12.15 pm. Holy Communion. 8.30 p.m. Evensong. Preacher: The Rev. A. P. Rose.
CHILDREN'S SERVICES Cathedral, 10 am. Kindergar-
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ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH
(CHURCH OF ENGLAND)
B.E. The Governor to attend Matins.
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Service Broadcast. The following are the forth coming services etc., at St. An- drew's Church. Kowloon. Sunday. May 21. Bunday after Ascension
Holy Communion 8 am Matins at 11 a.m.
Preacher: The Vicar (The Rev. [J. R. Higga),
LESSON SERMON
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST. HONG KONG. SUBJECT SOUL AND BODY The subject of the Lesson Bermon In all Christian Science Churches to-morrow May 21 will be "Soul arid Body."
The Golden Text will be:-"I thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shalt thy light rise in Obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day." (Isa. 58: 10)
Among others the following dta. ions will be read from the Bible:- "Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. There is one body, and one spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all; and through all, and m you all Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: Thursday and Saturday at 7.30 preacher: The Rev. J. C. L Wongwe are not of the night, nor of Primary Sunday School in the darkness. Therefore let us not
The feast is of more recent date to send some of his specimens to ten and Children's Service.
Later. Chapel of the 'Resurrection, Ipr it was established by Pope the Jardin des Plantes.
10 am, Kinder- Plug VII after his liberation from the same Government commission- Happy Valley.
under Napoleon. The led him to make journeys of selen-garten and Sunday School.. capitivity
Stanley Sunday School Room, 10 Pope who had angered Napoleon (tific research throughout China, by refusing to become his "ally." The extent of his discoveries was am. Kindergarten and Sunday
School. and by resisting his insclent-de-phenomenal. mands. was arrested by" French gendarmes in 1809,
WEEKDAYS Holy Communion is celebrated on-
His Excellency the Governor will attend this service, read the lesson and meet members of the Council and officers of the Church after
He will have a Guard of wards. Honour composed of the Central British School Girl Guides, St. An drew's Rover Scout Crew and Boy Scout Troop.
The Service will be broadcast. Evensong at 6.15 p.m.
Leader: Miss W. Robinson. Young People's Service in the Church 10 am.
Leader: Mrs. J. R. Higgs,
In China he found 200 species taken away et wild animals, of which 63 were from Rome and kept in imprison-hitherto not known to science, and ment for three years.
807 species of birds, of which 85 and had not been described before. a.. Eventually Napoleon fell
without Friday at 7.45 am. (in Canton-Hall 10 am. the Pope was fres. In thanks The Giant Panda was
dis-ese). this feast doubt the strangest of his giving he instituted
Thursday, Prayers for the sick, It is interesting to recall that the coveries, but its rarity as well as
and delicate at 10.15 a.m. Pope bore no in-will to Napoleon its retiring habits
Dally 12 noon a Special Service after his return to Rome." He strength made its transport abroad
not
of Prayer: (Broadcast), gladly, offered shelter in Rome to very dificult. It was members of the Bonaparte family air transport was available that! and pleaded with England for it became possible to bring, speci leniency towards Napoleon after mens to Europe and America. Waterloo.
In botany Fr. David's discoveries When he was told of Napolean's were almost equally remarkable. desire for the ministrations of a He found fifty-two new species of priest in his captivity he sent to rhododendrons and a great many Helena a French chaplain more of gentian and primula. He who remained with him to thedied in 1900.
Bt.
until
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end. "Considerable celebrity was given to the title of "Our Lady,
Mgr. Ronald Knox, one of the Help of Christians" in recent years
best-known Catholle priests in by the fact that St. John Bosco.
commissioned the founder of the Salesian Con-England, has been gregation, used it for the dedica-by the Bishops to make a tion of the mother church of his translation of the Bible from the Congregation in Turin.
new
OTHER NOTICES May 22-6 pm. Badminton, Cathedral Hall, '
May 24-9 am Empire Day Service for Young People.
10-12.30 pm. Cathedral Women's Fellowship Working Party, Cathe
dral Hall.
WEEK DAY NOTICES Monday, May 22 Medical War Working Party 10 am.
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sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober." (Ps. 86: 4. Eph 4: 4, 5, 6. 1. Thess. 5: 5, 6).
The following citations will also be read from the Christian Science (Textbook, "Sclence and Health with key to the Scriptures" by Mary Eddy:-"What are body and soul?
13 the Identity
reflection of
Fellowship of Youth 5.30 p.m. (All those who were recently Spirit, the reflection in multi- confirmed are invited to attend farious forms of the living Prin- this meeting).
ciple, Love, The divine Mind main- Monday, May 22 Teachers Pre-tains all identities, from a blade
paration Class 7 p.m.
ot grass to a star, as distinct and St. Andrew's Club "open" Bad-eternal. The questions are: What are God's identities? What is Boul? ninton evening at 8.30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 23 Mothers Union Soul is the substance, Life and in-
5.30 pm. Bunday School Teachers' Preparatioh Class, Dean's Office.
May 25-3 p.m. Cathedral Women's Fellowship Working Party, at 3 p.m. Cathedral Hall,
5.30 p.m. Peak Church Annual
5.30 p.m. Cathedral Scouts Meet- Meeting. Cathedral Office. Vulgate, beginning with the Newing, Scouts Headquarters, Lower Testament. When finished it will,
The Salesian Fathers celebrate
I approved, supersede the present this teast-day as 31 important Doual" version. Mgr. Knox is
in go. ang one wherever they
well known 43 趄 writer Hongkong It will be honoured by classical scholar, and as special devotions at St. Anthony's pert translator. Church, West Point.
and
an ex-
His novels and satires are very numerous, and as a wit he is on a par with his brother, Mr. E. V.
Knox. the present Editor of Punch. Coolidge, His career in many respects re-
WIVES OF GREAT MEN
The reception into the Catholic Church of Mrs. Calvin widow of the former President of
sembles that of the late Mgr. the United States, adds another
of 1. name to the long list of distin-Robert Hugh Benson, son
guished families that have been connected with the Catholic Church through their female members.
The mother of the Prime Minis- ter became a Catholic in her widowhood, and
Mr.
Chamber- Jain has also Catholic connections through his wife. She is descend- ed from the Irish De Veres, family that had many poets and many Catholics among its mem- bers.
former Archbishop of Canterbury. for he too is a convert, a son of an Anglican Bishop, a novelist and connected for a large part of his life with Oxford University. As a writer of English, Mgr. Knox ranks high among his con- temporaries and no happier choice could have been made for the pre- It is a for- sent undertaking. midable task, to undertake, but Mgr. Knox, who is just over Afty: is a man of boundless energy and of most. intense application. The best known, Aubrey De Vere,
His previous work in connection declared that he was led to the Church by his study of Coleridge. with Biblical studies include a for whom as well as for Words-book of meditations on the Psalms
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worth he had an admiration amounting to veneration, His brother, on the other hand, Sir Stephen de Vere, with whose death the baronetcy, became ex- tinct, became a Catholic through admiration for his Irish peasant tenants gbom he helped during the famine years.
and an arrragement of the Bible as a continuous narrative.
EMMANUEL MISSION
CHURCH
The following are the Services
It was owing to the conversion for the forthcoming week at Em-
Cá-
Albert Road.
May 26-5.30 p.m. Choir Practice, Cathedral
Commencing in May the evening Bervice on Sundays will be held at 8.30 p.m. until further notice' and not at 8.30 p.m.
ENGLISH METHODIST
CHURCH
Queen's Road East. (Opposite the Royal Naval Hospital) SERVICES ON SUNDAY Preachers. Morning-Rev. JE Sandbach.
Evening-Rev. E. Moreton. Junior Church at 9.30 am. All chlidren welcome.
Morning. Parade Service at 10.15
3.m.
Brownie Pack at 3.30 p.m.. Monthly meeting of the Church Council at 4 pm.
telligence of man, which is indivi- dualised but not in matter. Boul, being Spirit, is seen in nothing imperfect nor material, What evi- V.D.MA. Committee meeting in dence of Soul or of, immortality the ball at 8.45 p.m.
have you within mortality? Who Wednesday, May 24 Empire Day. can see a soul in the body? Dental There will be an Empire Day of the claims of matter is a great Service in the Cathedral for School step towards the joys of Spirit towards human freedom and the children at 8 am.
Medical War Working Party 10 final triumph over the body. There
8.1.
is but one way to heaven, harmony, Wolf Clube meets at 5.30 p.m.
and" Christ in divine Science shows Rover Scout Crew (St. Andrews; us this way." (Pages 447, 70. 748,
Icon Tong at 8.45 p.m. meet at 11 Cumberland Road, Kow-342), ` --
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Speaker: The Vicar. St. Andrew's Boy Scout (1st. Kowloon) 8 p.m.
Troop.m.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1939.,
Announcing
CHILDREN'S CHARITY FAIR
THE
IN AID OF
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE CARE OF WAR ORPHANS
ON
WEDNESDAY, MAY 24th,
· 1939
"All The Fun Of The Fair"
From 2
p.m.
Hit 9 p.m.
AT NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON OPPOSITE PENINSULA HOTEL
NUMEROUS SIDE SHOWS RAFFLES, ETC. Special Attraction CHILDREN'S DRESS PARADE
Come and support a good cause!!!
162 PREMIERS PALE
MOVADO
ACVATIC
Leading the World.
Watch Value
́obtainable from all leading Stores in Victoria & Kowloon.
Sole Agents:-CHINESE TRADING CO.
Bank of bast Asia Bldg. 4th Floor.
of
ROSARY CHURCH
"20. CHATHAM ROAD, *KOWLOON
WEATHER REPORT
HONGKONG ROYAL
OBSERVATORY.
10 a.in, May 19.
The second of the meetings in First Church of Christ, Scientist, connection with the coming bazaar Hongkong (a Branch of the Mother. will be held in the hall at 8.30 pm. Church, The First Church Everyone interested is invited to Christ, Scientist in Boston, Mass) attend.
No. 31 Macdonnel Road, close to Thursday, May 25 Women's Fel-Peak Tram Station, Bunday Service 11.15 am Sunday School 10 am. Lowship 3 p.m.
Testimony Meeting, Wednesday, 8 A Reading Room is located
The following are the forthcom- Barometer, (at sea levél), 29.72 ins.' In the Church Building and is open
Température, 81 F. Bt. Andrew's Club "Bee". 9 p.m.,
every morning (except Sunday) ing Services, etc.
Sunday, May 21-Sunday within Humidity, 67 per cent. Friday, May 28 Medical War from 10.30 am. to 12.30 p.m. and
on Tuesday and Friday evenings the Octave of the Ascension of Wind Direction, W. Working Party 10 a.m.
Wind Forte (Beaufort), 6. All au- Our Lörð from 5.30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
At 8.30 Mass with thorised Christian Science litera-
sermon in Temperature; maximum yesterday, ture is available at the Reading Chinese.-
"At 730. Mass with sermon in Temperature, minimum last night, room. The public is cordially in-
78, F. vited to attend the services and English. CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL to visit the Reading Room.
Toc H, meets in the Chater Room
Hymn No. 927, Prayer, Hymn No. 821, 1st. Lesson, Hymn No. 803, 2nd, at 6 pm. Lesson, Prayer, Notices, Hymn No. 880, Sermon, Hymn No. 272 Bene- diction.
Evening Service at 7 p.m.
Hymn No. 23, Prayer, Hymn No. 410, Lesson, Prayer, Notices, Hymn No. 591. Semmon, Hymn No. 399, Benediction.
Full Choir Practice 6.30 p.m.
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The following are the forthcom- ing services at the Catholic Cathe- dral, Caine Road,
May 21-Sunday within the Octave of the Ascanion.
MOBNING SERVICES
NOTICES FOR THE WEEK. Following the Evening Service & Bocial Hour will be held at, the “8. &B. Home", at 8.15, «All Service- men and civilians will be warmly Chinese. welcomed.
Lat Mass at 6, with sermon in
2nd Mass at 8 with sermon in
The Badminton Club will meet English
3rd Mass at 10 with sermon in English.
This service will be broadcast. Bermon by Rev. Fr. Ngal.
of their mothers that the present manuel Mission Church, 218 Na-at the S. & S. Home on Monday
and Thursday at 7 pm. Earl of Oxford and Asquith and than Road, Kowloon:-
There will be a meeting for Pray. the present Lord Nelson are
Saturday, 8 pm. Fellowship tholics. Raymond Asquith, the
Home on Tuesday at 8.30 p.m. eldest son of the first Earl, the Meeting followed by the Lord's er and Fellowship at the 6. & 8 The House Committee is meet- was killed in the war, became a
Sunday, 10.30 a.m. Prayer Meeting at the B. & 8. Home on Wedtion. Catholic
marriage to on" his
nesday at 5.30 p.m. daughter of Sir John Horner and ing. his son was therefore à Cátholle. Sunday, 11 am, Morning Service.
supper...
A Launch Picnic has been ar- The Eart Neisch, descendant of Preacher, Rev. M. B. Birrel, Bub-ranged for Whit Monday leaving the hero of Trafalgar, became afect, "God's Chastening (Child-Hongkong at 2 pm. Further de Catholic in his early fouth' when Training) of His children."
his mother was received into the Church. He is now an old man
of eighty years of age.
THE GIANT PANDA
of recent years the Giant Pan-
da is one of the wild animals that
has been most prominent in the
(1) El Parpose in it.
(2) The Profit of it.
Scripture Reading Hebrews 12: 1 to 13.
Sunday, 3 p.m. Bunday School and Bible Classes.
Sunday, 730 m. Song Service
newspapers. Specimens captured conducted by Mr. VE Jupp,
in China and brought to foreign
Qunday, 8 p.m. Evening Bervice. zoos have proved among the most Preacher, Ber. G. G. Philippe attractive exhibits, for the teddy Subject, "Job-A World Example." beár
sppearance quaint Scripture Reading Job 1: 1-5. markings and amusing antics of
Monday, 8 pm. S.AC.A. Meet- the animals have made them
ing. very popular. The name has somewhat added to their populari- ty, for the absurdity of the term dant in application to them is obvious.
It is not generally recalled in connection with these animals
Tuesday, All Day of Prayer. Tuesday, 2.30 p.m. Meeting for Chinese mahs
Wednesday, p.m. Praise Prayer Meeting. :-
tails will be given later.
ST. ANTHONY'S CHURCH
179, THIRD STREET, WEST POINT
The following are the services for Wednesday, May 24, the Feast
of Our Lady, Help of Christians.
6.30 am. Holy Mass.
8 am Holy Mass and General Communion.
9.30 am. Solemn High Mass.
EVENING SERVICES
At 3.30. Cathechetical Instruc-
At 4. Recitation of the Holy Rosary, Bermon and Benediction.
May 24-Our Lady Help of Christians
:
EMPIRE DAY, Special Service especially for the School Children at 9. Sermon by Rev. Fr. C. Winstanley, C. F.
May 25 St. Gregory.
May 27-St Bede.
CHRIST CHURCH
(Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong)
(Waterloo Road; No. 7 or 8
Bus, route)? Services, preachers and notices for next week
Dr. Reichelt to speak at VD MA Bocial
Sunday, May 21--Sunday after Ascension Day.
Holy Communion 7.15 a.m. Young People's Class 9. an. In the gallery.
Junior Bunday School 3 a.m. No. 3 Duke Street.
Senior Sunday School 10 him. No, 3 Dike Street.
Choral Eucharist 10 am Prea- cher the Vicar.
Evensong p.m. Preacher the Vicar
Thursday, May 25-itoly Com
Munion 7.15 am
4k
At 8.30 Mass with sermon in Rainfall for 24 hours ending 10th Portuguese.
today, 0.89.
At 9.30 Mass with sermon in Eng- ish, followed by the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
At 2 p.m. Catechetical Instruc- tion in Chinksë.
At 2.30 pin. Benediction of the Blessed Bacrament. .../"
Total rainfall since January 1st,
25.86 Ips. Against an average of, 16.98 ins. Sunset toinight, '6.57 pm. Sunrise to-morrow, 5.41 s.m, sa
* 14. pint, May '19.' Barometer (at sea level), 29.65 ins. Temperature, 84 F.
From 2 to 6 pun: Spiritual Retreat for the Members of the C. C. T. Humidity, 80 per cent. W. 8.
Wednesday, May 24-Feast of Our Lady "Help of Christians
Meeting of C. O. TW. 8. at 6.40 D.I
Thursday, May 25-Meeting of the C. Y, M. at 6.40 p.mi,
Saturday May 2-Vigil of Pente cost-Day of abstinence, ..
On week-days:-Masses at 6.30 and 7.30 am. Novena for Pente- cost at 6 pm, Exercises of the month of May, in honour of the B. V. at 6 pm.
Wind Direction, sw, Wing Force (Beaufort), 4. Maximum temperature, 88 F. Minimum temperature. 18 F. Rainfall, 21.
Days.of
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 20 May to 38 19:39
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Standard
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On Sunday, at the St. Paul's Street, Chapel (185 Portland
Bat 20 Mong-Kok), Mass with sermon in Guild of Martha and
108 Mary Chinese at 6.15 am Evening Sun. 31 Bewing meeting in the Vicarage, Prayer, Bermon in Chinese and 100 Waterlod Road, 10 am.
1841 03
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Vigil of Peritecost. Abstinence Day,
Benediction of the Blessed Becra- Mon. 97 Wolf Clube Duke Street, 5.30 pmment at 8 pm.
0007 4 81 04 18
Blessing of the Baptismal Font at 7.
Friday, May 25 Christ Church VDMA group social at 8.30 pm.
Tue, 23
01 02 46 (04:58
11 35 7.5
Wed, 24
0801
On week days: Mass at 8 and 7.30.
13 30
Thur 25
Tao Tang Shan Christian Institute,
0209 13 37
within the Fri 26 0403
Confessions Morning and Even.
Ini.
Mass at 6 and 7,30.
During this month the Practices 5.30 pm. Rosary, Berman, Proces-in honour of Our Lady take place sion and Benediction.
every evening at 5.90.
in 8. Andrew's Hall. Speaker, Rev. ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH Dr. K. L. Reichelt, Director of the
on the Madras Conference,
May 21--Sunday Tickets may be had from the Octare of the Ascension, secretary, Ms. Goddard, or from First Mass and General Com- Min. C. G. Andesston, or at the munion at 8 am. Vicarage.
Service for the Army and Royal Mayy at an.
Saturday, May 37 Launch Plonic leaves Police Pier 3.4 pm, arriving
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and RUSSIAN ORTHODOX ST. TERESA'S CHURCH back about 7 pm. Charge for non-
CHURCH
May 21E
Thursday, 10.30 am." Women's
that they owe their discovery in Bible Study Circle at 216 Nathan 18. JORDAN BOAD, KOWLOON | Octave of Ascension
Children's
recent years to a missionary, F Road. Armant Dávid, a Fréich theen- Friday. 4.45 pm. tian and a great naturalist. HeScripture Union Meeting.
Friday, 8p.m. Bible Study at 3 caid to Chitra In 1867; at the age?
of thirty-ax, and began to confeéti Ho Man Tin Street, Top noor material for zoological matseum All are welcome...
No collection on Sunday "eren-
His réputatiorů głow rapidlyFina the French Government askeet Biching.
The following are the services for the forthcoming week:
Saturday: 6. pas. Sunday 8.30 am 1 Móriday, July 11-8 pm, Tuesday, July 12-3.30 m. St. Peter and' St. Patil,
guarantors 80 cts, children 40 cts. within the All members of Christ Church and
their friends are welcome.
8.30 G1 Boly Mass with Ber mon in Chinese.
8 am Holy Mass, Bermon in English. Benediction of the Blessed Bacrament with the Novena Pentecoste wg.
10 Lm Holy Mass with Bermon in English,
45 0849 28 0.0210313 08 09
1457 6 9 3309 |1 The marriage of Mår, Alfresi Fung. Fung and Miss Anna Szeto, popular undergraduates of the Lingnam University, will take place, at 3 Third Mass at 10 am, followed pin to-day at St. Mary's Church, by Benediction of the Hessed Causeway Bay,
May 27-Baturday:
On week-days: Holy Mass at Pentecost. 630 and 7.30 am.
The Devotions of the Month of May and Novena for Pentecost at 4. p.m.
Meeting of Bt, Torean's
at 8.30 mi Youth
Sacrament.
Sunday School for Children: at A certain number of Chinese are 3. DA.
Me being enlisted in the Royal Navy Vigil of in capacities similar to those in wwwwwhich they are employ In dock- On week-days, Holy Mass at 8 yards it was announ About 20 skilled On sm
Confessions are heard every day, it is learned, are before and after Mass-On Batur and will be attached days, the special time for Contes-Medway, mother ship of sion in from 4.30 p.m.: 8 pm Submarine Flotilla
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