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them, with many illustrations, the and need for God, for work, brotherhood. He also spoke of the necessity for unity.
TUESDAY,
MAY 24,
1927.
OXFORD MEN ON FARMS.
U.S. VIEW OF CANADIAN
EXPERIMENT.:
Boston, Muss-A means of en- larging the experience of Oxford He said that on a day like this, men is noted in an article in the when he saw such delightful chil-urrent Harvard Crimson. The dren sitting in front of him, he article speaks of the co-opération was sorry they were not on the of the Canadian Pacific Railway in ships, but he would remind them inviting Oxford students
to that they in Hongkong were only a
Canada so that they may see the small fraction of the great family country, and also help harvest the party which was gathering to-day Dominion's wheat crop, and COD~| wherever the Union Jack was cludes with the following.com- flying. When he looked at them ment: he realised that vory soon they "This plan, combining the plen- would be in charge of the family sures of travel, out-of-door labour party, and if they were going to and economy, is excellent, and if: make the family party a great deal it proves practicable it might well better and happler than it was at be extended. Such an arrange- present, they had to rememberment could of course be concluded three things..
only on the grounds that no lab- The first was that they must ouring men are deprived of work, have God. Russia had tried to do for however essential travel may without him, and they would know, be to a college student, a paying. how miserable Russia was to-day.job is an even greater necessity, Some of the grown-ups also for- to the labourer..
got that fact, and that was, why "All in all, the project is ex- England and other places were un-tremely worthy. Oxford men will happy to-day..."
have the opportunity of seeing Canada from a point of view much different from that of the usual tourist; the Canadians will be aid- ed in the wheat harvest-and they may come to think of a university as capable of producing something more than charming idlers; and the bonds between the two coun- tries will be cemented by this per- sonal
embassy. International politics can do no more."
The second necessity was work. He spoke of how," when he was working in a poor London parish, youngsters leaving school were unable to find jobs, with the re- sult that in six months' time they did not want to work. Through work they could express them selves, and if they did not work they could not express themselves. Thirdly, they had to remember to be brotherly; because by
it woll. The second it that we brotherliness they could attain
must always be ready to give to unity, and unity was strength.
the laws they make an implicit Concluding, he said the young obedience, for St. Paul, speaking as ones were going to take charge of the inspired Apostle of God, says the family party and the older "Let every soul be subject to the people were going to the ATM-
higher powers, for there is chair. He urged them not to for-power but from Ged, and they get the three points he had made, that are, are ordained of God. and if they remembered, the Therefore be that resisteth the family party would be very much power resisteth the ordinance" of more happy than it was to-day.
God, and they that resist purchase The service concluded with to themselves damnation." Thus Kipling's Recessional, "God of our does God rule the world of men fathers, known of old," the Na-He created-in civil and ecclesias- tional Anthem, and the Benedie-tical matters."
tion.
AT CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL
Duty of Obedience,
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The preacher proceeded to pro- pound and illustrate the teaching that God rules through the leaders of men, and said that there were, unfortunately, men who would turn others away from The commemoration service for allegiance, who would subvert all the Catholic School of the Colony authority, civil and ecclesiastical, was held at the Cathedral of the who issue an insidious propaganda Immaculate Conception later in with the avowed object of breed- the morning. The Rt. Rev. Bishop ing discontent and disobedience, Valtorta, Vicar Apostolic, officiat-who would bring about a world'á ed at these services, assisted by revolution against the powers
the clergy and students of the that be. They would already' see Cathedral Seminary, und the the dire results of such efforts Cathedral Choir. The pupils sang strife and dissension, loss of life, Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Railway Station. "God Save the King" at the con-loss of employment, want and Entirely under English Management. Electric Light and Fans throughout.clusion of the service.
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Result of Essay Competition.
The annual Empire Day Essay Preaching, from the text "I Paul competition in connexion with St. have planted, Appollo hath water-Joseph's, College was held as usual
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Matriculation Clusa.-1. Edgar Mathias; 2, Paul Braga; 3, George Pearson.
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The following are answers to questions on page 14."
1. Arma of the Medic family, the Arst pawnbrokers. 2, the averace brewer's Jray borse 3. the slave-dealer who asstated H. M Stanley and inter became a Congo Governor. 4. Queen Elizabeth. 6, arma of Robert Bnd- 0. the ley Earl.of Leicester, a public oficial. Guildhall an abbreviation of the name of Sir James Outram, the great engineer, 8,, fought off the intand of Linen, In the Adria- tie, where Italy was defeated by the Aus- rin. 9. r play by Nathaniel Les; currect matution is "When Greek Jaina Greek." 13, Myrheer, Gospodin, Herr, Mag Bur. Stenor, Senpr. 11. Leopard, 12, Lon
1702.
THE DANCING BUFFALO.
ed, but God gave the increase this year and early this morning led to finance the Franch, warn in 1985. (1 Car. 3. VD), the Rev. Father the prizes were distributed at the McGuinness said:-To-day, May School by the Rev. Brother 24th, has been selected as what Mareian
1 former Director of we may call, to use an Ecclesias-Hongkong, who is passing through tical term, "The Feast Day of the the Colony. British Empire." It is Empire The compositions were limited Day, and on this day the world this year to the higher classes and over, wherever the Englishman awards were made to the follow- has acquired a home or a foothold, ing scholars: under whatever flag or sky, whether gold digging in California or farming in Australia, whether in the backwoods of Canada or
Junior "A."-Michael Murphy. among the fisheries of the freezing
Junior "B."-Wu Pak-chuen. North, whether along the banks
Junior "C."-David Leonard. of the Hudson or the St. Lawrence,
Address to Pupils. or among the docks of Kowloon or
Rev. Bro. Marcian, who dis- Shanghai, his patriotism, however flickering at other times it may tributed the prizes to the winners be, burns in his bosom with as in the essay contests, in his ad- bright a flame as in the breast of dress to the large assembly of any home-dweller, from the Isle pupila said that the Empire, was of Wight to the Scottish Border maintained by men of character, or from Great Yarmouth to the land the business of the boys at Irish Sea. It is his pride and his the College was to cultivate that joy that he belongs to that Empire character so that they would be on which we hope and pray the useful citizens of the Empire later sun may never set. We, too, are on.
The Charleston is not a recognis- ed dance among the inmates of the London Zoo (writes a correspond- ent to a London paper), but on oc- casion, and with a friend to en- courage them, some of the animals are not averse to showing what they can do in the way of dancing.
Ordinarily the East African buffalo from Kenya Colony is a very sedate, slow-moving, not to dour, animal, but the other day he gave quite a thrilling dancing dis- play for the benefit of a man friend who visited him. The "floor" was the rough gravel of his outdoor enclosure,
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Retiring a fow feet from the rail- ings, he first shook his head and heavy curled horns just to show that he had not got a stiff neck and could, when he wished, move it quite freely and easily. Then, rearing up subjects of that Empire, therefore He was pleased to note that on his hind legs, be jumped and we, too, join-to-day-in this many-of-those who had been to danced to the left-and-right, general manifestation of joy; and school five years ago, when he leaving the imprints of his our manifestation takes its true taught here, were now holding rea- feet in the soft gravel, and proper form when it brings usponsible positions in Hongkong that all could follow his "steps" here to-day to give thanks to God, and contributing their share to without trouble. After a while, for though Paul planted and the prosperity of the Colony. breathing heavily, he came up to Appollo watered, God it was Who To proceeding to the Cathedral the bars of the cage, lowered his blessed their work and gave the later for the commemoration ser-head, thrust his horns through, and Increase. Glory therefore be to vices, they were to pray that there waited to have his back scratched God and continued Glory, for has may be a good understanding with the end of a walking stick. AB He not given us our Pauls and amongst the people of Hongkongu reward for his display, his friend our Appollos, wise mon to plant and China. The prosperity of also gave him a biscuit. and water, to rule and guide, has Hongkong was the prosperity of In his next dance he shook his He not delegated to them His China, and vice versa. The Bri-hend, jumped sideways, and reared authority, and does not the success tish Empire had now a very im up and praneed on his hind. lega. of their work depend on the right portant function in the Far East Again a biscuit and neck-scratching няе of that nuthority and in the maintenance of peace and rewarded his efforts, and this went an implicit obedience to its laws. the cultivation of good under- on until all the biscuits were con- That being so; two duties devolve standing amongst the nations. sumed. Then, as his friend left, on us, first to pray for pur rulers They were to pray that they who the buffalo escorted him to the that they may ever recognise that governed them might well under- farthest corner of the care, and it is God's power they wield, and stand their mission, and fulfil it stood looking wistfully after him that wielding it they may wield for the good of all concerned. ne bo walked away.
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