ORTHOPHONIC
VICTROLAS
NEW ARRIVALS----ALL «SIZES AT
TSANG FOOK PIANO CO. ICE HOUSE STREET.
·Best Brand in the
Market.
NEW
AX-BEER
This beer makes you more Cheerful and
Vigorous.
SOLE AGENTS:
MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD.
A
FOR THE BEST GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS, FRESH MEAT, FISH AND EGGS AND POULTRY, WE OFFER YOU THE BEST VALUE OBTAINABLE.
L Special Terms to Messes
U
E
NAVY AND ARMY CONTRACTORS WHY NOT GIVE US A TRIAL?
SANG
69B Des Vœux Road,
LEE
(Old Fire Station.)
THE NAVY'S CHOICE
Coates
ORIGINAL
PLYMOUTH GIN
OBTAINABLE.
IF YOU'VE ANYTHING TO SELL
ANNOUNCE IT
J. E. HANCOCK
Publicity Agent
and. Commercial Artist.
4th Floor Mornlog\Post Bldg., Tel. C, 4781.
EVERYWHERE,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
www
WELSH LANGUAGE MENACED.
ANGLICISING THE PEOPLE BY WIRELESS.
REPORT TO MINISTER.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 1927.
RICHES OF BRITISH MUSEUM.
RESEARCH THAT AIDS CIVILISATION.
ETHNOLOGY FOR EMPIRE.
To assess the value of the Bri- "It is rather a pathetic comment on the position of Welsh in its tish Museum in pounds, ahillings own country, that the only regular and pence is less easy than it was Welsh programme is that" given to show how the work carried on once a week from the Dublin behind the closed doors of the Natural History Museum is every station.
"We regard the present policy of day of direct economic value, the British Broadcasting Corpora-writes a London correspondent.
The Philistine might woll say tion as one of the most serious:
menaces to the life of the Welsh that the historical and artistic language, and think that our gen-lore gained by the research work- eral recommendations" lose much ors behind the scenes is useless however, of their value unless the matter is effort, The interest,
shown by the general public in but right."
These are extracts from the resuch matters as excavation work part of the Departmental Com-proves that the desire is general mittee which has been inquiring that as much light as possible into "Welsh in Education and should be thrown on the history Life," on behalf of the Minister of of the past. Education. The report is publish.
The famous Rosetta stone, which
éd in Welsh as well as in English. made the reading of the hiero- "The English language," the re- glyphs possible, occupies a place port states, "has been brought....of honour in the public collection;! on exhibition, into the houses of thousands of Magna Charta is Welshmen who hitherto neither and in the Kings' Library and books and heard nor spoke English, and...elsewhere there are
Like the library, the coin de enhances British pre
the wireless telephone is surely documents open to public inspec achieving the complete anglicisation, but those form only a small tion of the (Welsh) nation, and, fraction of what the Museum pos- the language itself is ns Surelysesses.. going the way of the intellectual life. The authorities responsible partment for the form and quality of the stige, and is consulted by experts programmes are under a common from all over the world. Coins misapprehension of what the Welsh people realy want."
Teaching Facilities. Among the Committer's prin- are the elpal recommendations following:
have been aptly described as the grammar of sculpture. To take only Greek and Roman sculpture as. illustrations, Greek statuary with rare exceptions exists only in mutilated forms or in copies of doubtful accuraty made by Roman sculptors.
The inclusion of a chapter on
The Coins, however, which the teaching of Welsh in the through having been selected, and Board's "Suggestions for the con-hoarded are often in a wonderfully sideration of teachers."
fine state of preservation, con- record The preparation of a pamphlet stitute an accurate dated containing Welsh words of com- of the developments of the art of mand for distribution to schools sculpture. in connexion with physical ex-
ercises.
Students are continually at work trading the varying phases of de- Approaching the Treasury to velopment, partly for their obtain a grant of £500 per annum purposes
OWD 15 numismatists and
for five years for the preparation partly to track down artistic de and publication of books suitable velopment. for the use of University. students | in Weish,
Early Manuscripts.
The increasing of teaching staffs. There is a close correlation be- in the Welsh Departments of Uni-tween the work of the coin depart- versity colleges.
ment and that of the hunt of the Provision of elementary classes Books and Manuscripts Depart- in Welsh for non-Welsh speaking ment for manuscripts and early
of editions. Editions students.
classic Every student in a Training works change, and early editions College in Wales to follow a course and original manuscripts make it trace in Welsh language and literature. possible for the student to
Welsh should be a medium of out the evolution of the author instruction not only in Welsh and the factors that have in- lessona, but in other subjects fluenced his development. wherever possible.
Space makes it impossible for That in certain areas infunt all the connecting links, whether school tuition should be carried in "art or literature, to be placed out entirely in Welsh.
in the show cases, and for de- That all possible steps be taken tailed study the worker finds at to help schools to "prevent the his disposal a wealth of material balance between Welsh and which it always may see. French being weighted against The organisation of research Welsh."
expeditions and the co-operation That churches which have no of the Museum with private ex-1 theological colleges in Wales ar- peditions constitute an important range for their students destined part of Museum activities. Thei for service in Wales to take a public aces, the results in the! course in Welsh at a Welsh general galleries, but months of That a statutory form of oath Preparation are required in or-
ganising the details and affirmation in Welsh be pro-
peditions..
College.
of the ex-
vided, and Welsh versions for Fresh light, for instance, has re- other statutory forms, such as the questions, cautions, and explana-cently been thrown on the history tions of charges hich the Summary of the Maya civilisation. This Jurisdiction Acts and the Criminall comes within the scope of the Justice Act (1925) require should Ethnographical Department, which be addressed to the accused in the perhaps is the department that is hearing of charges against them most specifically of Imperial value. in courts of Summary Jurisdiction. Courses have from time to time been arranged in ethnography for civil servants taking up re- sponsible positions overseas.
PROMINENT MEN'S WILLS.
.
LORD DEERHURST LEAVES
£125,000.
George Viscount Deerhurst, of Pirton Court, Wadborough, Wor cester, son and heir of the Earl of Coventry, left £12,843.
Lectures have been given to students so that they should under- stand the mentality of the back-f ward races with which they are; to be connected.
The ethnographical galleries are used as" study collections, and it has been found that many of the students come back to refresh their memories, stating that the information stored in the Museum and explained by competent au- thorities is invaluable to them in The will, dated February 10, their work of administration. 1899, containing less than" 100 By the knowledge gained at words, is proved by Viscountess
Bloomsbury dangers to inter- Deerhurst, the widow, to whom the Imperial comity are avoided, and whole of the property is left ab: the friendly relations with native solutely.
Mr. Sydney Hudson, of Meads races through the avoidance of Court, Eastbourne, and Chepstow faults of etiquette-are fostered street, Manchester, Chairman of and maintained..
Lastly, as regards Egyptology, Sydney Hudson, merchants, Man- chester, left £208.860, with net per made it easier to reconstruct the the deciphering of papyri has sonalty £107,327.
Mr. Jerome K. Jerome, Belsize history of ancient Egypt than to Park, Hampstead, novelist and decipher the economic history of playwright, left £6,478, with net the Middle Ages.
personalty £5,198.
Captain Arthur Whitaker," late
Duke of Wellington's Regiment, of The Irish Free State motor Manfield Grange, Darlington, left traders strongly resent the latest £30,244, with net personalty order of the Revenue Commis- £26,010.
sionors, which provides that the will, but not incorporated there-into the country will be taken tó with, reads:
be the retall selling price leas
The Cidachoof Duval Hay
The
Three Castles
MAGNUMS
Three Castles"
Cigarettes
W.D.GH.O.Wills Bristol & London.
VIRGINIA CIGARETTES
ALSO PACKED IN REGULAR 50S AND 209.
This adversariest la lunged he the British-Amurivan· Tobacco, Co., (China) Ltd
In tune with the Most Exacting
Shrip, arcermon ink, makan oli pena anita battre, and the Lifetime per write beat.
Conception of Beauty
The first thing that ought to be said about a Sheaffer Life- time pen is thatitis beautiful. Itisstrikinglybeautiful in ap pearance. It is outstandingly beautiful in performance. Its beauty is more than surface-deep. The jewel-like Radite of its sturdybarrel is butone ofthefine factors that go to make it an always dependable writing instrument. It is prac tically indestructible and guaranteed to last for a lifetime. "Lifetime" pens and pencils in green or black-at better stores everywhere. Blue Label Leads in the handy tir box. Sheaffer's Skrip-successor to ink
mikes all pens write better.
THE SUN CO., LTD.
Distributors.
SHEAFFER'S
A piece of paper attached to the value of new motor-cars imported MRS. J. CRAWFORD,
I trust (should it be suggested) 17% per cent. The traders say that If I die in the Hunting Sea- that the Commissioners are seck- son hounds will not be stopped on ing to fix the gross profit to be. my account, as I never can under-permitted in the motor trade. One stand why people should be made trader said: "The order will rule more miserable than necessary.. out speculation altogether.".
EXPERT MASSAGE,
∙14, Queen's Road C., 1st floor
PENS PENCILS SKRIP
W. A, SHEAFFER FEN CO., FORT MADISON, JOWA, USA A
A-201
Identify the Lifetime pen by this white dot
- E. HING & CO.
SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS, SHIP CHANDLERS HARDWARE MERCHANTH
PHONE CENTRAL No. 1110.
Wing Woo Street TEĽ,25 ? Central