"HOMO" MAKES A DISCOVERY.
LAW & COMMERCE.
LOCAL SOCIETY HOLDS ANNUAL DINNER.
THE
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPII.
MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1982.
DEAN INGE ON MUZZLES FOR
SIN.
MODERN MAN NOT
WORRYING.
Dean Inge, preaching at St. Mark's, North Audloy-street, W. said that while Lent was a season for lamenting our sins, Sir Oliver Lodge had told them too truly, he feared-that modern man was not worrying about his sins at all.
(Continued from Page 1). kin and all her girlhood friendships The revolutionary provisions of to take up service where there is the new Chinese Civil Code apper- none of the home-life in which taining to the laws of succession to other emigrants usually find com- property were interestingly ex- pensation; arduous days of monopiained by the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. tonous toil in a climate too hot and Shenton, when he addressed the oppressive to permit of other we gathering at the annual dinner of men even attending to their own Hongkong University Law and children's welfare; long night-Commerce Society, held at Lane, watches over deathbeds when the Crawford's Restaurant on Satur whole wearied ego yearns for ob- day. livion; incessant responsibility
The Chinese family, he said, was for lives where others are concerned exclusively with sordid money-based on carrying on the family with succession and ancestor worship, making; direct contact the most horrible of Enst while the new Code ignored ances bidcoustor worship and made a direct at-
"In the Synoptic Goaptis, which tack on elan organisation. The general result of the new Code was to tear up the family life of the were written for edification, we cannot miss traces of geniality, Chinese which had existed for con-humour and irony which would turies, and it would be a matter of intereal to note to what extent the probably be more prominent if He new Code would be accepted by the had had a Boswell to write Ilia
life," added the Deau. Chinese nation as a whole.
ern
disenses-risk
of
Mr. Lam Swee-chum presided over a large gathering, and after giving the loyal toast and that of the Republic of China, he proposed the health of the guests.
GREYHOUNDS.
ATTACKS ON OTHER
DOGS IN PARKS.
The London County Council are proposing to make a new by-law that all greyhounds must be either muzzled or kept on a lead in any place under the control of the Council.
A recommendation to that effect was made by the Parks and Open "We may nair," Dean Inge con- Spaces Committee, who report that tinued, "whether it la our duty to they have given "serious considera be wretched. Christ never scem-tion to cases in which dogs of ed to dilate on sin except in con- various breeds have suffered death nexion with forgiveness. Hoor very serious injuries ns the re- The Committee state that the sorrows," but not an unhappy man. moved among men ns 'n man of sult of attacks by greyhounds."
majority of these cases have oc curred outside London, but add that a few have been reported at various parks and open spaces under the control of the Council.
Captain H. E. Hobbs, secretary of the Tall Waggers' Club, said St. Paul, whom Nature had made that every effort was being made ra- by the Club to persuade loent au- gather grim and ferce, was diantly happy in his religion, he thorities all over the country to continued. Julian observed that pass similar legislation, especially never told that Chrat in areas where there we were langbed but that on one occaslon hound racing tracks, he wept.
are grey-
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death in every touch and respira- tion-and what to her incentive or reward? The satisfaction that lies in altruistic service is the only in- ducement. I can sec and as Fe- that compense, it would appear after cutting herself adrift from all Homo friendships and devoting the best years of her life to the Colony's paramount interests she is to be replaced-pushed hendong into the neething flood of Home unemployment-merely to satisfy The dollar lust of Hongkong's cri-
"Personally I am convinced that mininally extravagant yet par- simonious taxpayer-a veritable sacrifice to that inane, suicidal op. While Sir Joseph Kemp gave the He did laugh, and frequently," greyhounds had occurred in various Humorous Song-The Lay of The session from which the whole world Society, in the course of which he said the Dean, "but the note of Baid that law and commerce did not fear, which we have almost aban- is suffering to-day.-Economy.
go hand in hand, though they some-doned from our religion, is heard loudly all through the New Testa- "Man's inhumanity to man makes times converged on the same path.
ment, and St. Paul, in one of the countless thousands mourn."
Professor R. Robertson respond-most remarkable chapters in his Many of our keenest retrenched, when he expressed thanks to the Epistle, speaks of the whole crea- ment advocates probably owe their speakers for the encouragement tion groaning and travailing in lives to past service of the Colony's they had given to the Society by pain together."
honouring the gathering with their nuraing sisters.
presence.
How, blow thou winter wind, Though art not so makind As on's ingratitude.
Yours, etc.
HOMO.
“Homo" Supported.
Sir- agree in every respery with "Homo's" views on Hongkong
WOORDI
The Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton was entrusted with the response,
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"Till Doomsday." by Robin Tem- It is ple, is a fine piece of work. described as the dramatic story of
man whose divorced wife, an
many
He said that hundreds of cases of dogs being killed by track-bred parts of the country. In cases greyhound breedera hnd im posed restrictions upon themselves
voluntarily and
never exercised their dogs outside their premises unless muzzled. On the other hand, a number of small there private owners of racing dogs who did not seem to care, and it was to bring these into line that this legislation was being pressed for.
wero
"I have not the slightest doubt | that Christians are permitted to believe in a positive malignant
Hundreds of Cases. spritual power." he concluded.
The secretary of the Wembley Liberal theologians may jeer and
track was of greyhound racing philosophers scoff, but there it is. opinion that the new by-law was We cannot get rid of the Devil-reasonable and was unlikely to meet All Deliver us from the Evil One' is with opposition from owners. the right translation."
the Wembley dogs were exercised in their private grounds.
GERMAN PARTY
VIOLENCE.
MANUFACTURE OF BOMBS.
Berlin, March: 9. Preparations for the German residential election, which takes place next Sunday, have already led to clashes in various parts of Germany between supporters of the extreme political parties,
Mrs. Jon Lovett, the New Burnet breader of racing grey- hounds, agreed that in the main She the by-law was reasonable. pointed out that greyhounds were trained to chase anything running. and not unnaturally would chase a Also all small dog on the run. hunting dogs were notoriously dis- obedient. Her own dogs were always either led or muzzled. The muzzle was no hardship to a grey- hound, which, of course, always were one when racing,
The whole structure community, of which the home is the unit, has to be molded if embezzlement, Jarcony,
kalnap
crimes ping, murders and other are to be avoided. Women are huxury-loving, extravagant and spending the husbands hard earn
money in buying things such as lipsticks, face powders, and actress, secks, for vaulty's sake, to scents, which are absolutely un-allure him back to her from another woman with whom he has fallen in necessary for the subsistence of
love. In order, to satisfy women's Fife.
The description does not do commit
In Breslau this morning a car demand for money, men
justice to the story, which is very the above mentioned crimes.
powerfully told and in which the characterisation is all that could be penter objected to two Nazis dis-easy to control.
tributing leaflets in the house Nature never
made women wished. The story is admirably
where he lived. To his remark. Wenk: is because they have
il
revealing assembled,
excellent "What do you want here? Prole lived sedentary and luxurious
Besides the craftsmanship.
rotarians live in this house," one of lives throughout centuries that mice, there is plenty of exeite- they have become degenerate, be- ment. Altogether a good novel, the Nazis replied, "I'm going to
coming smaller in stature thun | showing the author to have very 1714911. It is only became of man's marked talent.
his
new
The mission is ac
chivalry and generosity that he "The Sign of the Glove.". by bears the entire responsibility of Carlton Dawe, gives 11:34
wife and home. The wife Leathermeath" story which is full night to bear half of the expense of thrills. It concerns the part Would not man feel ashamed played by Colonel Gantian ("Len he were fed and clothed with his thermouth") in assisting Scotland wife's money?
Yard to elucidate the mysterious I hope "Homo" will promote an events behind the death of an In- anti-women's society. Let us mendian Governor. take a firm stand and several cepted with reluctance, and it car diplomatie relations with women zies the investigator into many until the latter come to terms on dangers before triumph is reached, the basis of absoute fair play. A well-written story which cannot If men above a united front and fail to interest.. throw such men as Mr. "Ham- strong", who worships the female sex out of the atmosphere. Then women will come to terms in no time. Yours, ete..
MEDICO.
ITALY AND MALTESE QUESTION.
RESENTMENT AT LANGUAGE DECISION.
Rome, Mar. 7. Italian newspapers are gradual- ly working themselves up over the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Malta, in so fur aa these recommendations touch the language question of the island.
"The Italian Press can no longer keep silent," says the Tribuna, "in face of the proposal to abolish the Italian language in the ele mentary schools and penal courts of Malta." It is naked "as a logiti- mate question" what damage "the language of Dante” has done to the island.
a really Jesse Templeton has
in "Winning gripping story Through," in which we are given the exclling adventures of a party of survivors from a wrecked Al- lantic liner who are stranded in Labrador. Their efforts to reach civilisation bave an epic character, and there is a charming romantic vein running through the story. A good plece of work, showing this popular author at his best.
FIELD-MARSHAL'S GOLD SWORD.
SOLD FOR MELTING
BUT SAVED.
A sword which was presented to a certain Feld-Marshal by the population of a South African city during the South African War was
shoot."
At the same time, she considered it rather hard on the owners of nou-working greyhounds, who were among the most docile of dogs and
LIFE POSSIBLE ON MARS.
Since the carpenter did not there- upon run away the Nazi fired his revolver, but missed. The carpen-BUT MOST ter closed with him and tried to
UNCOMFORTABLE. disarm him, whereupon the second Nazi, a young man aged 22, fired
Thore may be living creatures his revolver, hitting the carpenter on Mars of the same type as hu three times. The wounded man is not experted to live. Nine Nazis man beings, according to records of the planet's temperature when have been arrested.
On the equator the temperature rose six degrees above freezing point, compared with a maximum of 86 degrees mensured in 1924 when the planet was at its nearest to the sun.
A considerable number of Nazis at the greatest distance from the and Communista came into colli- sun completed by the Mount Wil-
son Observatory, California. sion in Berlin this morning, and were only scattered by the police after several baton charges had heen made. Each party, as far as possible, carried off its own wound ed, so that the number of people ascertained. injured cannot be
"Existence would be possible, Sixty-one arresta were made.
although uncomfortable," said Dr. Two engineers employed in rus-A. C. D. Crommelin, formerly ponsible positions in the factory of President of the Royal Astronomi-: the German Dye Trust in Ludwig-cal Society. shufen, in the Palatinate, have been "The canal theory would remin arrested by the police on a charge tenable, since vegetation,
the
of stealing explosives from the fac-which it is suggested we see round tory. It is alleged that they used the canals, might indulge in some the exploives to make bombs. One form of winter hibernation. The of the two men is an important lowest temperatures would, of member of the Nazi Party in the course, be much lower than those Palatinnte.
reported.
"The two measurements agree excellently with the theoretical
BEER SHORT IN NEW difference in temperature in the
YORK.
BOOTLEGGERS TOO BUSY WITH THE POLICE.
two positions, and for this reason astronomers can be much more confident that they are roughly right.
"Making these observations is a delicate matter, What is measur ed is the minute rise in tempera- ture that takes place when light from the planet is focussed on the junction of two metal wires.
"An electrical current in act up.
New York, Mar. 7. New Yorkers are likely to have sold in London recently to the to go thirsty owing to the kidnap London Bullion Company, Hayping of the Lindbergh baby. market, S.W., but will not be quor racketeors in New Jersoy which, small though it is, is within melted down.
and Long laland are so busy de- the capacity of modern instru fonding themselves against the at-menis." tention of the police that they are deprived of the time necessary for their trade of beer running.
The golden hilt of the sword is studded with diamonds and pre- clous stones. The price, a very substantial one, was not disclosed."
The assistants of the company
The Popolo d'Italia, Signor Mussolini's paper, in a calmly rea- soned and friendly letter, while were surprised when the ordinary resentmost and locking box in which the sword was expressing "the Irritation shared by Maltess and brought to the shop was opened Italians," says that "the useless and the marvellously rich and ela- rigour" advised by the Royal Com- borately worked sword was dia mission "docs bad service to the closed. The diamonds will not go traditional friendship," but adds, to Amsterdam to be re-cut. however, that "that friendship. despite the present troubles in Malta, remains and will remain full and complete."
The Press makes it clear that Italy's attitude has nothing to do with anything so absurd as Irre- dentlam, but is alone dictated by bitter dislike of Lord Strickland and all his works.
A tour of the Manhattan speak- ensles revealed a growing short- age of illicit supplies, especially beer.
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Symphony No.4
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ORDERS FOR CURRENT WEEK.
Police Reserve. Orders by the Hon. Mr. T. H. King, Inspector General of Police, stato:
Chinese Company.
the
Training Course-Part 11.---Al recruits will attend. nt Chinese Company's Headquarters, on Tuesday, April 12th, at 530 p.m. for instruction.
Training Course-Part 1.--All recruits of the Chinese Company will attend Central Police Station for Squad Drill on Thursday, April 14th. at 5,80 p.m.
N. C. On. Class-All N. C. Oa.
BOTH CONDEMNED MEN EXECUTED. The Brooklyn Daily Times in
Moscow, Apr. 9. a front page announcement offers
Judaa Storn and Sergei Vasiliev will attend the Chinese Company's to refrain from publishing any more news about the kidnapping have been executed-Reuter. The managing director of the of Colonel Lindbergh's baby for [When the case against the Headquarters on Friday, April firm stated: "I am considering 48 hours, provided other New accused opened one of the princi- 15th. at 4.00 p.m. for instruction what I shall do with this beautiful York newspapers agree to do thepal witnesses against Stern was under Mr. Paterson, P.P.T.S. piece of work, which is of such samo. This announcement follows his sistor who in giving evidence
Indian Company' Historic value. I may offer it to the publication of an Interview against him declared: "My
Training Course Part. IIAI the Corporation of the City In with Governor Moore, in which the brother was always hostile to the Africa who presented it to the latter declared that the recovery Soviet.” Stern pleaded guilty members who have not passed. Part Field-Marshal, or I may present it of the baby might be facilitated if before the Supramo Court to a II. of Training Course should at to some London Museum,
the newspapers and the wireless "terroristic act in attempting to tond at the Chinese Company's censed giving publicity to the afkill M, Twardowski, the Counsel Headquarters, 17. Queen's Rond Central on Thursday, April 14th. lor of the Gorman Embassy.)
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