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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1933.

The

legation of the League's Finnn- cial Committee to Sofia. Financial Committee of the

SUPPOSING League is firmly convinced as to

YOU

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-HAVE

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WE WANT THIS CAR TO BECOME KNOWN WILL ASK NO IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS REGARDING YOUR INTENTIONS.

the necessity of establishing some kind of general control on necount of the obligations it has towards the subscribers to loans issued under League auspices.

A New Approach

up now.

has

fill the

THE

HOLY YEAR The Very Idea!

By REV. FATHER MARTINGALE, S.J.

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By Eddie Kelly, K.C. (Why Not.)

little (Edward Kolly had a Now he has suddenly declared has proclaimed al The Pope

week. They fore- Holy Year. The expression may that he proposes to keep another trouble with his private monoy-

not Holy Year. The details will be tender Inst Bound odd to us.

published fully, the Pope says, closed on bla typewriter, no ho got fond of the word "holy." To be early in the New Year. To give a few solicitors together and

of time for

fought it out in the Marine Court. "holy" for a year on end may not everyone plenty zcom agreeable. What does the preparation, the Year in to

from Palm Sunday 1933 to Palm Ho now wants to take "silk". Either that or become a com- Pope mean?

the Sunday 1934. Thus The iden goen back to A Cleveland firm has devised a

We have decided to be a Belicitor new and interesting plan for Hebrews. In ancient Hebrew inw busiest can make time for aerious pradore and go in for the thing on keeping workers in employ-each roventh day was to be a day cooperation, and do something big acnlc.)"

of rest: each seventh year a year better than the merely casual or ment. This firm, making ma-

But why has 1933-1934 been (writer Edward Kelly) starting seven years

It's the most enjoyable way of JUST COME IN AND chine tools and astronomical in- of pardon and rejoicing: After Deeting observance.

struments,

teenth centennial anniversary considerable even sets of

"jubilee" year was proclaimed. chosen? Because it is the nine from next Monday. ASK US FOR A RUN stock on hand. Fortunately it Biasts upon rams horns (fobel) the death of Christ. Everyone pleking up money we have yet dia-

is not perishable or quickly ob-announced it.

During it, families had to try knows that the dates of His life covered. And believe us, we have Together with Pete Watkins and IN A 1933 VAUXHALL | solete. But this company has

a nice shiny name plate, we will decided to ignore these goods, or to gather their members together,

re- do these things. CADET

inventory, and operate as though debts were to be remitted, slaves with perfect accuracy. The Pope

At $100 a day it will go some- member meeting him first, in the their shelves were bare. When freed; land was to revert to its is a very great scholar, and

Milan,thing like this: ever for creatures

Ambrosian Library at th, human they get an order, they send it original owners. Sterilised wenl-naturally aware of this. (1

Mr. Kelly: "With great respect, out to the workshops to be made fixed in an "underworld," and the where I was grubbing around

Or if they

permanence of injustices were rare manuscripts. He knew in-

irrelevant exhibit rendered AND order from stock, they make a things hateful to the spirit of the antly where to find just what Your Honour, I aubmit that the

wanted.) However, the world at and....

Mr. Watkins: "Irrelevant, my now machine or tool to replace Older Testament.

News that Christianity has expanded the large has settled down to dating the one sent out. this firm was operating on such idea of human brotherhood due to its years Anno Domini, "as from fat aunt! Must I again remind a ruling was made in the case of a plan was circulated in its your being members of one chosen the Lord's Year'; and it is but

a'Becket v Henry Rex, .claven trade circle, and has resulted in nation into human brotherhood practical to use the current sye-my nit-witted, learned friend that

But more than this, the Pope hundred and seventy...." orders that might not have due to our being all ou fs children tem for our anniversaries.

of one God, and into a atill closer Several

Mr. Kelly: I refuse to be in- brotherhood through Jesus Christ: known that only by the study and op come in otherwise.

learned friend! orders have been given on the nor did the practice of keeping plication of Christian principles express condition that the goods yents of jubilee drop out. Such in this world going to be saved terrupted by this half-baked, Honour, I ask that he be tossed be manufactured new, thus mak- "years" wore frequent in the Mid-even from its temporal miseries, rabbit-brained,

The Pope, in his unique po ing new work, and at least keep-dle Ages, and as from 1450 they That it is in a mess, who doubts? With the greatest of respect, your sition, gets a better view of the out on his ear, that the business ing men at work even if not have been normally observed every

25 or 50 years.

world than anyone else. Also, of this honourable court may go Firms employing new ones.

Walled-up Door

he is widely travelled. He knows on without interruption."

Mr. Watkins: If my learned which fill orders from old stock

of England. He has spoken to me The main central piece are simply putting the proceeds

Peak pomeranian he work-symbolism during such years was about Manchester and Leeds. I friend krew na much about the

went law an into their coffers, the men's share in them already the breaking open of a walled-up do not think he actually

The door in each of the four great to Poplar-a district that I love would realize that he is testifican- once dum habeas corpus ca re pro bono having been distributed, Cleveland scheme gives the Roman basilicas. Pilgrims were and sigh over-still, he

The Court: "And nil desperan- worker his share immediately. encouraged to go to Rome, to visit collected 45 gold sovereigns for a publico nisi."

these vast churches, and to enter work there in which I am inter- temporary

through that door. This meant eated, and regretled that 5 more dum."

Mr. Kelly: (shouting): Yes, Naturally this is a

Year had could not be found in the Vatican measure. Goods made up and that the ides of the

because he would have liked to and nil desperandum to you! stocked must be disposed of changed somewhat.

Mr. Watkin also shouted. His EUROPE'S PROBLEMS sooner or later. But the Cleve-

Certainly the members of the give a round 50. His strong mind land scheme, if extended to great Christian family were asked possesses an immense informs Honour wanted to shout, too, so The British attitude that any every firm that could possibly to gather together in Rome, under tion: he forgets nothing; and he they all adjourned to the Hotel.

Well, he declares that agreement reached

the afford it, might keep employ- the eye of him whom all Catholics sums up situations accurately and United States on the war debts ment up in the present emer- regard as their spiritual father with real sympathy. issue must not involve any re-gency, and excess stocks then But, the main idea of the jubilee frightful materini conditions can the Court le ready, I propose to

pentance. Men were to make

with the help of spiritual prin- witness." Isumption of claims upon Gar. could be gradually absorbed was not up much rejoicing as renever properly be improved save resume my examination of the.

when demand picks up. In A special effort to renew time when every expedient, spiritual life, which might have ciplen. And he sees that these has been going on with his knit- temporary though it may be, grown weak. They were to gain are not being used. We are try- ting.). "Did you at any time or the Cleveland entrance into a spiritual worlding to rebuild the house that once place with or without intent, ofther sheltered civilisation with the old here or there, and if so how that seems helpful,

themselves out by unrepented sin.

Wo think we shall do the trick by which and how?" plan is worthy of thought by from which they might have shut materials that have collapsed. you were or were not so, to wit,. every business leader.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE.

Stuble Road

The

Happy Valley

Hongkong Telegraph.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1933.

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Mr. Kelly (resuming): "When

(To the witness who

Witness: "Yen."

Everyone know that the mom financial arrangements, tariffs, ent you repented you did get rid schemes of emigration, Acts of sin-there was no need to go Parliament, changes of constitu to Rome or enter through special tions. As if we hadn't tried that doora in order to repent. Still, stuff again and again! The bricks human nature contains imagina crumble, the arch collapses-that!" tion as well as cold intellect; even especially if we leave out

to-day the breaking down of the keystone.

is walled-up door by the Pope enormously impressive.

Durham Relic

Mr. Kelly: "Yes, what?" Witness: "Yes please." Mr. Kelly: "What time?" Mr. Watkins: "Don't answer the Mr. Kelly: "I was only going

to ask him the time."

Mr. Walkins: "I object!" Mr. Kelly: "What for?" Mr. Watkins: "Why not?" Mr. Kelly: "Oh, all right. Well then, witness, wasn't it a fact that

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reparations is one which is based on the belief that matters are so delicately poised in Europe that any interference with the basis of the Lausanne agreement would bring disaster

Art Goes Voyaging in its train. Obviously, little can be hoped for from the]

Con- Truly, these coming World Economic

strange ference unless some finality is times. For the past 50 years,

The Year, then, has nothing to because first attained in regard to Euro-art treasures of Europe have

do with politics save It is well to tended to gravitate to America. pean problems.

spiritual principles underlie all decent human life. There is no bear in mind. however, that Chuckling behind her hand at the spurious, moaning loudly at

And I can say from experience substitute. If the Pope deplores apart from major issues there the genuine, Europe has watch- are many financial problems in ed many of its olden art trea- that a great wave of true ropes- what is happening in Russia and last Wednesday

tance and desire to do better, by elsewhere, it is not because he is

Mr. Watkins: That's a leading Europe still waiting adjustment. aures drawn by the golden God's grace, does pass over thea monarchist or a republican or In this connexion, it will be re- magnet of America.

Hls Honour: "You mustn't ask Moral Catholic world when jubilees are committed to any mer brand of question. Your Honour, I object!" called that several countries, protest, embargo, counter-bid-proclaimed. We value all such Constitution, but because he sees

Mr. Kelly and Mr. Watkins: When helps, as our ancestors did. I be that spiritual principles are being leading questions, Mr. Kelly." ding, all were in vain. Austria, notably

Hungary,

of denied and even persecuted there.

If he recalls with gratitude last "You keep out of this." Grecce and Bulgaria, have been American magnificoes wanted love a knocker on the door

Slight lull, as court orderly Congress, art from Europe, they got it, Durham Cathedral still bears enabled to put their finances on with a capital A. Now we see witness to the imitation of that summer's Eucharistic

it is because at least for a space wakes witness. Enter a messen-

Man's a sound basis with the aid of a curious spectacie. A French ceremony of old in England.

Moreover, the Popes never kept-rancour and intrigue were thenger.

"Excuse me, gentlemen, but the of 25 or 50 years. laid aside by almost all. special loans issued under the syndicate has been formed, with

rigidly to sets

peace plaintiff and the defendant have auspices of the League of Na-raore than a million in hard cash They proclaimed "extraordinary" true nature, which loves tions. The administration of to be dispensed by Eduoard jubilees when occasion warranted and charity, was revealed. If he made it up. They've just gone these loans has been controlled Jonas, to buy back French art it. Thus the present Pope, Pius calls Catholice to Rome, it is down to the Hongkong Hotel for a Mr. Kelly and Mr. Watkins: objects, paintings, furniture and X1, proclaimed one in 1929, when because they thus realise the bet whiskey's...

ter their brotherhood in Christ.

"The hounds." of by the League by means

"after all we've done fer sculpture and return them to he had been priest for 50 years.

2 ready ap- Paris. He reports

them." special financial advisers pointed to the countries con- market there, although he clos

Bix cerned. These advisers haveed his New York gallery

it has months ago because no one was been withdrawn when seemed that the finances of the buying.

sta- country were thoroughly bilised and it was safe to with-

Adversity Sometimes

Useful

in a

draw League control. Then, of course, came the world crisis which completely upset all pre-

The uses of adversity, accord- viona calculations. Several ing to an ancient proverb, are countries were unable to meet sweet. That proverb usually is their foreign obligations. more popular among people who Amongst these was Bulgaria haven't had much contact with who last autumn partially de-adversity than among people faulted in regard to payment of who have; nevertheless, it seems

to work out right once interest on the loans. On the while. Consider the man, who, recommendation of Sir Austen it is reported, because of poverty Chamberlain, the Chairman of was forced to live for six weeks the special committee set up on stale bread and skimmed time he by the Council of the League to milk. During that watch over the interests of gained 'greatly in weight and bondholders in League loans, recovered from a long-standing stomach ailment. All of us, no bondholders were advised

doubt, would be happier if wo accept 60 per cent. interest on could be sure that all of the the loans as a temporary mea- victims of the depression would sure. It is understood that at- find such scanty fare equally, marked tempts aro now being mado. to beneficial. Unfortunately, this persuade the Bulgarian Govern-man's case is a very ment to accept re-imposition of exception to the rule. some form of League control.

to

The Bulgarian Government is opposed to the dea but

Home

solution of the difficulty is like-

A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY

ly to be arrived at as the re- THE OWNER OUGHT TO BE MORE sult of the visit of a special de: noнOURAH THAN, HIS ESTATE.—

Zeuophon,

"I wouldn't have a bit of trouble with her if I could

keep her away from

her parents."

"And they've still got. some money on them.

"Come on, let's go out and beat 'em up the robbers.

Hoc genus omne and materia medica, that's what we say, We don't care who knew it.

• 肇

WE APOLOGISE.

Forty hundred and twenty-two readers and a child with a cross- eye have written to us pointing out that the Kowloon bus service in nothing to joke about.

We are sorry and can only offer a paraphrase of Dr. John- son's explanation: "carelessness, ladies and gentlemen, merely care- Iessness."

That's what comes of meeting a strange lady in a lonely lane.

*

Chapter XXXVIII.--Baffled.

Petal, her eyes wide open with the horror, gazed spellbound at Inspector.

"And to think," she murmured, "that that man once paid me his. advances."

"You're about the only one he han paid then," said Snooper drily. He patteil ber hand. "Til just have a sandwich, Mins, and a glass or two, and then we'll aco what's | doing,"

$1

But even as he spoke there was shattering explosion. And,

cutting the sandwiches, there came

to Petal's cars the sound of a

blood-curdling yell.

(To Be Continued.)

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