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"BASIC ENGLISH”
Interesting Talk At Rotary Club
WEDNESDAY,
NOVEMBER
1934.
|RISING RIVER
SWEEPS HONAN
MANY LIVES FEARED LOST IN FLOOD
Loyang, Nov, 7.
The abnormal rise of the tribu tarled of the Yellow River has caused a widespread flood over aix districts in Eastern Honaa Pro-
vince.
The most seriously affected placen Jure Fukow and Shi-hun, from which thousands of refugees are docking Loyang. They need immediate rellof.
A most interesting talk on "Basle English" was given at the Hong- kong Rotary Club tiffin yesterday by Mr. A. f. Reynolds, B.A., Lec- turor in English at the Hongkong University. Mr. M. K. La presided. In the course of his lalk, Mr. Reynolds said:"Basic English" is on attempt to give to everyone second, or international, language, which will take us Hutle of the learner's time as possible. It is
It is estimated that at least 50 a system in which everything may be said for all the purposes of persons were drowned in the flooded everyday existence: the common area, while hundreds of houses
*** |collapsed.-Central News, Intoreats of men and women,
eneral talk, nows, trade, and selence. To the eye and ear it will not seem in any way different from normal English, which to now the language of 600,000,000 per.
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LATEST TREASURY FIGURES
There are only 860 words in the
London, Nov. 6. complete list, which may be clearly printed on one side of a piece of Exchequer returns for the past note-paper. But simple rules are week show that during the current given for making other words with financial year the total ordinary the help of those in the lat; such rovenue, exclusive of self-balanc- an designer, designing, and designing revenue, amounted at Novem- ed, from design, or air-plane from ber 3 to £333,046,439, which is air and plane.
£3,977,000 less than the amount collected at the corresponding data last year.
Those who have no knowledge of English will be able to make out the sense of a radio talk, or a busi- Expenditure for the same period, news letter, after a week with the exclusive of self-balancing items, word-list and the records; but it was £414,663,569, which exceeds may be a month or two before talk the amount expended at the corres ing and writing are possible. An ponding date last year by £8,087,- Englishman will make an adjust-297-British Wireless,
ment to Basle ways of thought in a very short time, but at first he will have to take some trouble to be clear and simple.
In fact, it is the business of all internationally-minded persons to make Basic English part of the system of education in every country, so that there may be less chance of war, and less learning of languages-which, after all, for most of us, are a very unnecessary waste of time.
INTERNATIONAL VALUE.
After discussing various unch of Basic in public and private affairs, its value as an Instrument of peace. and understanding, and its ad- vantaken over other possible means of international communication, the speaker concluded:
SMALL FIRE
SOON QUELLED BY BRIGADE
A fire which broke out yesterday afternoon at No. 2 Sai Wo Lane destroyed the first floor, on which
originateil, and caused minar lomage to the ground floor. tamage to property, including stock n the ground floor, amounted to 4,000 and is cavered by insurance.
Firement called out to deal with .ne outbreak believed that the fire was caused by mate used for drying ten. in the restaurant, on the first floor, being accidentally ignited. The fire was got under control very shortly after arrival of the Brigade,
Industry in all its branches can no longer be limited to one nation: it must be international if It is to have any growth. Take a look at friends with whom you cannot have the growth of radio and the natural discussios, because of developments which would be ma-Intigunge troubles, take n-look at alble with the use of an internation- "The A.B.C. of Basic English" by al language, Telephones, “Lauues C. K. Ogden. You can get it and newspapers will give much more other books like it at Kelly and profit in international harmony as Walsh and its price is only $2.26. well as in money when Bugle is the It will take you three or four days selected second language of all nato get a full knowledge of Basle: tions. When Busic is general in will take a person who has no Hongkong and the Morning Post knowledge of English three or four and the Telegraph are pot into months. "Take a bite of Basic Basic, the number of renders will English with your breakfast in the ge-up-so-much that the-Morning | morning !”-
Post will have a building ten times Hongkong is in the middle be- as big as the new Bank and thetween East and West. Work is Telegraph will make an agreement being done in Europe, and in with the C.P.R. for Hongkong Japan; some work is being dono in sportsmen to have the use of the Hongkong but not enough. If any Empress of Britain for all their body present or not present has journeys to Shanghai, and nobody any desire for more discussion of will ever be made ill by the journey Basic or if anybody has any desire again.
to see Chinese boys getting a know- The adoption of Basic English in ledge of Basic, I shall be happy to Hongkong Government schools have his name, and I have no doubt would give much-needed time for that the Salesian Fathers will be things which are more important happy as I shall to have the com- to a great number of the boys and pany of anybody interested at the girls learning English by the pre-very good school in which the work sent method, and would give a good is being done.
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hase to those who go on to normal Before I take my sent, let me English. The education authori-give you one varse from the Basic ties might well make a start with- English account of the story of nut loss of time.
Ilabel"and the Lord said, See the people is one, and they have all one If you have any Interest in Inter-language, and they are doing this; national relations; if you have any and now everything which they Interest in Inter-nation Industries; have in mind to do will be possible If you have any business or private for them."
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