THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1936.
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B-4108 Como unto Him
B-8246
Lift up your heads
C-2556 Rojoice greatly
C-2607 And the Glory of the Lord
C-2694 Why do the Nations
D-1620 Comfort yo, my people D-1620 Every valley shall be oxalted D-1876 Glory to God
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STUDEBAKER trucks cost very
England-Friend of All and Enemy of None
IN the charming little
speech which the late King made to his people on Christmas Day there was one
By The
sentence which he no doubt Very Rev.
W.R. INGE, D.D.
little more than the lowest priced units on the market, but they give you for better perform- ance, far more stamina, much
Lastly the North-West European lower operating costs.
is a Protestant to the backbone. And the handsome, distinctive
Aa Santayana says in his delight- ful "Solloquios in England," the streamlined appearance of the
Englishman can never be really a Catholic. He may go over to. now Studebaker truck makes
Rome on a spirtual tour, as he It stand out from tho
might abscond for a year and live crowd. With its sleek, busi-meant for the whole world.
In Japan with a Japanese wife; ness-like lines and powerful, "We wish," he said, “to be
Hatrod as an instrument of contended or rebellious provinces, but if he is really converted, he dependable engine, it is a truck
broke off from Holland, and chose For a modern Buglishman, with you will be proud to own, a truck the friends of all and the policy was fostered artificially No blood was shed when Belgium is no longer the man he was.
before the war in Germany; the quaint motto, "l'Union fait la freedom and experiment and re- which inspires a feeling of pres- enemies of none,"
France and elsewhere, and it force." Then Norway broke away serve in his blood, always nursing tige that suggests a price much We in England know that was, of course, exacerbated by from Sweden, and again no shot within himself the allent love of The memoirs of was fired. The two nations are on rebellion, to go over to Rome is an the war. higher than its actual cost.
these words express the
Spring-Rice, a very high-minded fairly good terms; though I remem- essential We simple truth. may diplomatist, show how he en- ber a Norwegian saying to me: doubt, is too sweeplag; there are
countered it everywhere, and "Of course you fell in love with the natural strongly disapprove of the feared its consequences. With Swedes,, foreigners always do, but country.)
when you know them better you
* in will find that you cannot trust actions of this or that some peoples und
dividuals it is meat and drink.
These are not all of them the them as you can us." foreign Government; We
"An Irishman," says Spring-I told this story to the Swedish characteristics of our may sometimes resent the Rice, "would refuse to go to Chamber of Commerce in London ancestors, the Vikings? Perhaps heaven if St. Peter were an when I was dining with them. It not, but at present we really seem to be a group by ourselves, an abuse and inisrepresentation Englishman." Ludwig's "Life was which the "inspired" Press! of Bismarck" shows that all his laughter "How like the Nor- onste of common sense, charity and
life he was a furious hater. On wegians!" But they are really neighbourliness in a mad world.
We are essentially what we were quite good friends. Then Iceland of foreign countries heaps the Continent men are surprised virtually cut the painter with Den before the industrial revolution, on that we have given up duelling, mark; the Danes let them go. The eplande in our history which broke "What do you do when you insult same thing has happened nearer " for a time our natural habita. each other?" asked a German. home. "We don't insult each other," was the answer,
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SATURDAY, FEB. 15, 1936.
"SCISSORS MANIA"
upon us.
But of animosity against any other nation there is not "You a trace among us. will-like your new post," said an Ambassador to a Minis-
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I suggest that our compara- tively decent and reasonable attitude is not peculiar to our-
The difficulties encountered by the managements of cinemas ter just accredited to the selves, but is the common charac-
films by
censors.
received with roars
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WAS
I do not say that force should never be used; the
War American Civil justified by resulte; I only say That except in one group of nations a claim to secede has almost meant war.
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teristic of a small group of in Hongkong, including exci- Court of St. James's.
Thirdly, the North-West Euro- "This nations in the North-West of
pean is a sturdy Individualist, Europe Great Britain, Sweden, He will never deify the State or elsewhere, are sufficiently pro- people is not jealous; it is Norway, Denmark, and (in part) sacrifice his liberty. Bolshevism,
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NOTES OF THE DAY
HOPE SPRINGS
of them:
Holland. These nations are Fascism, and Naziam may triumph| racially akin. When we go to elsewhere; the North-West Euro- the Scandinavian countries we at pean will never tolerate a regime once feel ourselves at home. under which it is a crime to abusu
his Government.
In appearance the people are exactly like Englishmen. except that, at any rate in Sweden, they are better-look- ing. They are cousins to be proud of.
They are very highly civilised, and
have Introduced all
suicide. (This,
Catholics
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no
every
common
"We must be free or die," no Wordsworth said, and we do not mean to die. The hopes of all lovers of liberty ara.turned in our direction.
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We and our stater-nations across the North Sea are at present the custodians of Bacred lamp which shall never be put out. For tolerance in ultimately the only method com- patible with civilisation.
BULLS AND INNERS
top dog, of course; but he has no seems a syndicate it that way. wish to be surrounded by exactly ketinels.
We hear of several groups of re- The English working man hates sidents who are buying up sweep It State interference even when he tickets on a wholesale basis, accepts it. He would like to bo
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Fourthly, he is a country-lover. The Ferry Company made a pro-
the It is a hard fate which compels fit of over $390,000 last year. Their
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sion from
nounced to warrant liberal and reasonably-minded not envious," policy being followed by those whose work it is to pass pic- tures for screening locally, An American producer who recent- ly visited the Colony had some make remarks to caustic
the concerning
attitude of
"Japan's hope of Manchuria as Hongkong censors in banning Elsie Suddaby (Soloist) & Philharmonic Choir.
an outlet for her population and such films na "The Painted products does not appear likely to D-1876 For unto us a child is born
Veil" and "China Seas." He be satisfied," says Sir Frederick summed up his remarks by Whyte, former political adviser to saying that Hongkong appeared the National Government of China, modern improvements into every three-fourths of our populations to "Star" seems to be in the ascen to be suffering from a particular- Some people are never antisfied, house (Sewden has the greatest live in large towns, for which we dant. ly acute attack of scissors mania, but Japan has managed to dump a number of telephones per head of de not care enough to make them
Some of the modern air-liners adding that this Colony is good many odds and ends into Man- any country); their schools are beautiful. The Englishman's Ideal Here are a few excellent; they have led the world is to live in a house in the country, beautiful enough to merit in-churia to date.
in gymnastics; and yet they have with a garden; If he has to live have dance floors. Just the place clusion in any picture dealing
Express trains that cover 634 escaped the ugliness of Industrial- in a town he escapes when he can to glide!
into the green fielda. with the Far East, but if these
ism. Swedish architecture is per know Denmark, but I am told that "scissor-snippers" are to be let miles in 12 hours.
Taxis (driven by Japanese haps the best in Europe. loose on the producer, he will college boys) in the larger towns. avoid us like the plague.. So far as "The Painted Veil"--is concerned, it is stated that this film was banned merély because Hongkong was the locale. If
Fifthly, the nations of this little that is the case, the reason
A letter posted in Manila on would appear to be totally in-
separate group? I think we are. group believe in peace, and hate
Christmas Day has just arrived in The adequate. Apparently, "China
In the first place, while thrunca militarism. 50,000 Japanese officials and em- Seas" came into disfavour be
ployees of the Manchukuo Govern- have been tottering in most other abolished their army, and the sea- Hongkong. Things will no doubt cause in some of its scenes itment are already settled in Hsin- parts of the world, these nations faring Scandinavians do not think improve when we get linked up with depicts pirates at work. king and thousands more are pour-have retained their constitutional it necessary to keep up navies.
We also have disarmed beyond! Actually, however, the piratesing in.
no wish to become republics. This the limits of safety, as we did shown in the picture are 110,000 Japanese troops. Malays, and there can thus bo 6,000 new motor roads and in itself is, a fact of great interest after Waterloo. "There are not
and importance.
enough troops in England to bury no question of giving offence to hundreds of motor 'buses to run on
Next we may notice their, ro- a field marshal," Wellington de- the Chinese. In any case, there them. are Chinese pirates, and apart 1,000,000,000 yen of new Japan-luctance to apply coercion to dis- clared.
S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ltd..
York Building.
A fine
Chater Road.
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DESERVES A
SILVER-MOUNTED
WE HAVE A FINE DISPLAY OF SPRAYS AND BOTTLES IN
VERY PLEASING MODERN SHAPES AND DELICATELY TINTED COLOURS.
Silverware Department
LANE,
CRYSTAL
SCENT BOTTLE
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400,000 Japanese citizens, not
agents the ruling classes.
1,500 miles of new railway since
peasants but officlids, merchants,
1932.
Millions of pounds worth buildings:
ese capital.
of
altogether from this matter of
Manchukuo has 73,000,000 arable causing offence, no sane person acres still uncultivated, on 2,400,- would seriously suggest that 1000 of which the Japanese army the showing of a pirate film is is settling soldier-farmers likely to result in any increase great rate..
nt a
in piratical activity in this part The most significant thing in of the world. Bins Buy pirates Manchuria is the fact that obody do not need film instructions as has found time to build the Em-
to how to go about their work! peror Pu Yi his palace in Hain- This undue sensitiveness on the king. He may get it somewhere part of our local censors is tlse-in Pelping for example, further illustrated in the re-
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Ak gangster nature, in which
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revolvers or arms of any kind, Large towns throughout Britain or shooting, are depicted, must have been and are rapidly becoming either be banned entirely or still larger. Their suburbs stretch cut to such an extent that they out into and absorb the open coun- show up arms of any descrip- Many who, noting this boom in try at an extraordinary pace. tion, no shooting and no attack house-building, thought that supply by weapons. The result, of would long ago have equalled the course, is to place a cast-iron demand, ask in some surprise when ban on all films of this type, saturation point, as it is called, will whatever the main theme of be reached. To them the stendy the story may be, and even if absorption of the new houses, the shooting scenes are merely whether built by municipal enter incidental to the.
picture.prise or on privata initiative, is Gangster pictures may have something of a mystery. True, their
to certain the rehousing of the slum popula- own, appeal
tion is a task of great magnitude, types of cinema-goers, but no which cannot yet be regarded as body will, we imagine, contend near completion. But where do all that the Colony's criminals are the people come from who occupy likely to look out for such pic-the-thousands of small villas and tures in the hope of picking up bungalows that are springing up? a few points as to the best (Continued on Page 7.) manner of procedure, in hold-
ups. The work of our censors
is important, affecting as it paternal protection. There can does not only a big industry be no objection to reasonable and the cinema houses, but the censorship: but when it is, ap- general public as well, and thore plied in such a manner us to felt ban innocuous films and to re- amongst all these interests at sult in cutting others almost any tendency to treat them as beyond recognition, criticium mere children in nood of becomes entirely justified.
CRAWFORD, LTD. Is natural reatment
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It is full of pretty little houses! An American has left Hongkong
· In gardens; the Dutch have on a round-the-world motor-bicycle In what ways does it appear that managed to make their flat fields tour...We trust ho will not encoun- the peoples of these countries beautiful. with tulipa
tor insation problems. react in the same manner to the hyacinths. problems of life, and differently from other nations? Are justified in regarding them as n
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hereditary monarchies, and have
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SIDE GLANCES By George Clark
"Well, it looks as if you'll have to put off getting that permanent wevo again."
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Pan-American Airways.
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A reader wants to know when Hongkong's wedding season From January 1st to December 31st.
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We do think that this idea of Week-end Supplies, should at any rate include gin!
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Just because you're a poor fish doesn't qualify you for member- ship of the Aquarium Society.
CHARITY FUNDS
RESPONSES TO THE LOCAL- APPEALS
The Street Sleepers'. Shelter Society begs to acknowledge with 'grateful thanks the following donations:
10 10
Mr. M. Lokoomall Mrs. M. Lokoomali Previously acknowledged .. 2710.08:
$2780.08
Further donations may be sent to the Editor South China Morning Post: to Mr. Andrew Cheung, Norfolk Road, Kowloon Tone; or Miss R. Mow Fung c/o Gilman & Co. Ltd
The following is a report of the number of sleepers who occupied the shelters during the seven nights (February 7 to February 18 clusive):
St. Peter's (Weat Point). Capacity 129, total sleepers 108, turn- od away 0.
Po Yan Stroet (Central) Capacity 158; total sloopers 1,148, turned away 69.
Nathan Road" Capacity 150, total aloopers : 858, turned away none.