THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1937.
Moderns" DRASTIC
Bishop Accuses Britain's "Moderns"
"Die Walkure", Wagner's Immortal opera, is still played throughout the world. The famous Metropolitan Opera Company in New York hos opened its 52nd season with this opera. Picture shows one of the singers as Valkyria.
Boy Of 17 Designed Edward VIII. Stamps
The designer of the King Edward VIII. postage stampa was only 17 years of age when he submitted his design
He is Hubert John Brown, son of Mr. A. E. Brown, retired bank man- ager, and was born at Purley.
of the As a humble member Torquay and Exeter Philatello Socici- tes, he submitted hla sketch last February in competition with those
artists.
of wellknown ally left Torquay
Ile and his
this week to live at The Fairway, Wagon Road, Hadley Wood, Barnet The boy started his career recently, In the actuarial department of the Alliance Assurance Company in Lon- don.
"SHAMEFULLY MISUSING
NEW KNOWLEDGE
----DR. BARNES. Birmingham, Jan. 20.
Birmingham was soon made aware to-day that a student invasion was in progress. One sensed it in New Street and Colemore Row, along which main thorough. fares the tide set in of young men and maidens making inquiringly towards the Town Hall and the University.
With the arrival at tea-time of a crowded special from Euston the tide reached its flood and the International Student Christian Conference could be said to have begun,
Here is a congress of youth serious-| "But we are not left to ourselves ly bent on the solution of great in the fullment of this task. problem--the discovery of God's "The Gospel story tells us that nt) purpose for this generation.
a point in history when human effort They have come to hammer things had reached its limit, God so loved out in a sensible manner.
According to an old custom of the Greek Orthodox Church the waters in Rumania are blessed every year
New Pact For The Balkan
States
CONFIRMED AT · BELGRADE..
By A Special Correspondent
Belgrade, Jan. 15. The reports about nego- tiations for an arbitration and non-aggression pact be- tween Yugoslavia, and Bul- garia are confirmed here, and have
now
officially
the world that He came to the aid of by sinking a cross into them, King the sympathy of human nature.
They tell us that "views, like dogs, are all the better for an airing
EVER ACTIVE that we shall probably hear the most extraordinary views expressed, but "And whenever we give our soul's that we must pray for an open mind response to that vision of God in his and understanding.
tory, Ils ever-active presence is at From the Town Hall platform to-jour disposal in remaking earthly life. night the Rev. Leyton Richards, offafter the pattern of Jesus Christ Carr's Lane Congregational Church,
after
challenging Bend-oft
"War is doomed," 'Mir. Richards) declared.
"You cannot go out and kill men
In the name of Him who died for men.
gave them
he reminded them that the when Christian conscience was not static, bul dynamic.
One
another, the world's time honoured iniquities have dis- appeared from Christendom. Now the iniquilies of the modern world-war, economic and political imperialism, ullerance by the Bishop of Birming
Words like these came with addi-
tional weight after a characteristic
and the evils by-product of competi-seized on and gave his agreement to ham who, in welcoming the delegates, ive industrialism-were coming in creasingly under scrutiny.
RELIGION OR RUIN
Carol himself cast the Cross into the
sants rushed to retrieve it.
Famous Cable
the
Last Week Clearance COAT BARGAINS EXTRAORDINARY
25
CENTS
REDUCTION
ON EVERY
DOLLAR
Owing to the mildness of
this winter we have a
river Dimbovitza and Rumanian pea-majority of the public, especially of the many Nationalists who have large range of smart coats pleaded for the restoration which have not moved as of friendly relations be-
we had confidently ex- tween the two Slay Balkans for some years.
Ship Sold
To Russia
LARGEST IN WORLD
London, Jan. 20.
The world's largest cable ship, the Dominia, belonging to the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Com- puny, of London, has been sold to the Soviet Government.
the watchword of the conference "God speaks to this generation."
Bellet in the goodness of God, Dr. "Behold, I make all things new" Barnes said, was held precariously was the speaker's theme, and his to-day because of the dimculty of message came to its climax when reconelling the idea of His goodness
An official of Acros, Limited, the after observing that the ability of with the existence of so much evil. Christ to break the power of sin was)
But
the fact was that God had Russian trading organisation in Lon- ns true for the world as for the in-given this generation new knowledge, don, informed a newspaper repre- dividual soul, he declared that
and amazing power, and that in God's sentative that the famous vessel had the choice before the world now sight we were misusing them shame- been purchased by
the Soviet was "religion or ruin."
fully,
authoriiles after prolonged negoti- "Signs are multiplying today,” Mr. Recent medical knowlege had alions, and stated that she would pro- Richards sald, "which show beyond enabled us drastically to reduce in-bably be used in the ordinary way a doubt that unless we get civilisa-fantile mortality and, at the same tlon on a Christian busis it will be time, to control conception. destroyed by war and by social re- volution.
Actress Found Stage False,' Now Preaches
LIVING in obscurity in Shepherd's Bush, her week-days
devoted to religious work and her Sundays to preach- ing in little out-of-the-way_mission halls, is a once pro- minent society woman and actress, who-in a night -sacrificed a stage and screen career to follow a life of "real and grand adventure.”
of
As a result, the best stocks of the foremost races of mankind were reproducing themselves to discredit
the future.
"Now knowledge of literary criti- elsm had given us insight into the sacred writings of our own and other religions, and, as a result, might either] repudiate Christianity or denounce modernism."
THE MESSAGE
for carrying passengers and cargo.
The Dominia has been laid up for some time, but is at present being overhauled in Blackwall dry dock. A Russian crew took possession of her yesterday, and she will probably leave for Holland for repairs. Keen regret is felt among British seamen that the ship should have passed in- to Russian hands.
SALE FORESHADOWED
pected. We are doter-
If a member of the Balkan mined to clear these Union wishes to conclude a
bilateral treaty, it is bound by before stocktaking. This
the statutes of the Union to is a real bargain opportunity. Remember these coats are all this inform the other members of
their season's fashionable models only recently arrived. its plans and to obtain consent. According to the semi- official Politika, this was done in the case of Rumania when M. Stoyadinovitch met M. Antonescu at Reshitza.
M. Antonescu, in his turn, In- formed the Ministers at Bucharest of
SWAGGER COATS, CAMEL HAIR COATS, TWEED COATS, FUR-TRIMMED MODELS, ETC., ETC.
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Great Britain, France, and the Little Entente and Balkon allies. Turkey supports the plan of the treaty and the Turkish Foreign Minister, M. $62.50 to $145.00 Rushdi Aros, undertook the task of informing the Greek Government of the Yugoslav steps and the nature of the proposed treaty,
According to the Politika, the official attitude of the Government at Athens is not yet known. The Greek papers have avoided commenting on the project, and there seem to exist hesitations; but the paper believes that Athens will raise no serious ob-
The sale of the ship was fore-jections. shadowed over two years ago by Mr. In official Yugoslav circles, stress A better organised State machice Colin Campbell, chairman of the is laid on the point that the pact will had set free a considerable percenige! Telegraph Construction and Main-be directed against nobody, and can-
public service.
tenance Company, when he pointed not clash with the interests of the dliminate out
out that the company's cable ships
Balkan Union, which will, on the bc-
contrary, be strengthened by it.
it being sued to
in
to rebuild cities, to bring, the Golden age?
God was indeed speaking to this generation.
were, under existing conditions, ing maintained at a loss, and that the question of selling them was under consideration, as economy might be secured by chartering a ship when actually required for cabic-laying work.
The negotiations were started dur- ing M. Stoyadinovitch's visit 10 Hulgaria in November, when the Bulgarian Prime Ministers and King Borls reached an agreement on the basic principles of un approchement.
Could they doubt what His message wus-that we should eliminate the
Yugoslav and -V.C.,・・ grand-niece Crimean veteran General Sir Robert unfit to build a better order of society Hume and Sir Gustavus Hume, sur-for to seek truth since there could geon Queen Victoria, spends long be no revival of religion unless it were hours in prayer.
free from superstition; and, to strive Her working day is occupied with for peace, take risks for peace, and social work, in the service of the trust in righteousness rather than in sick, preaching.
armaments?
She is Mrs. Miriam Christle-| Rowlands, Murray, who as Miriam Hume played in "The Butterfly on the Wheel," appeared at the Old Vic, and during the war formed her own concert party to tour camps and hospitals.
On the screen she appeared in "The Beloved Vagabond" and "Squiby," as well as other notable silent films.
She is sister to Miss Marjorie Hume, the film actress.
Mrs. Christie-Murray told of her sudden conversion, the Inspiration which changed her whole course of life, cut her off from her circle of society friends and fellow players.
"It happened one night just cight years ago.
"I went straight from the heady atmosphere of the theatre to a little lowly mission hall. I heard my plan of alvation clearly outlined.
"I have had to put my friends of
"Be
Mo
Matey-and Cure The World's Troubles"
ORE "mateyness" among people is the latest cure sug- gested for the world's troubles.
Dr. James A. Bowle, principal of the Dundee School of Econo- mics, speaking at the Students* Christian Movement conference at Birmingham, said:
the past behind me. My world and MR. ANDREW MELLON'S theirs are not compatible.
"After eight years I have по desire to return to the theatre.
"When I was in that world I found it emply, the glamour of the stage false.
"To-day life is a real and grand adventure.
"I devote mý days to social and religious work."
Mrs. Christle Murray, direct descendant of Sir Christopher Wren, granddaughter of General Sir Hugh
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Art Collection For U.S. Nation
Washington, Jan. 20. Mr. Andrew Mellon, a former Secretary of the Treasury and Am- bassador in London, has presented
with
art his the United States collection, the estimated value of which varies between 27,000,000 and 50,000,000 dollars £5,400,000 and £10,000,000).
He has also offered to erect a building in Washington to house the collection and to provide an endow- ment fund for upkeep and additional purchases.
The President, accepting the offer, |declared; "I was not only completely taken by surprise, but was delighted by your very wonderful to the people of the United States,
In the early days of the new Deal, when political feeling was bitter, Mr. Mellon was accused by the Ad- ministration of evading full income tax payments. His proposed - offer became known during the hearings, but was dismissed as an effort to avold extra ass
assessments. The collection is representative of great masters of Western
of the
Society for the Preservation of the Small Shopkeeper.--Title explains itself. Company is rare and include five purchases
the
the
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limited by guarantee (public). Raphael'ana," of the House There are seven, subscribers. of Alba, Botticelli's "Adoration of
Chambre de Commerce Franxion,
Peruginos
Cruci Eyck's "Annunciation," calse de Londres (Inc.)-To and Titian's "Tollet of Venus." promote commercial relations Among other works is Holbein's batween Franco and the British best-known Goya's, "Marquisa de "Prince Edward" and one of the Empire.
Pontelos."
"Social salvation can be found in no more outward change of system, nor in any political nos-
trum.
"It can be found only when men practise that virtue which: In theology is called righteous- ness; in law, Justice; and in the common life of men, maleyness." But mateyness, as advocated by Dr. Bowie, has yet to be fully tested.
Here are some of the results of a short preliminary canter at friendliness, tried by a very young woman reporter by tele- phone. (She was in search of views.)
Pro. Gilbert Murray, famous classical scholar, refused to be matey, remained academically silent.
Mr. H. G. Wells, battling with hordes of influenza germs, was excused; and received matey wiel for recovery.
Mr. George Bernard Show apple-carted all hopes of matey-. ness with, by or on, the tele- phone.
Mr. Aldous. Huxley, In the South of France, reserved his mateyness, if any, for warmer elimes than these. Brother Julion was "cut of town."
With Mr. Somerset Maugham in Paris, and Dean Inge out," things looked stale-mateyness.
Then the Impassioned voice of Prof. A. M. Low broke on the cars. "Mateyness between all peoples may be possible thousand years hence. Now
Not
Tenra in her eyes, the young woman reporter stepped into bleak Flect-street.
Here the tattered vendor of chestnuts revealed the truth.
Matoyness is. the prerogative of the people; the product of mutual hardship and merifice,
Ask any old soldier, sep
The Dominia is a strikingly hand- some vessel, with grey hull and yellow funnel, and has been one of the famillar cights of London river. She has often been seen at the com- pany's moorings at Greenwich tween her periods of service.
be-
She was built in 1920 by Messrs. Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richard- son, of Newcastle-on-Tyne. She burns oil, and is about 8,300 tons gross, being 510 feet long, with 期 breadth of 59 feet. She has three decks and four cable tanks, ond carried a crew of 140.
Her greatest cable-laying feat was accomplished on her maiden voyage In 1926. She left England for Bam- feld, British Columbia, to lay the second Pacle cable which connecia Banfield with Fanning Island, 3,025 nautical miles, the longest cable in the world.
Her cargo, which weighed 8,500 tons, was the most valuable over carried by a cable
ship. It wag coiled in the four great tanks, "cach et which accommodated nearly 50,000 cubic feet. The cable was laid at the remarkable speed of nine miles an hour, or more than five times that of the first Pacide cablu lald in 1902.
COST $2,750,000
SWASTIKA AND
RED FLAGS
By A Corespondent
Dartford, Jan, 34. In a factory in the village of Darenth, near Dartford, to-day I saw Swastika flags which have been ordered by the German Government being made.
Near them on the factory benches lay Red flags bearing the hammer and sickle, which are occasionally ordered by political organisations in this country.
The factory is also making flags and bunting for the Coronation and shields bearing the Royal Arms, to be hung on lamp-posts.
CURATE GIVES UP
HIS FAITH
Long Eaton, Jan. 10. The Rev. H. G. Proctor, curate of
The greatest depth of ocean on the St. John's Parish Church here, and path on which the cable was laid was about 3,400 fathoms, equivalent to about twice the height of the Alps, A second cable-laying steamer, the carrying 2,208
the
son of a former vicar of Long Eaton, to-night announced his decision to renounce Christianity, sever all his connections with the Church, and nautical take un
up sheep-farming in County
of cable, fcft England at about some time, and com-
the pleted
duplication of the Fanning Island-Suva section of the Pacific cable. The total cost of duplication amounted to nearly £2,750,000.
·
Durham
"I find myself unable to believe. the doctrine that Jesus of Nazareth is in any special sense a Divine per- son," he told me to-night. "One con believe in God and live a good le without
# "Christian,*#* being Mr. Proctor, who is 23 years of age King George V., on the completion of the great task, sent un inaugural
and a bachelor, was appointed to St. John's in 1932. He was educated at message to the Governors-General of Nottingham High School, Keble Col- Canada, Australia, and New Zea-lege, and the Cuddesdon Theological land, in which he
welcomed this College. addition to the facilities for rapid communication.
The Dominio. has also laid cable Talked Himself
neross the Atlantic, and has curried- out a great deal of repair and main- tenance work,
The Telegraph Construction und Maintenance Company was, formed In 1804; and is the foremost in the world for the manufacture, inying and repairing of submarine cables. By the end of 1933 the company manufactured over 350,000 mutical miles, witich was about 80 per cent. of the total for the world.
had
to Death
FTER talking for 18 days without ceasing, Mr. Howard Stiliman, aged 65, a farmer, lins died at Ocala, Florida,
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