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SATUIBIAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1937.
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Robert Lynd's Saturday Essay Would You Like To
Change Your Name?
URING recent weeks
a lady who after a searching cross- examination by Mr. Derek Curtis-Bennett felt so "ter- ribly upset" that she would "never be able to forget it" gave notice that she was. changing her name to "Mrs. Kurttisbenet."
It has always seemed strange to me that in England anyone can, merely by announcing the fact, get rid of his surname and adopt any other name he chooses.
The change, it must be ad- mitted, is often a change for the better. Many authors, with their fine sense of the flavour of words, have adopted names which were a considerable im- provement on the names they in infancy. Thus, The contribution which sport received can make towards improving "Anthony Hope" seems a much relationships of nations has long more appropriate name for the been a subject of keen debate.author of the "Dolly Dialogues" That the debate to-day, gener-than the original Anthony Hope ally speaking, has changed in Hawkins. tone from one of enthusiastic In our own day again, what 10 thinly veiled a brilliant invention is the name expectation
a significant "Michael Arlen" Mr. Arien's cynicism may be commentary on humanity's halt-original name, Dikran Kou- ing progress towards interna-youmdjan, is in its way impres- tional friendliness and under-sive enough, but it is impossible standing, but one hesitates toto imagine Mr. Dikran Kou- believe it is the final, or the most youmdjan as the author of "The accurate assessment of Sport's Green Hat.” relation to world happiness and peace.
Possibly
those who
"Mother, whoever dreamed that some day I'd be an O'Reilly ?"
$4.
names no eminent post-in Eng-
Modern Prussia has gone fur-
to
THEN there was Moses Hitler, of Warsaw, who asked to be allowed change his name on the ground, that, because of it, he had been refused a room in a hotel, that his ten-year-old son had became the laughing-stock of the school, and that his grown-up son had been jilted by his fiancee, who could not face the prospect of be- ing known as "Mrs. Hitler." His request was humanely granted.
Recently, again, a Russian Jew named Hitler altered his name by deed poll to Kamenski.
Other Russians besides the Hitlers have recently become sensitive about their surnames. There was Comrade Besnosik, for example, whose name means "Noseless" and who rightly changed it to "Snowman," and there Was Comrade Julikof (which means "Swindler"), who will be known in future as "Sea- man."
I do not feel that there was the same reason for Comrade Bald Lissokobilka ,("Little Mare") to abjure the name of his fathers. But that, after all, is his affair, and he, has taken advantage of the new dispensa- tion to call himself "Shovchen- ko."
It seems to me that if anyone wishes to change his name he should be allowed to do so only on condition that, instead of adopting a name already known, such as Chamberlain or Eden, he should invent a new name- either a simple name like "Poot" or "Astronomer" or "Greengro- lish at least has ever done so. ther than this and has put à tax cer," or a decorative name on the Dickensian model of "Chuzzle- In France J. B. Poquelin altered on a change of surname amount-
wit" and "Cheerybie." his name to "Moliere," and ing to from 10s. to £150, accord-
the Francois Marie Arouet took the ing to
name chosch. I I think the American judge was HOW is it, by the way, name of Voltaire; but, though imagine, however, that, if one wrong in refusing permission.
to Mr. Harry and actresses were a German one would not be some time ago that though so many English actors
Einstein, the comedian, to be theprose-writers have adopted new have often preferred to be known allowed to change one's name to come legaliy known under his
from Hitler even for £150. In Ger- stage by names not inherited
name, "Parkyakarkus." their
parents, the leading Eng- many it is illegal even to call u The judge's permission was re fused on three grounds that "Hitler" as a Christian the name lacked dignity, that lowed their example.
dramatists have never fol- child
most
ardently believed in the ming-.
can
I am myself in favour of a law
name.
It is becauso I believe this that
it was not fundamentally a name at all, and that its use would be contrary to public policy."
Ing of nationalities on sports fields, where they have a
a nation are not its leaders-- common ground of approach und find themselves capable of shar-whether those leaders be dicta-lish ing sympathetic interests, ex- tors, politicians, militarists or
Yet in other countries, for peeted too much. They looked financial magnates-but the men
travel forbidding anyone to change his from wishing to be called by the to the sportsmen to accomplish and women who
he can show historic name of "Hitler," vari-
To me, it seems, on the what the politicians and diplo-around the world leaving behind surname unless
Un- ous members of the Hitler family
contrary, that any- mals had failed to do, without them in the countries they visit good reason for doing so. realising that, to-day at any the feeling that there is still der French and German law, I have been at considerable pains one who wishes to call himself "Mr. Parkyakarkus" should be rate, the politician and his something fine about humanity, believe, it is not permissible to to change their surname to some allowed to do so; but I should fair chance change one's name without offi- thing else. There was Mr. Mor- require very strong reasons bo- satellites, and not the sports and that given a
cial authority: and, in fact, in ris Hitler, of Brooklyn, who fore I allowed a non-member of players, are the keymen to in- men would become as brothers.
pre-Hitler Germany, anyone complained that, on account of the family to call himself by the
noble name of “Smith.” ternational relationships. Were
Sport can make this contribu-
wishing to take a new surname his name, he was continually
It may be replied to this that positions reversed, perhaps the tion. Unhappy it is equally
was forbidden to do so if some "subjected to scorn and ridicule, surnames do not matter, but world would be much nearer its true that it can be a medium of
other possessor of the name ob- causing him much embarrass- history proves the opposite. Did Ulopia.
international misunderstanding
{jected or could show that it ment," and who was permitted not the English, in their at temp to uproot the Gaelic and ill-will. But in the final
| might be injurious to his in- by the Supreme Court to rename civilisation of Ireland, pass a the scales weigh
terests.
himself "Morris Hilton." analysis decidedly in favour of the posi- tive contributions of interna tional sport and sportsmen, and while the various brunches of
This does not
thut mean international sport has not and cannot, necomplish a great deal in bringing the peoples of the world into closer harmony. Such a belief could not fail to be aroused yesterday afternoon athleticism have representatives
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as the German tennis players like the tennis players who performed at the Hongkong honoured Hongkong yesterday, Cricket Club. From their skill, sport can still be expected to their sportsmanship, their happy play a leading part in the quest and friendly demeanour on the for an ideal state. Though in court, whether in victory orsport Mr. H. G. Wells can see defeat, several hundreds. of "the most hopeful organ for people of varying type 'and excreting the more violent and nationalities shared a common adventurous Ingredients in the enjoyment and contentment. It surplus energy of making", he was possible for strangers to also confesses that "sport leads become neighbours, and racial also to the greater fullness of distinctions, social distinctions, life and beauty." If sport can and such became obliterated give us this it will have accom to the owner. beneath an overwhelming ex-plished something well beyond the capacity of the greatest pression of friendliness.
politicians..
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We understand that tho
pedestrian who was knocked down, by a three-coolle ricksha, has tendered his humble apology
The German tennis aces who played here yesterday are among gum.
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Last night, a popular host who can never get a word in From displays of sporting skill and ethics such as yester
edgeways, disguised chewing- as hors d'oeuvres. Never- day's it seems an important lesson dan be learned. It is this: the world's best ambassadors.theless, there was quite a good that the people most typical of S. A. G.
chin-wag.
If there's one thing we don't like about haggis, its haggis!
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The question has arisen as to whether Australians are Euro- peans? They would probably prefer to remain Australians.
Brokers should be good cricket. We've seen a couple of bowlers recently.
law ordering every Irishman to abandon his family name, and to take the name of a trade such as "Fisher" or "Carpenter," or the name of a colour such as "White" or "Green"?
And did not the Turks, after the Revolution, compel all cit!- zens to taka surnames on pain of 'boing fined £2 and given a surname chosen for them by the-perhaps malignant local authority?
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Everyone who possesses a aut- name knows how important it is and how well it looks on a cheque. It is not, in fact, thing to be picked up and casually borrowed by someone who objects to being called "Bobster."
I people must change
their names or borrow. the names of other people, how-. at over, I think they ought to be. willing to pay for the privilege.. I offer this as an idea to Bir John Simon for his next Bud- got. The tax may not bring in an enormous amount of money, Dr. Gloucester, was extremely but in these days every little: buay this morning.
helps.