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the ball Hau, dashed in and sent rasping into the goal.
PRESSING HARD
THE CIVILIANS pressed harder than ever before, Pryde missed a hea der, Berlie' n terrifle drive from just outside the penalty area. Forrow and Blekford both sent in win- nets which were all, however, just off the mark. The Chinese could
December, 1939.
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WASHINGTON:With an expression of faith at this dark hour of human affairs in the perfectability of men and in their “unlimited future,” Julian S. Huxley, British scholar and natural scientist, declared here: that the progress of the scientific method will undoubtedly succeed in producing a stable and well regulated society in the end.
By order of the Board of "We need have no fear for familiar, methods of his own culture the future of social science," will end to be accepted as more Directors,
C. M. MANNERS, he said. Following in the path natural and feasible than they really Secretary and Manager.of gradual self-correction and Hongkong. 25th January, 1940. improvement hewed out by na-
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POSSIBLE METHOD OF SWEEPING OUT GERMANY'S PUZZLING NEW MINES. Although the British have announced they have developed a successful countor weapon to the
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"Values are deliberately excluded tural science, "it, too, will pass but social science must include them. from the purview of natural science: through similar phases from its values and all that they connote present infancy,
of molive, emotion, qualitative "By the time that the profession some
hlerarchy, and the rest constitute of the most Important data NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of social sclerice, pure and applied, with which the social scientist must includes as many men and women as deal." But how can natural science only manage periodical ralds which that the ORDINARY YEARLY are now. engaged in natural selence, deal with them? he asked. It must become more dangerous 05 GENERAL MEETING of HONG-it will have solved major problema "nim at quantitative treatment: how Civilian neglected defence and con-
of new method, and the results will can
it deal with the reduclable centrated
sudden KONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED will have altered, the whole intellectual absolutes on attock. A
of quality?" Natural breakaway by the Chinese. Chan be held at the offices of Messrs.climate." returned Chung'o pass to him for the
& Co., Ltd., Dr. Huxley, spoke this week end science. Dr. Huxley ld, must be
morally Jardine, Matheson
neutral and dispassionate:: Intler to dash up and centre Black-
at a banquet in his honour arranged how can the social scientist handle burn was too late in covering au Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the 16th by the Smithsonian Institution, the the ethical bases of morality, the who beat, Taylor with another drive day of February, 1940. at 12 American Association for
the Ad-motives, of passion? Science, and Use Civilians, Taylor: Blackburn, a'clock noon, lo ́stransact the Scientifle Monthly. His theme WAB Judgmont Of Values Bone; Maxwell, A. V. Gosano, Honal-' ball; Rubjuhn, Pryde, B. Gosano, ordinary business of the Company, essentially an optimisile one, tracing
"Let us be frank with ourselves, different problems of values, bins. There AND NOTICE 15 Forrow and Blekford.
HEREBY research, and correlation which are
is sense In which social Chinese-Cheung Wing-chol: Lee ALSO GIVEN that the REGISTER faced by the scientific method when selence can never become fully and it turns from natural to social vigorously scientific. To understand Tin-cang, Lee Kwok-wal; Leung OF MEMBERS of the Company selence, but always indicating from and describe system involving Wing-chu, Hau King-seng, Soong Ling-song: Chung Ying-sum, Fung will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, the speaker's broad buckground that values is impossible King-chicong, Chan Tak-fai, Lee Walthe 2nd to FRIDAY, the 16th in due time these problems can and Judgment of values.
this is not quite will be solved. dil tople dealt with "However,
09 at tong and Hou Ching-to.
first sight appears. February, 1940, both days inclu- the Aelds of economics, sociology, serloun
In natural science regarded and government and did not enter Even
Apparatus is being installed in sive.
pure knowledge, one into the problems of metaphysics.
value-ships on a large scale and the au- judgment is Implicit-belief in the thellles are confident it will prove value of truth
The application successful in sweeping estuarles' and of natural science is guided by con-trade channels where German sub-
t
Referees 2 Press
It would happen to the Press!
After a blank first half, a second, in which they were the moro aggressive and were aided
By Order of the Board,
W. F. SIMMONS,
Secretary. Hongkong, 26th January, 1940,
by the stiff wind, they not only LETTERS
failed to score but allowed the Referees to sneak two goals.in quick succession and carry the
That Barrage
day in their annual match which To the Editor. sorved as a curtain raiser for the Chinese-Civilian match.
The "Hongkong Telegraph." Sir,With reference to the "re- markable" Denel Photo under the With few exceptions, two in fact, caption "Another amazing war pic- the Press Belded a team of ellherture" and showing "French unti- veterans or players who were making aircraft shrapnel bursting around a their first acquaintance with a foot-flight of German planes" that ap ball. One Press player thought a
peared in your issues of the 25th "T-Bail" was a ten dance for high and 26th January, I enclose page 100 government officials. He never had of the publication "Popular Flying" such an assignment.
for July, 1938, which, you will note, The Referees, opholders of the contains exactly the same photograph, Assoolation Laws. were
the chief with the appended description:
"Dogs of war a' barking--but these
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BRITAIN FINDS DEVICE TO SWEEP OUT MINES
LONDON.-The Royal Navy has found counter weapons for the German magnetic mine, naval circles have disclosed.
'Safest Way?
The surface it could be set off with ride Bre.
But with the new type of magnetic mine, of which three were recently sweeping operations take on a some- what more complicated aspect.:
[Detalls of the magnetic mine,
the problems siderations of utility. Uüllly is still marines ond planes have planted servers are speculating on the satent Salvaged intact by the British, mine-
mines.
By a Naval Expert
and most effective means of disposing of the undersca menace.
Problems In Exactness
Oullining some of In the field of social science, Dr.a value-judgment. Huxley said:
"In the first place, the social "Thus, rather crudely, we may The design of the new apparatus is With the World War type of mine scientist absorbs certain ideas from say that in respect of the problem an Admiraliy secret, but one nval au- it was possible to drag at some dis-given in The Christian Science Mont- of values, social science is faced by thority expressed the opinion it would tance from the mine sweeper for the tor Dec. 7, Indleate that the mine the same dimculties as in natural master the mognetle mire.
cuble which conceted the feating lying on the ocean floor is actuated science
The value-problem be- With the secret of Germany's mine with its anchor. This line was by a small coll-wound bar. A sleet- gina earlier tor social science in the magnetic mines now revealed, ob- eut, and when the mine bobbed to hulled ship passing overhead acts as pure instead of the applied stage, that in all
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Turning then, to more detailed
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a permanent magnet, inducing a smalj current which makes the coll-wound bar operate as an electromagnet, re- Teasing the firing device.]
Inasmuch as the magnetle mine is actugled by steel-hulled ships, wooden craft are the first requisite for the new mine-sweeping 'opera- tions.
One possible scheme would be to blow the mines up by drugging a mametized sweep over them. This would require two wooden-hulled trawlers travelling nt a sultable. dis- tance apart From each ship would a line, held below the be extended surface at the proper distance by a
or lo paravane device equipped with vanes, which.
Sunday Express Special Representative NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD Priscilla Pritchard walked Alm companies are universal education-these and other into the Sunday Express offices yesterday penniless and breakers of them. They displayed "dogs have lost their teeth. A bright | giving..e task of providing the vance have given us in primitive worried: by a debt of-£40-to-the-British-Foreign Office..... It when in-motion in the water,.tends...to
their elbows like true mannequins.display of imitation Archies put into K. K. lp, former South China starbenent of Herr Hitler, On the was the star turn for the Referees in
occasion of his recent visit to that
the forward line, and led his men country."
well. Salter, in goal was safe and was the mainstay of the Referees' defence saving time and again from terrific' bombardments by the Press. Brokenshire, In goal for the Fress gave an inspired performance under the circumstances, the shots that bent him were real eye-openers.
I am still wondering "What is Truth?"
PILATE.
thel
wa wards
so-called
Between the two kites would, be
the best entertainment within theirid. "At the moment, however, meant much more to her than her nightmare journey pull below the surface.
For the troops they are being, in the light of biolo- from Poland, which started at the beginning of Septem-ch cinta, suitably wired for be
and musical
Need For Readjustment ber and had just come to an end.
"Education
|sent day affairs, Dr. Huxley said that society must "multiply at least ten- fold, perhaps fifty-fold, the proportion of individuals and organisations.de- Alm voted to obtaining Information, to for planning, correlation, and the flexi- France, to entertain troops in the ble control of execution." The most advanced sections of the line-speaker added that present agencies The Army is on wheels, so it has working for these ends were inade-
decided
That
entertainment i quate. been should be on wheels, too.
Newspapers. and books, radlo, The chief
fullest co-operation_to-points of technological and social nd-
British Expeditionary Force with form the mechanisms needed," 'he
powers. In are to be exhibited to the troops picat analogy, largely misapplied.
electrically. The ing magnetized the cinemas of before they reach
Idtes could be set so, that the sweep London. Among the alms already sent over to France are thrillers,
"We set out to walk to Sefalle. would clear the bottom and be towed Her mother, a doctor's semi- stops dead for most slapstick comedies,
people in carly adolescence, and con- Invalid widow living on a small about four miles away. When we well astern of the two light-draft
sweepers. plays.
If necessary, floats could be cm- cerns itself mainly with providing farm at Ulverston, Lancashire, arrived the town was in flames. But
Army. although the
specialised techniques together with had no news of her after the "So we started to walk from Seid-ployed to take up the sag which might mechanised, It
be is to
given a bit of adolescent culture. The German invasion until Priscillae to Brezse, a distance of about result from the heavy sweep extend- mechanised entertainment only.
Ing any distance between the kites, Living players are already, being mecha today is primarily an escape reached Kaunas, in Lithuania, twenty miles.
mechanism.
and tending to pull the kites together. rehearsed in London for shows with
"Newspapers distort the bulance on November 2. She had been "At Brezse came the German
The toll in ruined sweeps, would which they are due to open in France of truth in the service of political or reported dead.
bombers again. The people were be high, but a plentiful supply of at the beginning of December: Near
fleeing. I left at three in the morn- spares would keep the sweepers the front line concert parties are so financial interests, and are driven by
for advertising into Miss Pritchard had lived In War-ing. consist of
men only, but in areas competillen
is saw since 1938 as companion to a
Meanwhile, it will be interesting outside the range of Immediate frelsensation-mongering. The radio
collection of wealthy Polish woman. When the "After that we progressed as for more elaborate programmes are to be as yet essentially a
German Invasion began she decided as Lwow. It was so near treedom 1 to learn how Britain recovered, spoel- given with mixed casts, and reason-ps, a functional patchwork.
"Art as a communal function
Having no buoyancy,..these mies THE PHOTOGRAPH, reproduced ably efficient
to get back to England at once and, wept. But the Germans had arrived mens of the German magnetle rijnes. and complicated ft-
moribund and needs to be recreated on September 2, the day before before us, and bit by bit we fell back could not have drifted ashore or have tings, costumes, and lighting. above, was published in good faith.
. until the Russians new social basis. Religion 13 Britain declared war, she ablained to Brezze on a
been swept up by conventional means. It seems certain that "Domel'', who Several celebrated people are, con-
The only alternative method ap THE SECOND HALF provided regularly receive photographs from nected with these shows. Sir Sey-in a similar position, and much the visa which would allow her to arrived.
the population no longer feels its leave for Latvin, ond
"I had been travelling with two pears to have been to, send a diver thrills than the Arst. The reputable sources in Parts, London, mour Hicks, Jack Buchanan,
down to locate one of the mines and are planning to go Press kept the Rets in their own area New York and Berlin, have been the Leslie Henson
Here is the rest of her story, a officers named Ludvik und Edward. Whatever form the future organi-
devise a means of holsting it out of ill in a sudden breakaway the latter
victim ok hox. The local cffice of with parties overseas. Later on it is
"At Brezse Ludvik found some the water, scored. Demeo and Ip were to the the Japanese agency are Instituting intended to form permanent theatri-entions of society might take, Dr. she told it to me
of his friends, and they gave us Such an operation would obviously justified the immediate- fore, Shortly after, the Referees Immedinte enquiries in Tokyo. Theycal companies for service in France, Huxley said he believed present con-
These entertainments
food and shelter. Here, outside a require great Hiks, both on the part are being ditions
abandonment of laissez-faire in again found the net when Broken- believe that the original photograph
organised by the Navy, Army, and shire had partially cleared a hard and caption came from Berlin as in
the ticket to take me on the train to to me.
engaged in hoisting and transporting drive by Demee; the ball was tapped illustration of the daring of German Air Force Institute. Every show be- favour of social and economic plant was September & before I got little Catholle church, he proposed of the diver, and on the part of thos
"Friends of Ludvik gave me money the mine to sbord, h gins_with_a_song- into the net with him unbalanced. airmen. This, of course, would ex-
Dr. Huxley dealt somewhat briefly Vilna. But the train did not leave
Moreover, Vilna. A Vilna I
the entire procedure with the lessons The Press were always trying hard plain any perversion of the truth.--
which the social for two whole days, during which I for a ticket to
was arrested as a spy. When the constitutes à mort delicate operation. for gools but they did not come.
Ed.
selences can learn from biology, sat on my cases at the station.
Lithuanians arrived there-I think reading only a small portion of his While waiting to the station it was October 31--I was allowed to crowds I was robbed of my wallet, go. The British consul at. Kaunna containing 180 zlotyn and my
The Press kicked off facing the wind and pegged away at the Ref's goal. Au Shu-ngok teamed well with Martin, who in turn partnered well with Munion on the right wing. Omar, on the left wing, came in for some nice runs down the wing. The halves were very weak and it was left to the defence to break up the Ref's movements which they did nleely.
more
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NIGHTS AT THE BALLET
PLAYED by GRAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
C2914—Introduces. Carnaval, (Schumann) Les Sylphides (Chopin).
Valse Swan Laice" (Tschaikowsky)
Dance of the little swans
Boutique Fantasque (Rossini). Tarantelle Danse de la Fee Dragee. · Bolern.
C2915 Introduces. The Blue Danube, (Stmuss) Good humored Indles
(Scarlatt) Les Sylphides. Prelude. (Chopin) Les Presages (Symphony No. 6. (Tschnikowsky) Valse des fleurs (Casse Nosielte) Waltz, "Coppella" (Delibes).
C1325-Introduces.. Spectre of the rose (Weber) Invitation to the Waltz (Deber) Polovtsian Dances. Prince Igor. Petrouchilco (Stravinsky) The Millers Dance. (De falla) Danse Russe..
"We'll remember the readawa And the folds of waving corn;
We'll remember the music
Of the land where wo were born,"
influence."
zing.
This is written and composed by text on this aspect, and plans to de- velop this subject further in other Iven Novello, author of "Keep the lectures on his present tour through Home Fires Burning," one of the the United States. The whole forms most popular songs of the Four the subject matter of a book to be Years' War. Mr. Novello in himself published shortly. organising an entertainment for the troops, consisting of musical extracts) from his various Drury Lane shows.
The cinema and theatre, however,
are being put to more serious use
in connection with the Army than
co-operating
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ticket. I had to buy another to arranged for my ticket home," ket, and started the journey with only 120 zlotys.
"In three days the train travelled only forty miles,
"On the third day we had our Arst bite of food.
"The only time we were free from
Interport XV Beat Rest
(Continued from
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is indicated in these setivities. The Young Men's Christian Association is RESCUED SHIP'S SENTRY the dread of the bombs was at night. Rutherford gave a good service from Roscoo, at fullback, was with the Christian
Because of his heroism when We had bombing all through the day the serum. Cinema and Religious Film Society
every ten minutes ог 80. Occa-kept busy having generally to fall in in the showing of religious pictures the Belfast was damaged by ex-sionally we had a respite of half an on the wing to take the opposing to members of the Home Defence plosion in the Firth of Forth hour. units round London. This society is a young able-set-man who was Also prepucing a scheme whereby the locked in'n cell as a defaulter hundreds of churches which used to
winger. That the Rest did not score was due to good tackling by tha full- "It got so bad, on the third dayback. that we got out of the train to walk.
Roe was a steady full-back for the hold religious film services before the WS given a day's shore leave. The German planes came skimming Rest. Bowden, Jackson and Burrell Nation-wide black-out stopped their when the explosion occurred the the top of the train.
played well in a three-quarter, line nctivities, may resume viperations. adatry outside his cell door was in-
which was put out of gear frequently jured. the culture
Ho unlocked the door and his which he has grown
·Hid In Wood
by a faulty stand-off half. Foley "About twenty of us hid in a small worked hard at perum-hall. Among up. If he sets himself to investigate "prisoner, watched by oneers and that culture, he must discount his crew, picked up the injured sentry, wood, batweck Mihak und Beidlic
the forwards. Ferris, Miller, Dempsey class blas, hin social blas, his na carried him on deck, and tonded him The German observers stand Sheldrake caught the oyo oc- tionalist bins. If he is investigat until doctors arrived.
have seen us, “hndi í dóŵh they castonally, The defaulter did not belong to ing an alien culture, he must use is
swooped. I will novet“ forget' one
Folay scored for the Rot near the little "boy.” He was nödût twelys ing., With a magnificent kick Burrell great effort of imagination to, over-the Belfast. In fact, the Belfast
years old." He ran out from his converted, After · billing an, upright come the very fact of is nilen crew pride themselves on the fact.
dovek, and sana killed. by machine" with a free-kick, Mollas Istor kicked quality: group bins will tend to make that not one of them has been de him find allen methods ridiculous, 11 tained for any, breach of regulations PHONE 24640. (Jogien), Snemelent, while, the since the ship was commissioned.
C2983-Introduces. Scherezade (Rimsky-Koranicov). Ballet, some,
"Swain lako". Danse des jeune Alles (Borodin). Carnaval Waltz in E flat (Chopin) Galop (Bizet). C2882-Immortal Straums: Wallz Medley
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