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CONCERT AND LECTURE.

In compliance with the expressed wish of His Holiness, Bishop Pozzoni was instrumental in giving the move ment a lead which resulted in last night's pleasant social and educational function.

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sure means to obtain the grace to practise the former and avoid the laster. Heading his poetry one learns never to despair, but to seek always after a better life and a better world. Here is the message he left for all

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Dante the intangible ethos of the time would have been lost for over. Like some medieval Noah he had stored for us the ideals and aspirations of a whole civilisation at the culminating moment of its vigour, and bimsulf adrift upon the waters of neglect, had carried them mfely through days when that civilisation and all that it had achieved and all that it stood for seemed likely to be overwhelmed for ever by a deluge of materialistic philosophy.

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" The lecturer referred briefly to the Fear of Dante's exile, the tale of which he thought would never be, completely told. It was in the last year when he reached the very zero of his worldly career that his soul soared to the zenith of its achieve

A houseboy employed by Mr. Albert ment. When all that the world had

M. Jacobs, was yesterday charged bes to offer him was worthless he gave it

fore Magistrate Lindsell with having in retum treasures of priceless valuq.

stolen three blankle cheques from his It was in those years that from the

master, and with having attempted lowest depths he produced the Divine

to obtain $198 from the Internations? Comedy. Dante died on September

Banking Corporation by fraudulent 14, 1921 and was buried at Ravenna. Mr. de Martin did not think it

Mr. F. X. d'Almada, who He had been exiled from his beloved altogether a fanciful idea that oxing appeared for the defendant, entered city. He had been banished by his to the diversity of the appeal of

a plea of guilty. The defendant, he pride from the genial company of Dante's poetry, no two persons come said, supported his mother, a feeble other men. This was not all. The away from reading it with quite the wife and three children. Ho vary words he wrote, the thoughts he same idea of what they have read thought by getting the money he had conceived had yet to be buried No one at the present day would would be able to take his wife unread in a oblivion of about 300 venture to any that he quite under- to Canton for the benefit of her stood all that Dante. intended to con health. The defendant had borne a years.

This neglect might be attribut-vey. What Dante would have called good character until .now. Mr. ed partly to the linguistic fastidious- the quidditas of the Comedy must re-d'Almada produced several testi- bess of the literals of the Italian maiu a secret for us who lived in these mo ala to prove his statement. Frenaissance, who in their new-born days. But there were one or two

Inspector Browne said that defend- zeal for the classical periods of Grecce features that loom large that they ant bad worked in many big houses in and Rome, had no regard for a com- cannot escap: the observation of any- the Colony, and although there had Arranged by the local Roman "Seek peace and ensue it: seek position which both in form and sub- one who had the smallest acquain- been zothing against him previously Catholic community, a concert and peace through justice and despair not, ject matter was essentially media val. tance with the works of Dante. the present case was a serious one. He lecture were held in the Theatre as I have never despaired."

Also if the poet of mediaevalism was In the very first place, high above therefore asked for a fairly heavy shat out by the so-called "new all, subject as well as sovereign penalty. Royal last night to mark the sixth

Surely that is a timely massage for learning," the door was bolted and inspiration of the whole was the centen ry of the death of the great these days of stress. On your behalf, barred by the new rpligion upon undiluted, dogma of the Catholic the disappearance of the cheques the Remarking that had it not been for Italian Catholic epic post Dante Ladies and Gentlemen, I take this the post of Catholic Christendom. Faith. And then there was what defendant would have been committed Alighieri. The happy thought of opportunity to express our thanks to But paying tribute to Italy's greatest post all those who have so kinkly, under arising from moral and spiritual of the same thing-Dante's strong sentenced him to four weeks hard prejudicial stillas was after all but the profane aspect to the Sessions, the Magistrate was first inspired by an Encyclical takon the various items on our pro-causes-was the movement away from use of the solidarity of mankind.bour for stealing the cheques and an letter published by the Pope on the gramme. But I stand between you the supernatural towards materialism Coleridge had defined wisdom as the nal two months for attempting 30th April last, and addressed to all and Mr. de Martin who is to address which touched its lowest depth in the possession of common sense in an the. Professors and pupils of the you. He is better fitted than I to latter part of the 18th century, Dante uncommon deg ee. One of the lessons unratively light sentence, said the "} fraud the Bank, This Catholic Institutes throughout the interpret for you the meaning, the unlocked the secrets of another world: we could learn from Dante's common Magistrate, was in consideration of

spiiit, the message of Dante. I now but the time spirit of this one turned sense was that the things that knit the defendant's call upon Mr. de Martin, and in aside with ali manner of excuse. The human society together were

previous good anticipation of your wishes thank him polite sceptics of the 16th century elemental, and should, therefore, when

more character, but for which he would have for so kindly preparing an address professed to be shocked at Dante's free play was given to their action be which I am sure we shall hear with pleasure and recall with delight.

more powerful than the secondary We were not now shocked at this and usually artificial causes which [THE LECTURE.]

irreverence, but we shouldered at tended to split it There was a large and distinguished audience amongst whom were H. E. Mr. de Martin began by saying that the probation he had to undergo.. He groups. the Governor and Lady Stubbs, the, it would not, at this time of day.' be was granted no mercifully sudden Vice Chancellor of the Hongkong easy for anyone to add to the fame vision on the road to Damascus, but of Dante, but on the other hand the bitterly, wearily he had to find University and Lady Brunyate, Officers of the Army and Navy and glory of the great Florentine was such his way back to the pure promise of that it could not be dimmed by his youth. He had been ambitious many Consular representatives.

A delightful musical program full purport of what he had to say to city he became an outlaw. All his imperfect appreciation either of the to shine in the political life of his was presented and during an interval in it. His Lordship Bishop Fozzoni humanity or of the beauty of the life, he was super-sensitiva and was introduced Mr. G. P. de Martin M.B.., medium in which he delivered bis compelled for the greater part of it to B.A., who gave a most interesting message. The first part of the address live on what was little better than the lecture on Dante. Bishop Pozzoni dealt with the chief events of Dante's aims of uncomprehending charity not

life, the age in which he lived and the unmixed with contempt.

Gentlemen: As Chairman of the considered that

level of Committee, I have to thank you for culture

the shores of the helping to make our Dante celebra- Mediteranean, in the Italian cities tion a success by your presence here and especially in Florence had until to-night. Having in view the reason recent years been considerably under- for this gathering it is particularly estimated. The dazzling glitter of gratifying to me to note how truly the Italian Renaissance had for too this audience is representative of all long blinded men's eyes to the solid sections of our very cosmopolitan achievements of the Middle Ages. Of community. We are peculiarly grate-Dante's boyhood though much had ful to His Excellency, the Governor, been written, little was truly known. the Head of that community, whose On reaching manhood he was enrolled presence shows that, in addition to his in the Guild of Apothecaries; not that daily watchful concern for our material he was either a doctor or a chemist, well being, he shares also in our liter but the entry to public life was by ary and artistic interests. I cannot ex- way of the guilds apart from member press my thanks individually to each ship of which no one had any civil section of the community which is re-status at all. This was a survival of presented here this evening, but I must the old struggle between the Floren- especially thank those members of the tine citizens and the feudal baronies Consular Body who enable us by their with which the city was at one time presence to reproduce that interns- surtounded, tional sympathy which bas been one In 1295 Dante entered public life. of the most striking features in this Although it was an unfortunate time

if only you wouldn't explain."|5--Violin Solo Souvenir de Moscow.. year's celebrations in larger com- when civil discord was more than

Only a very bold mau he said would munities. An assembly such as this usually prevalent in the never very

dare to attempt a definition of great, is indeed congruous with the occasion, harmonious political life of FloreLce,

ass, but we all admitted that one note for Dante is par excellence the it was unlikely that he would ever

was never lacking from the recogni Cathodic poet. He belongs to all have been successful in the field of

ton of that quality whatever intringi- humanity just as his poetry has a practical politics. As Prior in 1300

cally it might be, and that was its message for all time. He is the poet he made enemies who took advantage

ratification by the people of other at Religion and of the Destiny of of his absence on a special mission to

days and other races, by those who Man. With wonderful allegories he Rome to effect his overthrow and

lived in a different age, who did not The Celebration Committee under 30; whether he has been able to read approached him for information hansnibodied in his poem Catholic exile. Datte found himself in strange

share the same history or speak the the Chairmanship of Bishop Pozzoni the speech made by the Hon. Mr. regarding the report stating that the Philosophy and Divinity, as taught company among the Italian exiles,

same language. Even in our own was composed of the Presidents of Lau Chu-pak, who defended the scheme for the amalgamation of the by his great contemporary, the There could not have been much

time when we wanted to say of a man the Club Lusitano, Catholic Union, system of mus teas whether he is the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd., had Hongkong Hotel Company, Ltd., and angelte doctor', clothing the crude sympathy between the poet and th It was impossible to attempt that he was distinguished above the Catholic Men's Club, and Club de aware that during this specah Mir, fallen through. scientine phraseology of the scholas- swashbuckling Ghibelline lords among any consideration of Dante's poetry ordinary we said that he had an Recreio in the persons of Messra. Lau Chu-pak frequently referred to ties in a vesture of most brilliant whom he found himself at Arezzo without reference to the time in which international reputation, or that his A. F. B. Silva Netto, J. D. Ormund, the buying and selling of boys and poetry. In a stupendous drama, in their only remaining stronghold in it was written, for in the Comedy the work would last for all time.

W. G. Fitz-Gibbon and E. V. M. Rgirle in Hongkong; that he stated which the whole history of the world Tuscany. His appeal to the Emperor Middle Ages were-to quote Carlyle- This year few places which could de Souss respectively, C. F. Lubatti that such buying and selling took which deals largely with the institu- is presented in its relation to the Henry VII to restore peace among" rendered rhythmically visible", their muster up any literary enthusiasm at and Choa Po Sien.

place under three forms, and that, tion of mui tsai în China, but, I can- order of Divine Providence, he sets the organised anarchy of the Italian ideals and their philosophy lay all had failed to contribute their share A word of praise is due to the in fact, the greater part of this not accept the interpretation placed forth the Destiny of Man-the Fallen communities further offended the open before us, their faith, their in the recognition of one who, though Decoration Committee composed of speech, in defence of the custom, was by my hoo, friend upon particular who is punished in Hell, the Florentines, who, with their long weaknesses, their grandeur. The primarily an Italian, was now Messrs. J. M. Graça, M. F. Baptista an admission of the practice of buying passages of the English version. The repenting Sinner. who is purified in hatred of Imperial interference would architecture and poetry of the time regarded by us all as a common orna- and H. M. Rozario who showed great and selling, both boys and girls, in facts have frequently been explained Purgatory, the Saint who is triumph not be likely to look kindly upon one still held their proud place. Its enblime ment of the human intellect. The taste and originality in transforming our Colony of Hongkong; and, is in this House, and as regards the ant in Heaven.

of their own citizens who had appeal philosophical treatise, once vainly Pope had called upon Catholics the theatre. The music and pro-view of this admission, will he say action of the Government, I would And the praise or condemnation of ed over their heads to their tradition thought to be relegated to the dust throughout the world to take part in gmmme was in the capable hands of what action the Government is pre-re er to the reply given on the 24th virtues or vices are o recorded as to al enemy, the emperor from the heap was still the resource of these literary demonstrations. Italy Mr. J. D. Osmund whil~ Mr. H. Dixoɔ pared to take i

of October to my hon. friend the be a living odification for all future barbarous lands on the other side of thousands of students in all parts of naturally, had been foremost in their kindly undertook the onerous task of Mr. Wood. I have read a Press member for St. Rollor (Mr. G.. generations, pointing out to all the the Alps.

the world. But if it had not been for promotion. But from North to South, Treasurer,

account of the speech in question, Murray},

aaid :-

Mr. de Martin's admirable lecture was heard with very ken interest

from East to West, in the new world as well as in th^ old, and even' in the very old, thesexeentenary had been- This same year of the Dante sex- celebrated by men and women of all centenary was the one hundredth creeds, and races. In its small way since the death of Napoleon. Na- this little island community had con- poleon was "as great as anyone can tributed its part in the chorus, and, be without virtue," but the world though literary and artistic intercats man who must for ever be identified life, the large audience wo to-day was too war-tired to praise a did not loom very large in Hongkong with military exploits. He would ofsembled in the theatre showed at course never disappear from history, we were not wholly indifferent to such but did it not seem as if his name things. bad been relegated to the pages of the world's records and obliterated

were still niches for humbler folk? The ' great emperor from a very high mountain looked down, down upon the kingdoms of the earth and the glory of them. Dante Alighieri, treading a lowlier path, looked up towards the

The Orchestra of the Sociedade. kingdom of heaven. Let us hope it

Philarmonica was not too optanistic to read into

Conducted by Prof. F. Gonzales the international unanimity of the 2 Song "Ciclo e Mar" Op. La sexcentenary celebrations a tendency to look up with the poet, rather than down with the emperor, to reject the gospel of greed and force and try to realise something of the solidarity of humanity.

Your Excellency, Ladies and political state of Italy. Mr. de Martin The second part of the address was from the minds of men where there and at its conclusion he was given a

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devoted almost wholly to the Comedy: -It was an epic poem, but it was also a historical document of remark able importance. It was a series of vivid pictures, but the work of one well-versed in theology, though it con tained an accurate record of the warld's knowledge of the natural sciences in the age when it was writ ten. It was a quarry for the lover, the poet or the student. High above all brooded the cold spirit of Catholic dogma.

It recorded an epoch in the. li'e of what in the opinion of the lecturer was the most intersting community In his concluding remarks Mr. de that has ever existed. It was the Martin said he had not attempted to very nucleus of the most beautiful go very far below the surface of his European language of to-day-the subject; still less had be tried to first words Italy had said."And not explain. He amused his audience only had Dante garnered for us the with the story of the little girl gold of Italy and 'coined it into the who was studying history at home. language which is to some degres Mother, I think I should understand current in the cultivated circles of all civilised countries, but it had been the fountainhead of all that at and song which made Italy the forster-fatherland of every man or wo man with any pretensions to literary or artistic tastes. He deeply in- fluenced not only the literature and poetry that came after him but even the painting and kindred arts whose achievements remain the standards and eritoria of the artistic world at the present day!

BRINGING

UP

well carred ovation.

The musical programme was follows:

Overture....

3--Suite

XMAS CARDS,

CALENDARS,

as

GIFT BOOKS,

Gioconda Ponthielli Mr. E. G. D'Aquino

for 2 Pianos. . Louis Aubert

(a) Minuet

(b) Berc-use

(c) Air de Ballot Miss Elfrida Osmund & Prof. Danenberg 4-Selection.." Cavalleria Rusticana Mascagni

The "Nightmares" Lyric Orchestra Under the direction of Rev. Fr. A. Riganti

Weininwaky

Prof. F. Gonzales 5-Selection Tannhauser" Wagner The Orchestra o: the Sociedade

Philarmonica.

Conducted by Prof. F. Gonzales God Save The King.

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