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PREFERORINIAISTIKESİRİNİNFORMASİF

CORRESPONDENCE.

HONGKONG'S RATIONA.

ISTS.

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sex is sinful; that the Trinity is an anthropomorphic monster with. three heads which are yet one. head; that in Rome the bread and wine in the altar becomes fesh

THE CHINA MAIL.

COMMERCE AND FINANCE.at at the close. Chinese

NAM PAK HONG MARKETS.

market rates-Shanghai Tls. 97:45. terest 8 per cent, t Tool currency $70.3. Nativo ih-

Piece goods market stagnant, tendency: clearances brick,

Your marker firm, with an upward

This morning's Nam Pak Hong quotations, basis usual guild terms, were as follows:-

Thin export position as lust report Java sugar, average quality, pered is elinaged. There is a fair in picul net-No. 24 rough white are for tallow sed some purchases Futures" July delivery $11.33, have been made, but apart from this August delivery 3. September there is little doing things is delivery 11.13Spor $13.55 in demand from rope, but sup No. 24 fine white 15.30, No. 18 plis are exhausted. Wood Oil is rough brown 1290, Java" brown quiet, with no business passinge 11.80..

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ESCAPED CONVICT.

AMUSING CORONET.

COMEDY.

Although Ponjola" is the major attraction at the Coronet Theatre and rightly since it is in every respect a notably fine Elmmany people are finding the comedy even-more-enjoyable, depicting as Keaton in his funniest role to it does Buster

date. Buster is playing golf, in cow hides, 1,488 meuls to Japan, knocked senseless by a golf ball. The principal exports were:- his own quaint manner, when he is Chin guss, 1861 is to Tapan. An escaped convict comes along aw cotton, 483, poils to Shang- and changes clothes with him. Flour, peranck of 50 lbs eels to Shanghai 13,370 to ther How he is marched off to jail, how Thu, 1,009 to Japan. Beans 10,412 Then Buster's adventures begin Sperry's XXX $3.46, White Greens import 2.55, Nutmeg Orange 253 King-pients to Shangh 1,557 to there quells a mutiny and how he V oil, 8002 he narrowly escapes hanging, how fisher 2.82, Maize 2.45, Big Gun China Torts, 5.14 to the United wits the hand of the Warden's 263. Tiger Shield 85, Globe 2.44 Kingden, 0.279 to the Died beautiful daughter provide some Old Mill 244, Reindeer 2.50, White States. Rose 2.44, C, and-C, 258, Dayton

Antimony regulus, 1260 excellent bufoonery and give 2.50, Kwan Tao 344.

welcome comic contrast to the more serious" Ponjola.”

Rice, average, quality, per picul ETOA Joe No. 1 Sian long white $960 No. 1 Saigon long |white X5, w

HOME TRADE.

LONDON, May 12, The Board of Tride returns show the imports for April as £86,165,000, a decrease of £282,000 compared with March.

British exports were £62,866,000, increase of £1,704,000. Brilter.

AMERICA'S TEXTILE

INDUSTRY.

pienis to Cigimony."

PHILIPPINES INVESTMENTS.

COURT.

PERING, May Iz.` to it by the Diplomatic Corps on Replying to the note addressed

agrees to three conditions: Firstly, April 12, the Chinese Government

made to meet the expenses of the that satisfactory arrangement be

decisions be executed throughout Court; secondly, that the Court the Republic; thirdly that assur- between the Diplomatic Body and ance be given that arrangements

MANILA, April 22... American invents in the Philippines inerea lightly during the er 1943 compared with 1920, Chinese mere she died their in restorats or 1922, while Filipino investments Jumps. By practically two thirds compared with 1922, 30-, conling to figures compiled by Fidel A. huges, Director of the Bama of

gant Industry. Buyer Til there were ansted corporátions and part ershinacho were American, with an acute capital of $1.11

60, compared with 13 the previous brought up the Diplomatic Body's As regards the other questions year with a capital of $1,050.000: Note, such as improvement of the 1 Pilipino with 81320.000, vtinured with 120 the settlement boundaries, etc., the supial of port and the extension of the previous year with capital of Chinese reply says that while $4,400,000; and 171 Chinese, with these have no direct bearing on $125.00 compare the subject of the Mixed Court, the with 125 Chinese concers with Government is willing to prepare capital of $1,000,000 in 1992.

for negotiations provided that these questions beneficially affect both foreigners and Chinese.

WASHINGTON, May 13. The Senate kas order enquiry into the cotton textile industry by the tariff Commission. Senator Walsh moving for the enquiry, stated that the present depression in the industry was not due to the importation of cotton. Reuter's American Service, †

JAPAN'S FOREIGN GRADE

TOKYO. May 12.

The foreign trade returns for April are as follows:-Exports, Ven. 148,296,000, being a decrease

To the Editor of the China Mailand blood, while in England, in at Yen 1,580,000 compared with

Dear St.-Nothing lus come, as yet, of Scrutator's very superior

Jetter in your contemporary, on the subject of Rationalis.

Perhaps

was not stirring enough to achieve the result he

desired.

*,'

He can hardly make a point of the fact that theer was vence al

still more mystical manner, it does and does not that the Bible is an infallible scientific manya!,

complete guide to conduct and an accurate historical chronicle that we may lie and cheat and murder and then wash ourselves innocent in the flood of the lamb at the cost of a crede and a. penny, and so on and so forth."

the figures for the same period last

year.

Irsports. Yen 248.9:9,000, being an increase of Yen 60,795,000, totalled Yen 484,852,000, being a The first four months' exports decreases of Yen 4,641,000, and imports Yen 1,068,672,000, being an increase of Yalt 375,901,000- Courtesy Daily Bulletin.

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Twenty other concams from ver ions countries were megfiat-mod.

ROYAL VISITORS.

BRITAIN'S CORDIAL"

WELCOMRI.

Lesbos, Alay 12. Following their visits to France", Mirzarinad, und Belgium the Romanian Sovereigns Vore this |axoning escorted across the Chandel by our British desroyces and five

eroplanes.

They landed at Dover where they

I don't suppose for a moment Rationalis which de pot ass that they do, but these ideas are

FIRE INSURANCE, ciated with the present day mit being, inculcated festations. The R. P.A.

now in the was responsive minds of millions of

TOKYO, May 12. established in

1685. and at children, at Government expense, problem is receiving final settle- The long-deferred fire insurance that time they defined Rationa Land this is what Rationalism.com-ient, and the companies are pay. Were met by the Prince of Wales,

seasonably, HS the hats. ments while servedly accepts the supremacy of reaso's and aims at ustashing a system of ethics verifiable experience and independent of all arbitrary assumptions or authority." (Messrs R.P.A. Ltd.)

The village schoolmaster, Green Dragon or ni 'Green - Dragon, is entitled to call kinseif a Rationalist in so far as he adopis this mental attitude, evidence of which wou'd be afforded by altruistic expost- tions, often self sacrificing, of the futility of rain making, spells and other enchantments in the agricultural world.

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ed perserages,

The idea, Edin, that Rationalizing out a certain percentage of the and entrained for Leader where they is opposed to Emotionalism is noted with the Government

claims after the arrangement reach-

wem vordially welcomed by the always correct. Rationalism, was

Olesin, the King. Me. Mardoseli expressed a century ago, in the paid 10 per cent. Yen 10,000 3 per following lines:-

Claims up to Yen 5,000 are being and her Misters and distinguish

cent. Yen 15,000 2 per cent, and

They drove with the British King | above Yen 15,080 5 per cent varyinVellaggets to Buckingham and Queen through cheering crowds In pameless print, that. I have according to the financial con Palace where they stay for a four

dition of the assured. Courtesy. Daily Bulletin.

days visit. Heuter.

Soine kinter casuists are

pleased to say,

no devotion;

1

But set those persons down with

me to pray,

And you shall see who has the

properest notion

Of gening into heaven the

shortest way:

My altars are the mountain and

the ocean,

Earth, air, stars-all that springs

from the Great Whole Who hath produced and will

receive the soul'

TREASURY BONDS.

IMPOSING BASQUET

DUATER.

·TOKYO, May 12. « Ven 25,000,000 in Five Per Cent. deni on the eccusion of the state Buckingham Palace was resplen- Treasury Bonds, at a price of Yea banquet in honour of the Romanjan 91. niaturing on June 1, 1931, are King and Queen. The 160 guests

Chinese Government shall be caly executed by local authorities.

The Chinese Government considers the rendition of the Mixed Court to be an urgent matter.Reuter,

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS..

PEAK CLUB.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

MEMBERS and Subscribers are

requested 10 note that arrangements have been made with

D

MR. WILLIAM HEUGHAN the well-known Basso-Baritone to!

sing at the Peak Club on:- THURSDAY, 12th JUNE, 1934, AT 9.30 P.M.

meat Committee in arranging seat- ing accommodation that evening, it is hoped that Members and Subscribers will make early application for tickets which may be obtained at the cost of $3 each Secretary. from the No. I Boy or the Hon

In order to assist the Entertain-

an

opportunity for Members, Subs

As this is exceptional

to be issued between May 26 and included Royal personnes, displeycribers and their friends to hears June 10.-Courtesy Daily Bulletin.mais, leading natal representa first class singer. in cool and

CHINESE EASTERN

RAILWAY.

tives, and the creams of society.

There we an imposing scene as the Royal personages and ambass dors went in procession on the way banqueting room amid the playing of merional anthems,

tween, the Kings. Warm sportins were, exchanged

In every case of doubtus të the meaning of a word, we should not without evidence restrict its appli cation to less than whar'is signified etymologically. Disagreement with There is nothing Robot like, Descartes or ignorance of his moreover, about Arnold Bennett. teaching

more deberse Esten Philpotts, and other present from being a Rationalist than

day Rationalists. Sir Ray

PEKING, May 12 disbelief in

Lankester in 1921 said "There is the story..

The American Legation sent a Archimedes rushing about shouting Association in this country Nete to the Waichiaspu on May 3 Eureka dehars me from being a

which as done more for in- drawing the Chinese Government's The Royal visitors devoted the physicist.

tellectual progress in the past attention to resolution 13 of the afternoon to paying homage at the Custom is, a safe guide for twenty Years than has the R.P.A" Treaty, in which the Powers re- tomb of the 'nknown Wanier in the Then, as to transference of the serve the right to insist upon Abbey and et the Cenotaph.--Reu- headquarters of the Association China's responsibility for the per- fer

of

nearly forty years it has been the customs to denominate the school of thought represented by the innumerable writings published by the R.P.A., Rationalist in character, and so they are, if we don't restrict the word in that arbitrary manner. beloved of Scrutator.

The same thing has happened with Humanisin and Christianity The village schoolmaster is often not farther from: Christ Jesus than the village confessor, but the latter may be called a Christian nevertheless.

A bacteriologist is supposed to

eyond believing in them. An unbacteriological mosquito net user might be called a bacterian, might he not, Dr. Pearse! Use of a mosquito net does not imply the knowledge required of 1 bacteriologist, but merely a belief in their powers for evil. Nor does being a Christian, require that one shall know the intimate history of that Galilean.

know something about bacteria

As for Darwinism, why not? The danger is not here much can to learned from his works. The danger is that in accenting, with G.B.S.the "bankrunteg of

of Dagaisma "we may" run back

Finally, that reason was not given, as far as I can remember, as the only one for not going on a perennial jag, as many Christians do. So what has I. I. R. to do with it?

and

ARMAMENTS.

to Macno, there is something to be formance or non-performance of said for the idea, though we should her obligations towards foreign of course, be more vulnerable there stockholders, bondholders then in the comparative freedom creditors of the Chinese Eastern enjoyed in London..

Railway, which the Powers may

TOKYO, May Íz. deem result from the contracts romments upon the British and The Japanese Press favourably under which the railway was built. American views regarding the The Note Points out that the calling of a conference for a United States. stands for the further limitation of naval arma- preservation of the legitimate ments but orges that each interests in the Chinese Eastern participating nation must insist I hope Scrutator will not retire Railway of the nationals of all upon retaining a standard. naval at the first light treading upon the countries, including the Russians, and air equipment constituting the coat tails he dragged before the and emphasises that there is no minimum strength essential: for public in his amusing way. The intention to interfere in the Sino- self-defence and protection -

perenuial jag and the "Peter Bell" Russian negotiations. China is Courtesy Daily Bulletin. arguments are abandoned, at least, warned against entering into any are they not?—Yours, etc.

unilateral agreement which will invalidate foreign interests,

VILLAGE SCHOOLMASTER. Hongkong, May 12.

The French Legation has sent a similar Note to the Watchinenu. "(G. B. Shaw, Back to Methu-Courtesy Dolly Bulletin

selah. Byron, Don Juan)

QUAINTS'

S' SUCCESS.

ANOTHER ENJOYABLE

PROGRAMME.

TRADE OF HANKOW.

Peking, May 12-Wu Pei-fu Sun Chuan-fang as Tupan of the recommends the appointment of KwangtungrFukian frontler de fence. Chow Yin-jen will succeed Sun Chuan-fang as Tuli of Fukien.

In their sport for the week end-The Cabinet will consider the re-

the Fatkow British commendation to-morrow. Cour Chamber state-

tesy Daily Bulletin.

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hambad forward Lieutenant Staf

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Edmond-

in 16th, remedy, but closed stone has been appointed to 333 ready and fored on 23rd inst. HMS. Hawkins," flagship of New York/London ross rate, 4361 the China Station, for duty from

on 16th rose steadife to 400 on April - This officer joined the

in tera to our old superstitions of an Underground brought us to week at 8781, with sellers over the and since then has been mostly Histor records very little in the the station of laughter last night rare. 4 which were placed at

Anywhere on the Quaints' idea 23rd. Themained steady all heavy in 1916, saw service afloat,

wane mental activity on the part at the Star Theatre, where a 8/43d. can the week, were done employed in home waters.

of the masses.,ex tept a series of large audience was content to sedes front affirmative errors stay until a late hour. Whilst triva one and hack pain:8 which his other haine is Siduutor's views of Darwinism Salisbury, dominated the pro must not ma bim feel justifled in ceedings, it was hy no means a thinking in the world was one-man show. Each member of made in year 4004 B.C., that the happy band was seen and damnation cans an eternity of had to advantage and the fun blazingrimstone; that the waked furious to ght. The Immaculate Conception means, that Nine O'Clock Revue is to be, Christmas parthenogenetically brought forth by a virgin and that night.

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