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ayende, reparted to the police ad
MONDAY, JANUARY
that between midnight and freedom for the prevention of dis PRAPS-PRAPS NOTI
o'clock this morning someone cussion.
entered his house and stole money. Let us take, as a good example, Į and Jewellery to the value of the writer to whand, werd erred t |$124.
the beginning. On January 1 having failed to get his general letter, kid?"
Flipper No. 1: "What's the
Flapper No. 2, "It's not
Mr. Clarke Irvine's remarkable picture, "The Birth of a Flower" was shown at the World Theatre oyer the week-end. A large letter was anonythons, al: Always. crowd, consisting mostly of school take one paragraph from this
letter: children, packed the theatre.
challenge accepted. he published a highly upf
provocative letter on he letter. It's my party frock.” erection of Kur: Borach The
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Counsel: "Wasn't it · possible "We find the common solution for the materiat to avoid you?” For the theft of a bicycle on Resurrection. Does it not seemed the choice of me an' the mis; of the problem in the story of the Flintifi“: “I should say so E December 10, the property of his more reasonable to believe that sus, an' e' 'it me.' employer: (the master of a bicycle Jesus fainted on the Cross, and shop); a Chinese was on Saturday fell into a state of coma and, as sentenced to six weeks' hard In-He was believed to be dead, was bour by Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at buried? What more natural than the Kowloon Magistracy.
that, during the period in the
The Doctor: "But I can't cure your husband of talking in his sleep",
The Wife: "I don't want him Yesterday a Chinese named tomb, He revived?""
Readers, who are at all familiar cured. Give him something to Cheung Wai-tsoi, (44) of No. 105 with Gospel Criticism, will at make him talk distinctly," Kowloon City-road, was knocked once recognise the long since dis- down on the ground by a driving credited "swoon theory" of Ven- belt of a oil machinery. The turini and Bahrdt, the most
Auntle had given Joan some victim was severely wounded on notorious romancers about Jesus. goldfish for her birthday. Two or the body and was immediately They will remember it as one of three days later Joan's mother rushed to the Kowloon hospital, the most striki- examples of the was amazed to see the fish lying where he succummed at 6 pm, follies to wh the some day:
given uttera plain" the R
Rationalism has on a tray and Joan feeding them. Mother: "Why have you taken in order to "ex- rection, and they your poor little fish out of the A coolie, who was employed at will, long sin have classified it water, Joan?" the public dispensary at Kow- among the theories once embraced Joan: "Well, muvver, you told loon City, was charged before Mr. with enthusiasm by most of the me. I was only to give them dry EW Hamilton; at the Kowloon older Rationalists but which bread."
critical
investigators
Magistracy on Saturday, with at-modern tempting to defraud a Chinese of blush to remember. And well They were discussing a dinner $1. It was intimated by the they might blush for the reputa- party, which Isaac had honoured police that there is another simi- tion of a school of criticism with his presence on the previous lar allegation against the defes-which was capable of putting for- evening. dant. The case was formally re- ward so crude an explanation. Of "I fell you, Solly, my boy, it this, view Professor Weinel, avas just lofely the soup, was modern Critic, says:-
beautiful, and the fish was a "The thing becomes 'shameful dream, and so vas de rest. And CORRESPONDENCE, after his crucifixion, Jesus, in dere was silfer spoons and forks
the coolness of the sepulchre re- and "
manded for a week.
RATIONALISM
•
covers from his state of coma, "Vot" cried Solly. "Siffer and after forty days dies of ex-spoons and forks--allfer forks? haustion and fever. That is I don't belief you. Show me." simply disgusting, yet it is all said To the Editor of the "Cala Mail")|to be in the Gospela." and good fe
soon to relinquish office after
Strauss,
A mathematical professor had Sir-For some time past an
whom Rationaliste five year
years' of useful work-are of anonymous writer has been issu: would place among the immortals, been invited by a city friend to the same opinion, as they have ing a challenge to a controversy disposed of the theory for ever in visit him at his residence in a cer tain square, and had promised to timed the dissolution to coincide on the historical basis of Chris- these words:
tianity. The challenge has not "A half-dead man, creeping out do so. with the new register being in been accepted. We are not sur- of the tomb, weakly prowling
Meeting him some time after-
had not come.
"Overland China Mail. Working order. Our own belief is prised. The methods adopted in about, needing medical treatment, wards, the friend asked why he that the Conservatives are right newspaper controversy by local bandaging, strengthening `and "I did come," said the mathe- Rationalists have placed them out nursing, and at last succumbing matician, "but there was some in their conclusion, as they make of court. One can only regret that to his sufferings, could not pos- mistake. You told me that you their appeal much more than such irresponsible correspondents sibly make on the disciples the lived in a square, and I found my- either of the opposition Farties still continue to find shelter, Impression of a victory over self in parallelogram, so I went
in death and the grave-the Lord of anonymous names, to the educated, the wealthy and the columns of any of our papers. life, which formed the basis of away again."
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FORTHCOMING GENERAL
the leisured classes (if there
t=
under
We do not, thereby, condemn their later bold demeanour: such
are to-day any of the last-men-all anonymous correspondence. a revival would have only weaken- The scene is a famous library tioned remaining). The Con- There are occasions when a man ed their impression which he had near the Royal Courts of Justice. may have a quite legitimate made upon them in life and The room is filled with Indian servatives have acted wisely ground for publishing a letter death, and would make it at most students all poring over their and in timely fashion in bringing anonymously. But we do main die away in lamentations: but books, about so great an extension of tain that a closer watch is needed could not possibly have changed A young man, bringing "the the franchise-the
over this type of letter than in their sorrow into enthusiasm, breath of the country with him absurdly
the case of letters duly signed. and increased their reverence and after the holidays, takes in the termed "fapper's vote."
Now what are the facts? For admiration."
Įsituation at a glance... He sees B The question to day is not weeks an end newspaper columns There is not a word in the letter white man at the far end of the His sense of humour is whether women of 21 are capable are filled with letters from local of the anonymous writer to show room.
Rationalists which, in tone and that, the swoon theory" is to- tickled......
He walks solemnly the whole' of voting—many of them are not, content, are bitterly hostile to day as discredited as perhaps but most indubitably many of the cherished convictions, of every any ever put forward by Rational-length of the library, grasps the them are-and the same observa-Christlän. I do not for one moists(and that is saying much). hand of the white man, and, with a loud ment suggest that the paper is in There is not. even a suggestion a sweeping bow and in tion applies precisely to the agreement with the views set that, the theory might possibly voice, says: "Dr. Livingstone, I masculine voter. The important forth in the letters. I am quite have been known to the writers of presume?" point is as to which Party the sure that it is actuated purely and the book against whose conclu- new voters will largely cast their simply by a desire to give every-sions he is arguing. On the con- ELECTION
one a fair hearing, and to promote trary, the general reader who, Clerk at Wood Green (to` `a vote. The Labour Party believe truth. But everyone knows that, especially in Hong Kong, knows defendant) You are Bummon- that they will obtain the votes while these writers are allowed little of these things might easily ed Already, though several
Defendant (interrupting): Yes, to persevere in their present tac- conclude that he was reading an of the most thoughtful of the tics, it is impossible to arrive at a explanation of the facts of the I know. months must pass without any women-those who are likely to satisfactory conclusion in any of Resurrection which had never definite step being taken, we are take the trouble to vote. But on the questions discussed, their submit, is not honest controversy.
Clerk: Will you wait a minute? | been thought out before. Thls, IjYou are summoned—– beginning to read statements
their present programme, it If the letters were signed.
Defendant (again interrupt- regarding Great Britain's forth.
Rationalist authora could be ex-To mention, for instance, that a ing): Yes, I know, but coming General Election. It will seems to us, they are hugging an posed in their true light, as men, man was under the suspicion of Clerk: Will you wait a minute?
absurdly false hope. The Liberals namely, who are ignorant of the being a common crook and to sup-You are summoned probably be one of the most in-
who, though they have shown subjects on which they write: press the additional fact that he Defendant: Yes, I know, teresting for many years, if for
Ignorant, not merely of what had been tried for it and had, even but(Laughter). no other reason than that for the some signs of animation of late Christians have to say for them in the opinion of the yeat major Magistrate: Very well-but
and continue to be led by several selves, but ignorant even of that ity of his accusers, been complete what? very astute and highly experi-Rationalist Criticism which they ly cleared of the charge is a type Defendant: But there is a mis tory practically all the women of
enced statesmen
of conduct, which people general-take.A so loudly acclaim Mr. Lloyd the country will have an oppor George, Sir John Simon, Sir undertake the refutation of such truth.
It is a perfectly useless task-to ly class amongst sins against Clerk: You are summoned for tunity of registering their vote.
not having a lighted lamp on To-day they are enfranchised, and Herbert Samuel, being the most letter, when their writings remain It would be very easy to de- your motor-car
low anonymous...Local Rationalists velop Strauss's argument and to Defendant: That's where we conspicuous are still at a tive part in the election of candid- ebb, also expect to "rake in" have, by long practice... become show the full implications con- get the mistake It wasn't a experts in the use of anonymous tained in the theory which would motor-cer; it was a motor-cycle
One of their explain the Resurrection on the combination. ates for Parliament. They have quite a large percentage of the correspondence.
new votes. Hope springs eternumber writes a letter (anony-supposition that Jesus merely triumphed where the Suffragiste nat to the human breast" and all religious truth. If the writer had and that He had risen again: for The Scot entered a public-house
Happymous, of course) attacking some pretended that He had, been dead failed, but in their triumph they that need be said is that women to sign his name he would have to this theory cannot hold together and saw hanging on the wall a should not forget that their suc
u no more than men deed be expect. consider the consequent loss of at all unless we suppose Christ notice, which read: "Join our cess has been largely owing told to vote exclusively for any tack, were shown to have been ceiver, and indeed requires us to like and have what you like." He reputation to himself if his at- to be a common knave and de- Christmas club, pay what you suffragette", "pioneers, who both one Party... be that the founded on ignorance or malice. Class His intimate followers in Joined, received a card, and paid before and during the war unmis- und tra
new votera
spring a big sur Being anonymous, he does not the same category. But to what a penny into the club. The next takably proved that they were
prise upon the country generally suffer the consequences of such purpose? When all was done an- time the publican Baw him was quite as worthy as most men to by the mehner in which they vote to continue, with impunity, this pear to tell us that, of course, all ed for a bottle of whisky. There an exposure and he is, quite free other anonymous writer would ap- Christmas Eve, and the Scot ask- exercise the franchise. The in- However that may be, the addition worthy type of propaganda scholars do not accept the theory followed a long and heated argu therion of the wonten voters, will of the 5,000,000 votes which they a In point of fact that matter put forward, if fact that it was mant, into which a policeman
register by some bring to the General Election does not end there. Indeed it is now on the decline, that the com- was called. thing approximating 5,000,000 (next June probably) will add achieved His Rationalist friends etc, etc. Meanwhile, Anonymous that he would have to give, the rare that even this much can be moner explanation was. The policeman told the publican such zest to the proceeding see to it No sooner has an an-writer Number One retires.com
wer appeared to the first letter cealing the rage of his
by other or his insincerity
first time in Great Britain's his
are politically free to take an ac-
clusion
[votes, which, of course,
have a powerful effect upon the prospects of the three political Parties Conservatives, Liberals and Labour.
It la amusing to read the state- ments of some of the represente
#of thes
in, nothi
who
a'res that the
1, 1.
will
election will be likely to be one of the most interesting keld generati
of
of anonymity, and
of letter writing we are lef we were at the start, tians have stalleda telligent exp
that is
writers
Scot the whisky or fight the case
in the courts, so he chose the for
Later the policeman met the Scot, and said to him, “Did you - notice his face when he gave you the whisky?
shap The Scotsman, said, "Aye, but
"shouldy have seen his face took the bottle back' and panny
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