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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1930.

IMPERIALISM

CHURCH

VICTORIAN DIOCESAN. HOLDS CONFERENCE

ings of such plays would be so NATIONALISM VERSUS DUTY OF A COLONIAL. wrapped in subtlety as to defeat even the investigation of the Committee? If such a condition were to arise, surely to condemn that which they did not under- atand would be the policy lald down.

SUN YAT-SEN'S PRINCIPLES, ANALYSED

LECTURER SCEPTICAL

LIFE IN HONG KONG

The Victorian Diocesan Confer-

The Regulations bear yet an- "The principles of Sun Yat-sen** other clause the significance of was the subject of an interesting once was opened yesterday after- lecture delivered by the Rev. noon and will ba continued to-day. which fills us with consternation. Father Jay, S., yesterday even-In his presidential address, the "The picture or plays having theing in the St. Patrick's Club be- Rt. Rev. Dr. C. R. Duppuy, Bishop following objectionable features fore a large audience.

of Victoria, emphasised the duty The lecturer said inter alia:--- of a Colonial Church in order to ure 'not allowed to be shown to

The world, Sun Yat-sen tells us, adjust itself to the getting in the public," What are these ts suffering from a three-fold in which Its life was cast. 'objectionable features?'- The equality: national inequality, or Life in Hong Kong, he said, was Arst, which does not surprise us, the domination of weaker states in some ways both larger and is "contrary to the Kuomintang by the Great Powers; political in- smaller than life in Great Britain. equality, or the rule of hereditary Speaking on the functions of a principles;" the second, "deroga- kings and aristocracies over the Colonial Church, he said that they tory to the dignity of the coun-common people; and social in-must maintain vital touch with try;" the third, "against human-equality or the domination of the the Mother Church

which meant ity," and the last, "tending to rich over the poor.

that they must learn from her To remedy this state of things past history, to profit by her wide encourage superstition.” As-he proposes his Three Principles experience and to keep abreast of suredly the Committee of Censors of the People (San Min Chu I): current movementa in her life and

Library Wanted He would like to see a good library housed In the Cathedral Hall.

Principle of Democracy and thej.

The Antidote

takes its plensures sadly. The the Principle of Nationalism, the thought. first prohibition is directed Principle of Livelihood. against the freedom of conscience. of the author; the second pre- Since Imperialism is the enemy. After cludes the intrusion of humour Nationalian

touching upon the 16 the antidote. Lambeth Conference, administra. into his art; the third binds him Make the Chinese realise their tive reforms, and the Task of Ad- to the fetters of nattery

and danger and they will fight for justment, his Lordship then spoke their existence. Take the old about life in Hong Kong. A life sentimentality, and the

last clan system, restore clan unity in lived narrowly in Hong Kong, he deprives him of the right to district, in province and, finally, said, would become a very small exercise his fancy. The whole in the whole country. This will one, Indeed; but living In Hong aim of this regulation is, there- give China four hundred strongly Kong offered the opportunity of fore, directed toward the suppres-be easy to bind these four hum-eral intellect level, in his opinion, unified clan units. It will then living a very full fe. The gen sion of truth and the confinement (dred units into a strong nation was aimgat certainly higher than of the author to that which This done, China need only adept that in most places of the same has been ordained. He must the methods of Gandhi in order size in the United Kingdom. "create" either compliments or national life.

to defeat all attempts on her

The Discussion Lieut.-Col., F. J. Wyatt. O.B.E... platitudes, must grossly imitate Turning to the Principle of De-dealt with the ordinary man's een- zeal which would deny to Art the "the best examples" or pander to mocracy Sun Yat-sen tells us that ception of Christ and how the unrestricted flight of genius. At a cheap public taste. If such the citizens of China have no need Church's presentation of Christ least, whenever such a proviso hopless regulations had

to seek personal liberty. Her struck the ordinary man. has crept into the Municipal Re-encumbered the art of Greece. too

ever citizens have too much of it and Mr. Ashton Hill dealt with the.

little government. Let her problem as to how far the Church gulations of the censors in Provin-Rome or Britain, these would build up a strong government and should adapt itself to new needs Overland China Mail,cial centres in Great Britain, it is

never have been Empires. thus look for the only form of and new demands, and also how to be noticed that similar tragedy "Where there is no vision the liberty.

liberty that she lacks, viz. national far it had to alter her methods to has befallen both playwrights and people perish," wrote a British

suit modern life and modern As to equality, Sun Yat-sen re- thought. authors. In America, we believe, poet, and that is, a fundamental jects the theory that all men are Mr. Harry Owen Hughes spoke the position is even worse; moral truism which history itself born equal, and hence he says of the possible attitude Christ crucifixion for the expressed free- can qualify. The greatness of the that true equality is equality of would have adopted in regard to dom of ideas is still a part of the fallen Celestial

sport. Empire Was New World's horror of the logos. founded on the greatness of its But in Canton, that city of fair philosophers, poets and its much-are not always so clear that there pagodas and seemingly unlimited maligned playwrights, not upon is not room for discussion and literary productions, we trust its armies; for even the urmies even diasant.

Many will wonder, that the flame of knowledge shall had to be encouraged by literary tion of a strong clan conscious- for example, whether the promo not be dimmed" on sullied by un-plaudits. Now, their encourage ness will help national unity; that the English Singers, whose. The China Mail is informed reasoning censors.

ment is the glory of gain, The History seems to show that

recent concerts in Hong Kong We earnestly bag of these new China will never attain national unity has always come

were so great a success, have been gentlemen, if it should so be greatness and unity unless the found strong cian units with to delay their departure from the

with greatest difficulty, where it

persuaded to make arrangements that they deem to notice our peoples become great; and the which to contend. Many will be Colony, and to give one more con- opinions; not ruthlessly to peoples are measured by the sceptical of his constitution of the cart at the City Hall on Friday, destroy the canons of Art by de-strength, the wisdom, and the in- four powers and five functions, February 28, at 9.15 p.m.

and will wonder how B vast manding that an author shall tellectual honesty of their

nation like China will be able to ly new and will include, by special

The programme will be entire Hong Kong, Thursday, Feb. 20, 1930.define the predominating idea of thinkera.

manipulate those modern damo- cratic devices of the referendum, London."

request, "The Street Cryes of the recall,

The concert will be under the have been worked patronage of the Officer Adminis- only in small areas and even tering the Government and Mrs. there with difficulty and at enor-Southorn, who have graciously wonder whether his proposal as to mous expense. Many more will signified their intention of being and values does not put a des- perately dangerous weapon into the hands of the State, one, more. over, which will tend to dispossess

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CHINA'S CULTURE

his theme. That would be merci- less-to ask him what he meant!! By a levitous simile, it compares

5.

News in Brief

Admitting the theft of several

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opportunity.

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Room for Discussion But his solutions of problems

the initiative and which so far

LEARNING CANTONESE

To the Editor of "China Mall"]

ENGLISH SINGERS

One More Concert to Be Given

prosent.

DANGEROUS GOODS

The master of the s.8. Tak Hinz.

ship, instead of being at the Danger- ous Goods Anchorage; and also with | failing to hoist a "Red".Ang to show

ho had dangerous cargo on beard...

The defendant was fined $20 on each count.

CHEATED OF THEIR FARES

The Chinese drivers of public

author of the book called "Cantonese Police that at 1 o'clock this morning Sir Mr. H. R. Wills, L.B.E., the motor cars have reported to the

deliver a course of twelve lessons of eight men of the King's Own based on this book, if

Scottish Borderers. The passeng A suficient

A committee of Censors met in with the dull wit who asks us to Canton on Tuesday to discuss "explain" a joke after its telling ministering the Government has His Excellency the Officer Ad-

matters concerning the regulation It may be, perhaps, that Canton kindly consented to distribute the of dramas and film plays to be is seeking to follow the principles prizes at King's College on March staged in the theatres there, of Mr. Bernard Shaw, who must The regulations which wore needs write a lengthy preface to

A Chinese, who was caught in the the small owner, or else drive him Capt. Leung Yau, was charged at the subsequently drafted

by the every play. But Canton 'must not act of cutting 276 cattles of veget- to find land where Increasing Marino Court this morning with be- censors are, in the main, reason- take our Mr. Shaw too seriously, able with a penknife from a veget- land values will not make an exoring alongside the Salkong wharf with able and such as would be ac and remember that in his pre-able garden in Kowloon City, was bitant demand, on his income, by 1,955 enses of fire-crackers on board ble ceptable to any country of culture. faces he is cunning enough to be fined $25 by Mr. Whyte-Smith at the the State."

Kowloon Magistracy this morning. They contain little that is pru- wilder us still more by the bril lsh or narrow-minded, the chiefliancy of his fancy and the magn("| aim of the examination of tude of that which, we believe, suits the property of two CORRESPONDENCE dramatic productions, resulting the French are wont to call the vegetable gardeners at Ngau in the elimination of undesirable | "idee." We do not for a mo- Tau Kok, a Chinese was at the Kowloon Magistracy this elements, apparently being to en- ment, however, presume to morning sentenced to three months' sure that only plays and films of misjudge the theatrical audiences hard labour. It was stated that the a reputable standard shall be of Canton by imagining that the defendant had served two month exhibited to the public of Canton. theories of creative evolution or all just about a year ago for for Everybody, has consented to they drove up to the Peak a party

larceny. It is perfectly reasonable, for the dynamic struggle of sex as example, to insist that before dramatic themes, would interest being shown to the public, new them in the least. Those of the apprentice in a

A young Chinese, employed as an number of people will signify their ers entered the cars at Chater Road ahoe-maker's shop desire to avail themselves of this and lose them outside the upper plays and films must be submit-Censors of Canton who are fami- at Shanghal Street, was at the opportunity.

Peak tram station. They all ran ted to the Committee for inspec-liar with Shakespeare; or, to Kowloon Magistracy this morning

The class will be taught with Mr. away without paying their car fare. tion. Rather odd, however, is the avoid a purely British bias (if ordered to receive 12 strokes of Wills's book as a text book, the the cane for stealing a blanket, the lessons being taken in their regular provision that the petitioner for Shakespeare can be said to belong property of his master, while the order, so that students will be able

Ten Years Ago® inspection should provide with to any one country) the plays of latter was away. It was indicated to make good progress, within, the the moving picture or play two Euripides and Aeyschlus, or the that the defendant pawned the period of the lectures.. copies of "explanations. Are provocative works of Henrik we to take this to mean that the Ibsen, cannot, surely, believe that

A fine of $60 with the alternative censors will be content merely these creators were ever com-of one month's Jail was imposed on

Football In Faney Dress.— with a superficial synopsis of the manded to give "explanations" of a Chinese at the Kowloon Magis

It was a pity that such migar- - play, or that the author or pro- their plays? This is not to sug-mission of a charge of unlawful from learners stating their difficul. when another effort was made to tracy this morning," on his ad- Mr. Wills wishes to havá lettoms able weather prevailed yesterday ducer must provide an intimate gest that there is as yet any possession of prepared oplum. It ties, and will reply to these letters collect funds on behalf of the analysis of the motif and the danger of Canton producing was stated that the defendant had at his next following lessons, in this widow of Warder Speed, who was theme underlying the behaviour Shakespeares, Euripides or a complete drug outfit," and was way a sound introduction can be ob murdered by convicts in the Vie of his characters? If that be so, Ibsens, but is there not that pos Keux for the purpose of selling.

evidently on board the s.. Hung tained to the Cantonese languaga torla Gaol. The idea of a "foot- we are led to the horrid thought sibility and does it not impose

practically without expense. ball match fa fancy costume was Mr. Willa's book is on sale nf the a happy one, and in ordinary cir that the Committee of Censors, upon the Committee of Censora a Wong Hing alias Wong Fook price of $1 at Mesars, Kelly & Walsh cumstances the game would have whom we supposed to be an en-mont onerous task? Supposing a hing, who died, Intestate at Chew and the Bible Depot

*** attracted a large crowd, but yea- lightened body of gentlemen am- Chinese Ibsen or a Shaw were to Woo Village, Tol Shan District Listeners who are interested are terday, only a small band of the bitious to inspir the dramatiste write & play, do the censors Hong Kong estate to the value of Broadcasting

Kwangtung, on June 12, 1929, Jeft requested to please write to the most, enthusiastic persons ventur

ad out of Kwangtung with lofty ideals, imagine that the "explanation", 33,300.- Letters of administration

The Kowloon "Blanco won by may in fact be nothing more than that would be

four - goals to two, «andice good" | many walu were scorni.br each side that were not allowed by the referee. The first goal was scor ed by the Hong Kong. Hoppers.

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A preliminary lecture will be given to-morrow at 7 pm, and then the lessons will be given twice a week at 7 pm. on Tuesdays and Fridays.

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