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SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1933.

HONG KONG VOLUNTEER

DEFENCE

CORPS

ORDERS FOR THE COMING WEEK.

Orders issued by Lieut-Cal L. G. Bird, D.80, UBE, Com. manding H.K.V.D.C.:-

Hong Kong. Friday, March 3. PARADES Battery,

which to classify for efficiency. Musketry and Lewis Gun Classil. cation Tests will be fired on March

ROBOT TEACHER

INVENTED.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Time-Saving Device For Correcting Papers.

INFALLIBLE MACHINE.

Ironwood, Michigan.

The mechanical teacher, an elec- trical contraption of dials and lights, has been "installed" as a member of the staff of a high school here.

Range Officer-Lieut. 'never

On Tuesday, March 7 and Thurs-5 and March 19.

March 5. day, March 9, the Battery will parade at Headquarters at 5.30 H. J. Silva.

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Engineer Company.

Launch will leave

Scientists' Outlook On Religion

Theologians Become More Sensible

THE

SUPREME MIND

Gift From Search.

in Germany which is associated with the name of Karl Barth is due to the power of a starkly transcen- [dent gospel, proclaimed as from on high, a thing about which you do

MISPRINT UNDOES THIEVES.

Dispute Over Division Of Reported Spoils

Cologne.

Three thieves have been ar-

not argue, a thing which you can rested here and all because of hardly hope to understand, but a

thing which you must obey. There a misprint in a local newspaper. is power in this.

The paper reported that an But many of us, while welcom-office had been robbed and that ing the Barthian presentation of

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--Reuter.

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By the Rev. S. C. Carpenter, B.D.,

Christianity as a gospel with much the value of the goods stolen "He" has been called Mr. Marko-

more stuff in it than the sentimen-Jamounted to 12,000 marks meter. It is said of him that he'

The Master of the Temple.

tal humanisms which are so easy|(3600 at par). The report was makes a mistake, that he?

and so popular, nevertheless want read by the wife of one of the eliminates completely the factor or HERE is no doubt that in the

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to work out some kind of intellec- thieves. Her husband complain- error because there is seventies of last century Phy- But logic will not carry us all tual apprehension of what we be- Queen's human Pier at 8.30 a.m., and Kowloon nothing human about him, and that sical Science was commonly thought the way. Even Aquinas conceded lieve to come from God.

ed that he had not received his being incapable of sentiment he to be, and often was, hostile to re-that bellef in the Incarnation came

This apprehension seems to lie fair share, if the value of the Monday, March G. Miniature Police Pier at 8.40 a.m.

by Revelation. To me it seems cer- in three fields, those of history. goods was so high. So his wife Company Competition will he couldn't possibly have a "teacher's tigion. It is not hostile now. Range.

What has happened? The theo-tain that, while logic and all other Thursday, March 9, D.L. In-fired off in conjunction with Clan-pet."

Invented by a teacher at the logians have become more sensible, Buman faculties must at all times reason, and spiritual experience promptly informed the police of sification Test on this date. struction, Wellington Barracks.

Flatoon Commanders will please school, the machine marks examina-and the scientists have become more be called upon to do their utmost, historical way is concerned the identity of the other two

with the credibilty of the New thieves." Sunday, March 12, Company

the truth about these great mat- Testament documents, and with the 50 дв to ensure tion papers. It corrects examination modest.

The two men were murested --- Shoot, Peak Range Casuals. Stone- detail their men

No longer does physical science ters comes into our ken because effect which Christianity has had and in turn betrayed the third. the best arrangement of numbers papers with a speed and accuracy cutters.

Miniature for the two dates and that all men the human teacher cannot hope to find "in matter the promise and po-/God is willing to make a disclosure and is having upon life.

All three were sent to prison. Monday, March 13,

Then it calculated the per-tency of all terrestrial life," or be-of Himself.

The appeal to reason is concern- wishing to participate in competi. attain.

"Canst thou by searching find out ed with the case for believe in a

At the trial it was revealed Range.

The usual supper and prize din-tions have an opportunity of doing centage standing of a paper, and lieve only in those things of which

the result is asserted to be as in-ft can construct a model. No longer God?" The answer is "No". God First Cause, a Purpose (of both that the booty had been honest- tribution will take place on Satur-[so.

think it is beyond the power of searching use and beauty) in the universe, a had been worth only half

ly divided among the three, and Annual Dinner-The Company's fallible as the total of an adding does physical science day, March 18 and all members

worth while to say that it has You must search, and search dill-Principle sustaining values and much as the newspaper had re- are requested to notify Sergt. W. Annual Dinner and Dance is being machine.

With each examination an answer searched the heavens with its tele- gently, but the reward of search-giving coherence and stability to H. Owen whether they are attend-held on March 10. All ranks are

certain scope and has not found God, or ing will not be a discovery, but a moral and intellectual and artistic

ported. ing and bringing guests. Charge asked to do their utmost to make sheet is provided. In a

A circu- column the student indicates one of has dissected the body with Its gift.

judgments. this function a succes8. $2 per head.

been numerous possible answers to ques- scalpel and has not found the soul. In the reaction from logic, some The appeal to experience is part- Dress Jackets, Slacks & Bells. lar giving full detalls has

We all know now that God is not go very far in the opposite direc-is second-hand. It cannot be de- Corps Signals

despatched to members of the tions. But instead of marking with

the student makes a small going to be found with a telescope. tion. Thus Mr. Needham, in his nied that many people, prophets, Parade at Corps Headquartera at Company.

Anzac Company.

nor the soul with a knife.

"Great Amphibíum^—ie,, man, a

saints, mystics, heroes of faith, 6.30 pm, on Tuesday, March 7.

Answer sheets are then inserted) Madern science is modest. It dweller in two worlds-is very ur have had a genius for religion. It The Company will parade in full There will be a parade at Volun-strength in mufti with belts and into the machine. Little beams of has given up attempting to ex-gent that the world of science and may have been an illusion, but they }

It is content to des- the world of religion must be kept teer Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. onside-arme at Headquarters on Mon- light passing through the perfora-plain things.

to distinct. Science is science, and

A Better Life. Tuesday, March 7 for Sachin Gun day, March 6 at 5.30 p.m. for arms tione control electrical impulsos, cribe things. And, moreover,

which operate the dials.

Idescribe things within a limited that is that,

Not all have been Christians. drill under C. S. M. Jenkins. Instruction.

The inventor says he has found province, that of the physical. . But equally, on the other hand. Among the saints was Gautama The following will fire rifle As the date fixed for the G.O.C.'*

Sir Arthur Eddington says religion is religion, and that is Buddha; Zarathustra was a pro- course at Kennedy Road on Thurs-Inspection is drawing near, all the machine of practical use parti-

that the result of the search that. The two worlds do not meet.phet; Platinus was a mystic. But day, March 9-Parade at Volunteer ranks are urged to make a point of eularly because of the great amount Baves in correcting attending all parades till then as of time it

after reality is "a universe so In fact, Mr. Needham, who is there is a unanizalty about the re- Headquarters at 5.15 p.m.

abstract that only a mathema- himself a bio-chemist, earnestly port of the Christians which is This is positively the last there is still a considerable amount routine test papers.--Router.

tical symbul could inhabit it." warns the theologian against jump-Impressive, of training to get through and the

They are "the people chance.

Such a universe is plainly noting in and erecting on the basis who have been there." They seem C.Q.M.S. Macnamara, Tor.necessity of making a good show

the whole of the actual universe in of his science a dried up and in-to know, Butler, Tr. Lammert, Tpr. Grieve,ing on the occasion of the first

which we live. The universe does adequate theology, Tpr. Fawcett, Tpr. Tolmie.

The following will fire rins appreciated by all ranks. course at Stonecuttere Range March 12:-

Machine Gun Troop.

оп

T'pr. Davis, Tpr. Mackintoan. Tpr. Tandy, Tpr. Pickford.

The following will fire M.G. Course at Kennedy Road on Thurs- day, March 16:--

G.O.C.'s Inspection will be readily

A N.C.O.'s Parade will be held) on Friday, March 10 at 6.30 p.m. All the Company N.C.O.'s will be expected to attend.

Officers Sword Drill

Officers will parade for Sword

a pen

perforation.

OLD MESSAGE FROM DISCOVERY.

Bottle Picked Up Off N.S.W.

Murwillumbah, N.S.W.

Two Worlds.

are sure of it.

The Arst-hand appeal is this. We have all had some spiri-

not consist entirely of things which can be measured by an instrumenti The warning is useful, but Itual experience. This does not in and described by formulas.

find it impossible to believe that the least mean a kind of trance, or Sir Arthur goes on to say that the two worlds are so different as ecstatic experience. the physicist "implicity, if not ex- all that. I prefer to believe, with A bottle which was thrown over- plicitly, advertises for someone to Canon Quick, that we ought to Drill under The Adjutant at 5.30 board from the discovery, the ship complete the picture." That is to aim at some kind of unification. It] Tpr. Frieve, Tpr. Butler, Tpr. p.m. on Tuesday next, the 7th which Sir Douglas Mawson used on say, if there is any philosophy, or may be very difficult to get it, but to the Antarctic, any theology, which can furnish to aim at it is better than to be his 1931 voyage

Cadgera sensible explanation of that which content with has been picked up on

a two-compartment Beach by Mr. W. Rontz, of Tyalgum, is beyond the range of the phyal theory. The Lecture Room is alloted to

The recent revival of religion The bottle contained a sheet of cist, the exponents of such philoso- Armoured Car Section OY,

paper, which bore the following in- phy or such theology are very wel- scription: "This bottle was thrown come to have a try.

Lammert. Tpr. Robertson, Tpr instant.

Fawcett, Tpr. Tolmie.

Lecture Room: Allotment Of.

Monday, March 6.

Armoured Car Section The Section will parade at Head, the quarters on Monday, March 6 at 5.30 p.m. to attend the Second of the series of Lectures on the Motor Engine.

Kennedy Road Range. Allotment of.

Kennedy Road Range is allotted to Machine Gun Troop on March

Motor Machine Gun Section. The following N.C.O.'s and men and 16.

Kennedy Rond Range on Monday,

Transfer.

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overboard from S. Y. Discovery, Sometimes the scientists go fur- Capt, K. N. Mackenzie, In latitude ther. Sir James Jeans, for exam- 39, degree 101⁄2 S., longitude 150, ple, is disposed to accept the Plat- degrees 43 E., at 0156, Greenwich onic Idealism, to infer the artist mean time on April 21, 1931. The from the canvas, and to find in the

will fire their Revolver Courne al, No. 1264 L/Cpl. A. Tarbuck, finder is requested to post this paper continual operations of Nature an March 6. Parade at Headquarters Corps Signals, is transferred to to the Director, Meteorological Office, evidence of the Supreme Mind. at 5.16 m., sharp, ready to pro- Reserve Company and reverts to Air Miniatry, London W.C.2. The Less simply, but with even more

ceed:-

Sergt. Groome, Pte. Mitchell, Sergt. Hamilton, Pte. Bates, Corpl.

Stoker, Pte. Shields, Pearce, Ple. Anderson, Pte. Chritchley.

1/Corp!. Pte. Arls,!

All other ranks parade at Head- quarters at 5.30 p.m. for Machine Gun Instruction.

Machine Gun Company,

The Company will parade

AB

strong as possible on Fridays,

March 10 and 17 under C.S.M.,

Slattery for Squad & Arms Drill

the ranks on 3.3.33.

Struck Off The Strength. Having been dismissed :--

No. 1639 Bdm. R. G. Laurel, Corps Band, as from 12.1.35,

vice:

cost of postage will be returned to confidence, Dr. Whitehead, the the finder. The finder also is re- great mathematical philosopher, is (quested to note hereon the time, date sure that there must be some "pris- position at which the ciple of concretion," that which at 'and exact

bottle was found."

any given moment causes The sheet of paper is an official things to happen and not others. document, with a space for the in-, This he calls God.

Nature's God. clusion of the particulars asked for

some

Mr. Roatz will send the paper to At this point we simple religious London with the information.-people need a word of caution.

No. 1378 Bdm. J. C. Souza, Corps Band, as from 23.2.33. Having completed 3 years' Ser- No. 950 Sergt. J. A. Delgado, Portuguese Company Headquar- Reuter. ter, as from 21.2.33.

Leave.

No. 1817 Pic. E. G. Jordan,

preparatory to the G.O.C.'s Inspec- Anzac Company, granted 3 months* tion. Officers will report to the leave from 21.2.33 to 20.5.93. Adjutant for Sword Drill.

No. 1744 Ple. S. J. H. Fox,!

WOMAN HAS HER HOUSE STOLEN.

Vienna. Thieves posing as the owners The Peak Range has been allot-Armoured Car Section, granted 12 of the property have stolen the ted to the Company on Sunday,, months' leave from 25.2.38 to furniture and finally the house of March 5 at 9.30 a.m., Range Officer, 24.2.34

-Lieut, D. L. Strellett.

Strength,

No, 1997 Pie. A. T. Walkden, Dodwell & Co., Tel. 28021, A. Car Section. 24.2.39.

The following have been taken All those who wish to shoot in the Annual Corps Rifle Meeting are on the Strength:-- Asked to be present in order to assist in the selection of teams.

Scottish Company. Parade on Thursday, March 9 at 5.30 p.m

No. 6 Platoon at Kowloon Dock under 2nd Lieut. T. P. Saunderson.

No. 7 Platoon at Headquarters under 2nd Lieut. A. W. Brown.

A.A.L.A. Company. The following sections will parade at Headquarters at 5,20] - p.m. on Monday, March 6:--

The

A.P.C. Section. H.K.E.C. Section.

Centre Section.

following sections will parade at the Kowloon Cricket Club at 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8:

Kowloon Dock Section.

K. C. C. Section. Portuguese Company.

No. 1998 Pte. F. R. Baleros, Alex. Roos & Co., Tel, 25862, No 11 Platoon, 28.2.83.

(Sd.) W. H. G. Goater, Captain,

Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C.

NOTICE.

Hong Kong Rifle Lengue. Reaults of matches in the Hong Kong Rifle League at Kowloon Tong Range on Sunday, February 20:-

Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps.

200. 500, B00 Yda. Yds. Yos. Ti.

+

Sgt. F. P. Sequeira 31 282488 Cpl. A. W. Salter 29 28 18 75 Spr. F. B. W. Smith 29 28 20 72 Boras 24 21 21 66

Parade at Headquarters at 5.80) Pte. M. M. de V.

p.m. on Tuesday, March 7, for

Squad & Arms Drill in preparation Cpl. L. Boares.

28 27 8 68

for G.O.C.'s Inspection. Two Re-8pr. B. C. Balter 25 21 8 54; gular Instructora will be in atten-

dance.

Company Orderly Officer for the Add 10% for open sights

week ending Banday, March 12

Lieut. J. S, Rodrigues.

Clasification Testa

Stonecutters Range,

All rank

418

41

Police R&B. Club

otal 454

Total 514

Total 464

are reminded that there are now only two dates on R. A. F.

woman, named Molner during| her illness in hospital at Nagy- koeroes, Hungary.

When our predecessora, were chal- lenged by the materialista sixty years ago the reply was,

"You are exceeding your province. When you pro- nounce upon the ultimate reall- ty, your verdict has the weight which attaches to the obser vations of an intelligent per- son, but not any special emin- ence,"

Our forefathers In fact, declin- After carrying off the furni-led to be stampeded. In like man- ture, they pulled down the house "er we must not be too lightly reas- and cutbuildings and sold the sured. It is not enough, it is not nearly enough, to say triumphant- materials.

When Mme. Molner returned ly, "Professor So-and-So is a be liever in religion," and to think home from hospital she found

bare patch where she had left that nothing more is wanted. It her house standing. Reuter.

COMING ! :

TO

COMING!

THE CENTRAL

is not in the strict sense evidence. The fact is that "to proceed from Nature to Nature's God" is, for Christians at least, an impossi bility. The conclusion is too big to be "proved" in that way. Goll, Jesus the father of our Lord Christ is not to be found, se Dean Inge puts it, "at the end of a syllogism.” -

The approach of those philoso- : phers who deal with what is call- ed Emergent Evolution (C. Lloyd. Morgan, and, more profoundly but with a less constructive result, B. Alexander) has its cogency, though I am loss competent to judge It

But the Christian faith is not, built solely on those foun dations, When you have usad· All these argumenta, do not think that you-have "provad” religion.

The great mediseval theologians, other Thomas Aquings and the

THE FLAG School men, believed that by pure

logic they would watab

Istence of God. And th

some able thinkers who rely on the: same severe logic.

.

But all who try honestly to pray have, at the best and hap

piest moments of such endea- vour, the sense that they are not! simply talking to themselves, but that there is Mind at the other end.

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