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'LITERARY NOTES

BOOKS SEIZED BY POLICE

Defence That They Are Classics

ALLEGED TO BE OBSCENE

The question whether books al-

leged by the police to be dbscene were in reality well-known classics! wad raised at Westminster Police

cnurt.

Portune Press Ltd. of Bucking- ham Palace Road, S.W., Were sum- moned to show cause why certain papers, books, writings, prints, pic- tures and drawings alleged to be obscene and seized by the police on August 23 should not be destroyed, Sequana Ltd.. of Buckingham Palace Road, were similarly sum moned in respect of books only. They were defended by Mr. Samuel Coleman.

Mr. Edward Terrell, defending the Fortune Press, submitted at

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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER-3, 1934–

Nat Pendleton who excells in tough' gangster roles, finds himself up against some strong opposition with Harold Lloyd in the Intter's latest comedy, "The Cat's Paw" which is now showing at the King's Theatre..

OLDEST MSS. IN THE WORLD

the best bearing as some of the FIRDAUSI

last that

books were

classics. well-gown

and said he intended to call the highest evidence as to their liter- ary character.

ar, . B. Knight, who prosecul•;

ed. submitted that evidence of

perts I assist in the matter

whether the books were obscene

nut was out, admissible.

Standing Of Authors

COLLECTION

DISPLAY

EXHIBITION IN LONDON

SCOTTISH COMPANY

Cambridge's New Library AT CHURCH PARADE CORRESPONDENCE.

Utility As Keynote Of POLICE RESERVE

Its StructureAD

Orders for the Current

1,500,000 BOOKS: 43 MILES OF SHELVES

274012 XPCambridge. When the King, opened the new

Week INOVOR $90

Orders by the Hon. . Mr. T. H King, Inspector General of Police Chinese Company

Stirring Climax To St. Andrew's Celebrations

GOVERNOR ATTENDS:

SERVICE

.

Streets Sleepers

To the Editor "China Mail"] Sir-It is to be hoped that the appeal for funds and helpers for the Street Sleepers Shelter Society A 6tting climax, to the celebra-will meet with adequate response!

| University Library building behind. Inspection Parade. All ranks of tions in connection with St. Andrew, This is work that must go on. It is the extension of Clare College, on the Chinese Company will parade at the Patron Saint of Scotland, took impossible to contemplate it being

Jaugurated, formally, one of the December 6 at 17.30 häurs under Church Parade of the Scottish Com it is little énbugh the Society needs the "other" side of the Cam, he in Central Police Station on Thursday Place yesterday with the annual hampered by. want of public supportį most efficient of the world's instru- Sub. Inspector B. J. Hunt for any of the Hong Kong! Volunteer in proportion to the good it necom

general inspection of equipment etc. Defence Corps, who attended Divine plishon. The winter will soon be ments, of learning, ad mhad

The utility aspect of the great by the Company Commander, Dree Hedy Road, 11 yr Ken upon us and the pitiful plight of

Union Church., library, which began in the year Blue Uniform, Cap with White }

street sleepers must surely arouse 1400, has, been: foremost in the Cover, Belt with Brace, Armlet with His Excellency, the Governor, Sir gympathy in the hearts of all and William Feel attended, with repre- whose means enable them to contri- mind of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, the Badge, "Pocket Policeman" architect, whatever controversy may notebook to be carried. The Equip sentatives of the Services and many bute money, or whose lefeure can be be raised us to the aesthetic, merit ment Officer will make it a point of prominent civilians, and listened to profitably occupied by service to the of the new structure. Long, verti- being present.

a striking service by the Rev.. EC poorest and most distressed of our Indian Company

Powell, Hong Kong Union Church community, cal windows from the ground to the i?.

Revolver Course Members of minister, which was broadcast... Those who conceived and have roof ensure that a maximum, of

the Indian Company will fire the Following the service, the Chief-hitherto carried out, under diff- daylight shall be obtained within.

The one and a half million Part III Course "A" at the Kennedy tain of St. Andrew's Society, Mr. A. culties this goodly work are deser- volumes and manuscripts are Road Range on Wednesday, Decem. MacKichan was, "At Home" toving of all the support they need to ranged on steel shelves in twenty-her 5 at 17.00 hours under Sub a large number of guests at the carry it on. Perhaps it would help! six long, comparatively low-ceilinged spector A. L. Hopkins. Only Volunteer. Headquarters, where the if the Press undertook to forward.

those detalled will attend. N

toast of the Scottish Company was the donations of sympathisers who rooms, so that students in future

Inspection Parade. All ranks of drunk and was responded to by may have overlooked, the, published will no longer be obliged to climb!

the Indian Company will parade at Captain H. R. Forsythat of those to whom contributions precarious ladders in search of

Central Police Station on Wednes- The Scottish Company paraded at may, he sent direct. volumes.

day, December 12 at 17.30 hours full strength under Captain Forsyth

M.C.

An up-to-date ventilation system under Sub. Inspector R. J. Hunt for and Lieut. A. W. Brown, and march [All subscriptions received will be ensures that in warm weather the stale air shall be expelled steadily etc., by the Company Commander. music of the bag pipes and drums. Ed.]

a general inspection of equipmented to the church to the stirring forwarded to the right quarter- through huge funnels. Desks of grey sycamore and blue upholstered White Cover, Belt with Brace, Ari-detachment of the Royal Welch Dress Blue Uniform, Cap with They were accompanied by a large chairs provide an austerely beauti

let with Badge, "Pocket Policeman" Fusiliers, and details from the Lin- TN connection with the thou- certainly not representative of ful environment which in due course and note-book to be cared.

the

coins and East Lancashire Regiment C. CHAL.PKIN, savants of Europe and America.

were present in church, with repre Tam Wing-kal, of No. 15 Star Acting D.S.P. (R.) sentatives from the British warships Street, was admitted to the Govern- Cost. £500,000

Hong Kong, Monday, December 3, in harbour.

ment Civil Hospital yesterday, suf-

'or

I

and

CYCLIST HURT

In church were the Chieftain and fering from injuries sustained when Mrs. MacKichari: His Excellency he fell from a bicycle on which he the Governor, Sir William Peel, was riding on the Castle Penk K.C.M.G., K.B.E.; His., Excellency Road.

Admiral Sir Frederic Dreyer 7 KC.B., C.B.E., His Excellency Major-General O. C. Borrett, C.B.,

of birth of Firdausi, which is being belong.

made the occasion for special Manuscript of 1536 celebrations in Persia, the Bri-j These flustrations have vigour, j

The new building, with its great 1934, Mr. Terrell complained that the tish Museum has, assembled a bowever, and the pigments have central tower of twelve floors! defendants and not know the actual small exhibition of Firdausi preserved their freshness mar- housing the little used volumen books which the ponce wished manuscripts

OLD CHINA HAND as which, in true Cambridge paradox, miniatures. vellously. The colours are the summons

PASSES destroy, as

did not which are now on view in the brilliant as when they were first are known as "The Lower Library," and the For-King's Library. It includes some laid on the paper.

has been erected and re-endowed at disclose this faut, tume Press had not been shown the exhibits of particular interest.. A much more

favourable a cost of £600,000, half of which

Mr. William Jack warrant under wacth the seizurej

Probably the most valuable series of miniatures, regarded as sum has been granted by the Rocke- was made. Some of the books had manuscripts from the literary representative of their period, is feller Foundation. Although it

C.M.G., C.B.E, D.S.O., and Mrs. The s.a. Benledi left Singapore on been returned by pulice.

The death of Mr. William Jack, Borrett; His Honour Mr. Justice A. Saturday, and is due to arrive here forty-three point of view is a copy of the epic contained in a manuscript of contains

milea of He asked to be allowed to call bearing the date 675 of the 1536, characteristic of early shelves, the library is expanding at former chief engineer of Measre. 1. A. MacGregor and Mrs Macdre on Thursday evidence as, to the character and Hijra. corresponding to 1276-7 Safavid painting. The miniature such a rate that it is expected that the Government Civil Hospital on RN. and Mrs. Elliott; the Honour- Butterfield and Swite, occurred at gör; Commodore F. Elliott,. OBE., standing of the authors of some of A.D.

at which the manuscript is open-extensions will become necessary In This is certainly one of the ed is a beautiful example of the fifty years' time.

Saturday afternoon. the booka.

able Mr. C. C. 'S. Mackla and Mrs. Bonnar, Mr. and Mrs. B. Wylle and Mr. Jack, who was 78 years of Mackie. The magistrate Bir. Powell) foldest, and may be the oldest; sumptuous art which flourished Under the Copyright Act the

Miss Wylle, Mr. and Mrs. A. Steven: pointed out that the case had not manuscript in the world. Unfor under Shah Tahmasp., who is library is entitled to a copy of age, was a native of Inverness Among others who took part in son and Miss F. Stevenson, Miss been open by the prosecution, and tunately, the exact date is not perhaps, the prince here repre-every new book published in Great and had been in the Far East for the service or attended the "At Dowbiggin, Mr. and Mrs. N. M. and he could not allow hooks to absolutely certain, for the last sented, seated in a garden, and Britain.

Already there are 2 years he was chief engineer in Capt. F. R. Walter, A.D.C. to His The phurch was practically full

about 30 years. For a number of Home," were Comdr. F. R. Porter; Currie, Mr. and Mrs. Kay. bat of the original on which the surrounded by courtiers and at-miles of novels, children's books. be named now and described as though the facts were before the date was given, has been lost, tendants.

and other ephemeral publications in and Swire, retiring to Singapore N, Attwood, accompanying His Ex-past ten. Mr. G. E. Longyear ren- the employ of Messrs. Butterfield Excellency the Governor; Comdr. F. when the service commenced at half- and has been replaced by n later! The Museum possesses several the tower, and their numbers are "Suppose the police wish to des-lone, written in a hand of the six-later 16th century manuscripts being added to at the rate of 5,000

in 1918,

cellency the Admiral; Capt. B. L. Edered organ music for the hymns, After a visit to his native land. Hebert, A.D.C., to the General Officer which were "All people that.....on troy a series of works by Balzac teenth century; but the subserip-of the epic, but none of these is year.

be returned to Hong Kong about Commanding Lt. Cmdr. F. B. earth do dwell," "Praise, my soul." or Guy de Maupassant." Mr.ition, stating the date, and pro-exhibited. They are not

The catalogue, extending to over ferrell said, "and these works fessing to be copied from the rule of much artistic or other 700 volumes, has a gallery to itself, year ago.

Mr. Jack WAS Tours, Mrs. J. C. MacGown, Dr and "0.God of Bethel Yo-Gates," and interest, and are usually huge and in another room in an enor bachelor. were published in English for the original. is probably correct.

Mrs. G. D. R. Black, Mrs. J. W. C. Jesua calls us." volumes, one much like another.:

court.

first time, it would be a material

Very Early Script

As a

FANTASY WRITTEN BY LORD BYRON

Appeal To Idealism

mous series of pigeon-holes are stored the photographic.negatives from which the catalogue, has been devoted to current issues of learned duplicated. Three huge rooms are]

periodicals from, all parts of the world,

factor, for the court to take into The script is in any case very consideration the standing and jealy. Even so, it is strange to character of those

authors in reflect that we have no man- France,"

script of the epic which can he Some of the works were of high dated with certainty. less than historical value, and, one dèalt 250 years after its completion. with the restoration period of play Fourteenth-century manuscripts i and was of great value to the of the Shan-nama, which are; theatrical profession. Unless they very rare, are not represented in

The name of Lord Byron on. were entitled to call the evidence the national-collection, and it is"

the title page of a new book will. for which he asked permission, the greatly to be hoped that some! defence would be seriously handi- generous donor will one day fill arouse great interest in "The

the gap. Two fine detached shortly publish,

¡Gorge" which, John Murray will cupped.

leaves with early fourteenth- "This is a serious case," Mr. century miniatures, are, however. Byron and his book is a fantasy, The author is the present Lord Terrell added. "There are over shown. One of the miniatures, an allegory, a survey of life, and gives, in one volume, the seven 100 volumes which the court will in which the hero Rustam is dean appeal to idealism.

100 Volupes Involved

have to consider."

submission on behalf of Sequana Ltd.

picted aiming an arrow at the

Miniaturists Art

COWARD'S PLAY

· PARADE”

Seven Included In One Volume

Noel Coward's "Play Farade”

most representative of his plays, in He makes no attempt to com- Mr. Coward's opinion. “Design

WISDOM OF THE

Alt. Coleman made a similar Turanian Ashkabus, whose horse pete with his famous predecessor for Living," the last play in the he has just slain, is a recent ac-in the realm of verse, but gives book, had been in his mind for quisition. It is a design of great in simple prose, idens which eleven years, Mr. Knight conteaded that the power. The other, perhaps from should make his hook interesting It was an ambition of all three

the same manuscript, shows the to many readers." question whether the books were

that Mr. Alfred Lant. Misa Lynn obscene was one solely for the appointment of Rustam as a paladin by his father, the "white-

Fontanne, and Mr. Coward should any magistrate to pay

to decidenda : haired Zal”***

some day play together to Mr. Knight submitted that the " point to be considered! was whether the books were regarded Shah-nama manuscripts must as, ubscene in Britain now. The have been illustrated from very opinion of books' in other countries, early times, and the miniatures or of old books in other ages was in the various fifteenth, six- not relevant, That applied to teenth, and seventeenth-century books originally written in Latin copies, which are included in the A new volume-to the Wisdom and now translated..

exhibition, give a good idea of of the East Series is entitled The magistrate said that what the course of development of the The Coming of Karunia" and the he had to consider was not whether miniaturist's art. It must be reauthor is Ranjee G. Shahant. A work was of literary or of other membered, however, that neither

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New Volume Added

The scheme of the play came: to. Noel Coward at last on a small Norwegian freight boat travelling from Panama to Los Angeles.

Its main idea serves for itita).

FRESH DETAILS OF

... STEVENSON VI

Singh okt desinga nottɔ 9:

British Consul's Book

in Persia nor in India is the best be a foreshadowing of new ad- Stevensonians will make a note ad merit, but whether it was nominiature work to be found, as: a ventura and spiritual exploration of a book on Robert Louis Steven-unen obsene that publication of it would amount to a misdemeanour A The reason for this is uncertain, vision but having a universal in who, as British Consul at Davos rule, in Shah-risma, illustrations common to all not bound to one son in Davos by W/Lockett, classical author might lapse into but it is possibly due to the exterest in which East and West for more than 30 years, has un- obscenity

He would rule out definitely work at all periods, necessitating enceÓNU AM Fair Stevenson's life In Switzerland, traordinary popularity of the can unite in a common experi-earthed many fresh details about what was described as expert av something like mass-production, dence to show that the authors and resulting in hasty execution. BOOK FOR LITTLE Addington Symon dait

COETAN KHI and his friendship there with John

considered, persons of

or classical authors in their own ceptions, but the point is well

country,

He would exclude wit

proposed to give evidence that

their opinion a' book

of historical, litera

merit“ unless In -hla-op "quired assi

case (sino die, and as

books on which the s

There are, of course, many ex

exemplified in Oriental, 1408, |

HIGHBROWS"

which bears a date correspond Collection Of Essays ing to 1488 A.D., a time at which miniature painting in Persia had

ifle attained a style of great charm

re and ressive power

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